Category Archives: Challenge 8 – Find Your Sangha
Meditating with Zen Friends (and no ego)
Recently, I was honored by a friend. He had asked me about some details of Zen practice and the simple questions he asked me brought me to a few realizations. Skillful Means? It has been a few months since I have really talked with someone about what I had learned when first starting to learn [...]
Discussion Notes June 7th – Hardcore Zen – Pass Me the Ecstasy Rainbow, I’m Going to Nirvana on a Stretcher!, Eating a Tangerine is Real Enlightenment, Hardcore Zen, Epilogue
This is the last night of our discussion group for the summer. We plan to regroup again in October around the 1st. The group may take a little different form if we regroup. I am taking suggestions now about how we can change the group for the better. We may even be consider opening up [...]
Discussion Notes June 30 – Hardcode Zen – That’s Zen Master Know-It-All to you Buddy, No Sex with Cantaloupes, Revenge of the Pod People
One more week of reading and then to break till October. We have been meeting nearly every week for over a year and we thought it might be a good time for a little break. It really has been a wonderful experience so far. This week’s drinks brought to you by the following tall glasses [...]
Discussion Notes June 23 – Hardcore Zen – Why Gene Simmons is not a Zen Master, The World of Demons, In My Next Life I Want to Come Back as a Pair of Lucy Liu’s Panties
We are winding down it seems for the summer. Only two more weeks and a talk with the Stevie stands between us an a break from Buddhism. If you are reading this log, please send any feed back to us with your thoughts. This week’s flow brought to you by the following poets: Dogen Coldstream, [...]
Discussion Notes June 16th – Hardcore Zen – If Only…, The Great Heart of Wisdom Sutra, Don’t Worry it will Come with Enlightenment
This weeks book chapters were greeted with some good and bad feedback. And dang… I forgot the pictures This week’s discourse brought to you by the following : Dogen Coldstream, Solari Georgia, Renwick Tomsen, stevenaia Michinaga, and me. [18:04] : Dogen Coldstream sounds the friendship bell… [18:04] : A reminder to be… mindful… [18:05] Dharma [...]
Discussion Notes June 9th – Hardcode Zen – Inner Anarchy, Zen and the Art of Making Monster Movies, Small and Stupid Dreams
Hardcore Zen, has been kind a lighter weight book than has been our usual fair, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but we did have one of our shorter meetings this evening. We actually finished before 7 PM which is almost unheard of. This week’s hardcore zen brought to you by the following punks: [...]
Discussion Notes June 2nd – Hardcode Zen – Prologue, Gimme Some Truth, Dorkboy and the Godhead
Oh what a great start to the summer having so many new people show up to our little discussion group. How very very nice. I’m hoping that this new free time will bring me a new prospective on what I have learned, what I have actually kept, and what I can learn a new. A [...]
Discussion Notes May 26 – Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind – Attachment Non-Attachment, Calmness, Experience not Philosophy, Original Buddhism, Beyond Consciousness, Buddha’s Enlightenment, Epilogue: Zen Mind
Many more apologizes for missing last week. As I mention in the log that I had to rush to the East Coast of the US to see family after the loss of my uncle. Ahhh, such is life. It was very good to see everyone. The biggest disappointment was not bringing my camera. This week [...]
