The Boat is in the River
Today I want to take up the following lines of the Shodoka: “To be mature in Zen is to be mature in expression / And full moon brilliance of Dhyana and Prajna / Does not stagnate in emptiness.”
This article was first offered as a talk to the Melbourne Zen Group in 2016
What a Dangerous Place You’re Sitting In!
It might not look like it right now, seated as we are in this architecturally designed house with knitted dishcloths and homemade detergent, but this breath could be the last one you ever take.
This article was first offered as a talk to the Mountains and Rivers Zen Group in Hobart in 2018
Power for the Way
We’ve all been hermits over the past 18 months. And nowhere more so than in Melbourne. Restricted travel, being housebound, sometimes room-bound, cut off from people — it’s been a very challenging time — and a very revealing time. So what is “Power for the Way” in the midst of such difficulty?
This article was first offered as a talk to the Melbourne Zen Group in Spetember in 2021.