Breath Regulation and When to Do Zazen
Someone emailed to ask when the best times for sitting were and how to regulate the breath when doing zazen. Here’s my answer. 1. I sit first thing in the morning, then again around 11am-12pm (because I’m locked in anyway), the again in the evening whenever I get to it. That’s the best routine for […]
Will Antidepressants Inhibit Your Spiritual Growth?
I’m sorry I haven’t been blogging much lately. I’m working on a new book and it’s hard to keep writing the blog when I do that. I’m going to see if I can use my responses to people’s emails as material for the blog. I will always protect the privacy of people who email me. […]
I’m OK!
I received two emails today from readers who were worried about me because I haven’t put anything on this blog since June. I’m OK! I may not be putting much on this blog, but I am doing a lot of video for my YouTube channel. You can find it at https://www.youtube.com/hardcorezen The reason I’m not […]
Activism and the Central Nervous System
Yesterday I posted a video on YouTube of a conversation I had with Sensei Alex Kakuyo. Sensei Alex is one of my favorite contemporary Buddhist teachers. He’s a young guy, but very wise and very serious about his practice. It was a great conversation about Buddhism and activism. I hope you’ll take a look. It’s […]
Sentient Beings
“(The phrase) ‘all sentient beings’ discussed now in the Buddha-way, means all beings possessing mind, for mind itself is sentient beings. Those beings not possessing mind should equally be sentient beings, because sentient beings are, as such, mind. Therefore mind is invariably sentient beings; sentient beings are necessarily the Buddha Nature of existence. Grasses and trees, […]
