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afraid
peter wrote 5 days ago: Early in my monastic training, a teacher suggested the question “what am I afraid of?” … more →
where's my diamond necklace?
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peter wrote 1 week ago: We use such metaphors as ’path’ and ‘journey’ when talking about living … more →
leaving home
peter wrote 2 weeks ago: Norman Fischer is a well-known Zen teacher, lecturer, poet, and former abbot of the San Francisco Z … more →
"zen teaches nothing"
peter wrote 3 weeks ago: In 2006 I travelled back and forth between Galiano Island and San Francisco, to learn about end-of- … more →
onions older than g-d
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peter wrote 3 weeks ago: Just back from leading a meditation retreat on a neighbouring island; such an honour to accompany ot … more →
step by step
peter wrote 1 month ago: The Eightfold Path describes the way to the end of suffering, as it was laid out by Siddhartha Gauta … more →
doing no harm
peter wrote 1 month ago: Non-violence is at the heart of Buddhist thinking and behaviour. The first of the five precepts that … more →
first things first
peter wrote 1 month ago: As I woke up this morning and became aware of being alive, I became filled with wonder. Here I was, … more →
a zen story
peter wrote 1 month ago: Ryokan lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of the mountain. One evenin … more →
hear the mystic speak
peter wrote 1 month ago: Kabir was a fifteenth-century Indian whose spiritual growth was influenced by Sufi poets and the ide … more →
hello again!
peter wrote 1 month ago: Just in the door after two flights from Portland to Seattle to Victoria. Feeling just a bit disorie … more →
three in the morning
peter wrote 1 month ago: Chuang Tzu (also spelled Zhuangzi, or “Master Zhuang”, 369-298 BCE) was a Taoist philoso … more →
who's a buddha?
peter wrote 2 months ago: . One day a Zen teacher was having tea with friends at her home when the telephone rang. “Do … more →
mindfulness?
peter wrote 2 months ago: . A word that’s popping up all over the place, from ads selling tea, day spas, and sound syst … more →
on becoming a teacher
peter wrote 6 months ago: One of my great teachers is Carl Rogers. Through his books he helped shape my early teaching/counsel … more →
east and west
peter wrote 7 months ago: Rob Preece has written a book that I’ve been waiting for. Drawing on Buddhist teachings and Jungi … more →
entering the gate of doubt
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peter wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been at this new job for six weeks, charged with offering “spiritual care” to hospice … more →
warning: may cause suffering
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peter wrote 2 months ago: Over time I’ve sent gifts to a friend, each carefully chosen, lovingly wrapped, and mailed … more →
the futility of grasping
peter wrote 2 months ago: Over and over, when sitting with someone near death, I notice how they hang on to ’what us … more →
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