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I blow up the dharma like what

desjardins — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:06:48 -0800

The Sickest Buddhist - Arj Barker from The Flight of the Conchords does a rap skewering of materialism in Western Buddhism. (via) Brad Warner offers a more serious critique of "satori porn" (sfw) Beliefnet talks about the branding of Buddhism, where it's used to market everything from mp3 players to perfume to bars to ... toilet paper holders?

Enlightenment Therapy

homunculus — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:24:53 -0800

Enlightenment Therapy: How a Zen master found the light (again) on the analyst’s couch. [Via]

Happy Bodhi Day/Rohatsu!

desjardins — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:52:38 -0800

Bodhi Day, also known as Rohatsu, celebrates the day when Buddha was enlightened under the bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya (video, annotated photo gallery). How do we celebrate Bodhi Day? Typically, Rohatsu is the last day of a weeklong sesshin (intensive meditation retreat). Better not sleep late, the bell rings at 3:50 am! One person's experience of sesshin. A lesson in mindfulness for Rohatsu, including tips for beginners. Bodhi Day is primarily a Zen tradition. Tibetan buddhists celebrate Buddha's enlightenment in May with the festival of Saga Dawa. Other Buddhist holidays.

The Zen Mind

homunculus — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:08:29 -0800

The Zen Mind - An Introduction. A Day in the Life of a Zen Monk. Zazen - A Guide to Sitting. Interview with a Zen Buddhist Priest (previously). Happy Rohatsu!

A Zen Master Blogs...

MetaMonkey — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:01:45 -0800

"My name is Gudo Wafu Nishijima, a Buddist Monk, who is 86 years old, and recently because of my old age, I finished my Buddhist lectures, which were held at many places for many years, and so I decided to open Dogen Sangha Blog, to express the Buddhist thought. It might be very short sentences, but I would like to continue it as far as possible almost every day."

The blog of Zen Master Gudo Wafu Nishijima, founder of Dongen Sangha Buddhist group. Learn from his video, How to Practice Zazen, or read some of Nishijima Roshi's lectures and articles, including the interesting talk, Zazen, A Better Way of Experiencing Pain.

How it is that we have come to invade Iraq

tranceformer — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:07:03 -0800

How it is that we have come to invade iraq Zen teacher Sevan Ross, on the reasons for our invasion of Iraq.

Hardcore Dharma

homunculus — Sat, 20 Mar 2004 12:10:09 -0800

Dharma Punx, Hardcore Zen. Buddhism is so punk!