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Buddhistdoor Global (BDG)<p>BDG feature: Book Review: Eihei Dogen Zenji’s The Roots of Goodness</p><p>🔗 Read here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bdf5a4av" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/bdf5a4av</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseBuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseBuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mahayana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mahayana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhistBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SotoZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SotoZen</span></a></p>
Momo Kuchendieb<p>Sind hier <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dogen</span></a> Nerds? Weiß jemand in welchem Kapitel von <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shobogenzo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shobogenzo</span></a> sowas steht wie „Es (DasUniversum/DieRealität/Gott/Alles halt) bewegt ein bisschen dich und du bewegst ein bisschen Es“?</p><p>Sehr plump ausgedrückt, zugegeben. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buddhismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhismus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sotozen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sotozen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a></p>
Daizan Soriano<p>Empezamos el año presentando nuestra página web y alguna cosita más... <a href="https://www.caminomedio.org/destacado/conoce-la-cszcm/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">caminomedio.org/destacado/cono</span><span class="invisible">ce-la-cszcm/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/budismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>budismo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sotozen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sotozen</span></a></p>
LaPipenbrinck :antifa:<p>Heute ist mein <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Zafu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zafu</span></a> (Meditationskissen) angekommen, der Zafuton (Meditationsmatte) ist schon im <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a>-Zentrum Schönböken. Zusammen mit den Schuhen und den Hausschuhen ist mein permanentes Schönböken-Equipment komplett, damit ich das Geraffel nicht immer hin und her schleppen muss. <br><a href="https://norden.social/tags/Zazen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zazen</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Sotozen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sotozen</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Soto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soto</span></a></p>
Icaro retornat"Els deu fonaments del zen de Dogen" - Zen Kannon Barcelona<br><a href="https://zenkannon.org/fonaments-zen/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://zenkannon.org/fonaments-zen/</a><br><br>«El “Gakudō Yōjinshū”, els deu fonaments del zen és una obra escrita per Eihei Dōgen, mestre zen japonès del segle XIII, fundador de l’escola Soto zen al Japó. Aquest text està dirigit sobretot als monjos i practicants del zen, i ofereix orientació sobre com dur una vida de pràctica zen adequada.»<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://bcn.fedi.cat/tag/zen" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zen</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bcn.fedi.cat/tag/dogen" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dogen</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bcn.fedi.cat/tag/budisme" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Budisme</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bcn.fedi.cat/tag/sotozen" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SotoZen</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bcn.fedi.cat/tag/zenkannon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ZenKannon</a>
Deer Witch<p>Btw, I’m looking to follow a few more folks who practice <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ZenBuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBuddhism</span></a>. </p><p>I’m a <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SotoZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SotoZen</span></a> newbie &amp; just attended my first sesshin. I’d like to expand my understanding &amp; see how other folks interpret or explore their practices! Disabled ppl especially!</p><p>I combine my dharmic studies with science/skeptic based nature witchiness. (I’m also curious about I Ching &amp; Chinese 5 Element studies, since I deeply relate to Tarot &amp; 4 element witchcraft.)</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Rinzai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rinzai</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BuddhistStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistStudies</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/OnlineZenSangha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineZenSangha</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Sesshin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sesshin</span></a></p>
Gleanings in Buddha Fields<p>A Not-So Brief History of Zen and Samurai</p><p>There is a persistent image in the West of samurai being adherents of Zen, that the "way of the warrior" (bushido) and Zen are somehow one and the same. One can imagine a samurai who has practiced swordsmanship to a finely honed skill, meditating under a waterfall, and writing Zen-like deathbed poetry…. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/samurai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samurai</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sotozen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sotozen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RinzaiZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RinzaiZen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/japanesehistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanesehistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a></p><p><a href="http://nembutsu.cc/2024/02/23/a-not-so-brief-history-of-zen-and-samurai/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">nembutsu.cc/2024/02/23/a-not-s</span><span class="invisible">o-brief-history-of-zen-and-samurai/</span></a></p>
Gleanings in Buddha Fields<p>I've talked about the fundamentals of Buddhism, and how they apply to any sect or teaching on follows, but when you get into the finer details of how to put these into practice, it can feel daunting. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sotozen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sotozen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/practice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>practice</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nembutsu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nembutsu</span></a></p><p><a href="http://nembutsu.cc/2024/01/08/the-best-buddhist-practice-is-the-one-you-are-already-doing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">nembutsu.cc/2024/01/08/the-bes</span><span class="invisible">t-buddhist-practice-is-the-one-you-are-already-doing/</span></a></p>
Quand Le Gorafi devient réel<p>Un maitre <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> Israëlien diplomé de l'école japonaise renommée <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/S%C5%8Dt%C5%8D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sōtō</span></a> publie une video enseignant les soldats israëliens quand ils tuent d'autres personnes à être "cool, sans compassion et sans pitié".</p><p>Video disponible via le média <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/MiddleEastEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEastEye</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Czrg76RLhJ3/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/Czrg76RLhJ3</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israeli-zen-masters-tips-for-idf-to-become-super-fighters-be-cool-without-mercy/ar-AA1k2Tnc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/world/israe</span><span class="invisible">li-zen-masters-tips-for-idf-to-become-super-fighters-be-cool-without-mercy/ar-AA1k2Tnc</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissim_Amon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissim_A</span><span class="invisible">mon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/NissimAmon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NissimAmon</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/ZenBuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/NishijimaRoshi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NishijimaRoshi</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Nishijima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nishijima</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/SotoZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SotoZen</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Soto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soto</span></a></p>
Toby<p><span>Folded a Mastodon server and 3 Mastodon accounts into one Firefish instance with one account for all of my interests. Will stay this way.<br><br>Interests include Literature, Music, and Tech...Also a Gooner<br><br></span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/Writing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/Books" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/Punk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Punk</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/PostPunk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PostPunk</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/Dub" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dub</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/Programming" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Programming</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/ArsenalFC" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArsenalFC</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/AFC" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AFC</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/COYG" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#COYG</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/LasVegasRaiders" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LasVegasRaiders</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/RaiderNation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RaiderNation</a><span> </span><a href="https://whatshallwedowithout.us/tags/SōtōZen" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SōtōZen</a></p>
Daniel 🐅🏔<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Introduction</span></a>: Hi, I&#39;m Daniel! He / him. I&#39;m a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/husband" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>husband</span></a> and Master <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/naturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>naturalist</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Louisiana</span></a>; I post about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>insects</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nativeplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nativeplants</span></a>, and everything else that we find around our home here and in our travels. I&#39;m a practitioner of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Soto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Soto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Zen</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LaoHuGong" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LaoHuGong</span></a> mover and shaker, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photographer</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/songwriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>songwriter</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>musician</span></a>, and burgeoning <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gardener" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gardener</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SotoZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SotoZen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birding</span></a></p><p>🔗: <a href="https://daniel.observer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">daniel.observer</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
📿 תַּעֲלֻמוֹת<p><a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a>: Call me Taal. He ☾ him. I post about <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/spirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spirituality</span></a> in everyday life. I’m a <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/rabbi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rabbi</span></a>’s <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/husband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>husband</span></a> and <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/father" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>father</span></a> of two. We live in Decatur, Georgia, U.S.A.</p><p>I’m an outlaw <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/Jew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jew</span></a>, longtime <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/Soto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soto</span></a> <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> student, <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/LaoHuGong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaoHuGong</span></a> practitioner, <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a>, <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musician</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://stoat.zone/@tigertime" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tigertime</span></a></span> <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> and <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/website" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>website</span></a> maker, <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/tarot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tarot</span></a> reader, and <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/horary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horary</span></a>, <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/electional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electional</span></a>, and <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/natal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>natal</span></a> <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/astrologer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrologer</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sports</span></a> account: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:5s3qtzz46vohwba74rcs73qh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>adomatlanta.com</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judaism</span></a> <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/astrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrology</span></a> <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/SotoZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SotoZen</span></a> <a href="https://stoat.zone/tags/divination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>divination</span></a></p><p>🔗: <a href="https://taalumot.space" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">taalumot.space</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Village Zendo<p>Hi everyone!</p><p>We are a Zen center located in Tribeca in New York City.</p><p>We would like to welcome you to our rich offerings of in-personal and online meditation, dharma talks, and other activities. Find out more at <a href="https://villagezendo.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">villagezendo.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ZenBuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SotoZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SotoZen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meditation</span></a></p>
Tofu Musubi<p>2023 Precepts Study with Rev. Jiko Nakade: A 3-month series of weekly online Zoom classes from June - August</p><p>In June of 2023, Rev. Jiko will be starting a new series of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/precepts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>precepts</span></a> study sessions using ZOOM. This 3-month course is comprised of weekly one-hour sessions. This is an opportunity to learn about the 16 Bodhisattva precepts, which form the moral and ethical foundation of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SotoZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SotoZen</span></a> tradition.</p>
Arnel Šarić<p><span>I consider myself to be a </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Buddhist" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Buddhist</a><span> philosophy-influenced </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Atheist" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atheist</a><span>. I love </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/ZenBuddhism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ZenBuddhism</a><span>, and </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/SotoZen" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SotoZen</a><span> is kind of my practice. <br><br>But I hail from a family with many Muslims, and today is Eid, which means my face is stuffed with food, and I'm gasping for air. <br><br>Nom nom. I love all holidays than include food. God is fantastic when that idea gathers us like this. <br><br></span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/EidMubarak" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EidMubarak</a><span> </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/LunchTime" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LunchTime</a><span> </span><a href="https://calckey.social/tags/BonApettite" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BonApettite</a></p>
Karissa Sellman<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/GRATITUESDAY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GRATITUESDAY</span></a> for the immeasurable <a href="https://mas.to/tags/generosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>generosity</span></a> of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sesshin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sesshin</span></a> (<a href="https://mas.to/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> intensive) I recently sat. </p><p>What are YOU <a href="https://mas.to/tags/grateful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grateful</span></a> for today?</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sotozen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sotozen</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mahayana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mahayana</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/toothpaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toothpaste</span></a></p>
Apologetics Of Emptiness<p>I thought I was converging on my writing of a commentary of the Fox <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/koan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>koan</span></a>. Now I find myself opening spaces on lines I thought I had closed before.</p><p>In particular, the ritual.</p><p>The subject of the ritual doesn&#39;t make sense.<br />The function of the ritual doesn&#39;t make sense.<br />The benefit of the ritual doesn&#39;t make sense.</p><p>Let&#39;s do it anyway.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ZenBuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ZenBuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KoanStudy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KoanStudy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FoxKoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FoxKoan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GatelessGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GatelessGate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SotoZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SotoZen</span></a></p>
Karissa Sellman<p>At any given moment I’m a slightly different expression of a varied collection of identities &amp; interests (see also: <a href="https://mas.to/tags/multipotentialite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multipotentialite</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/polymath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polymath</span></a>) but for this <a href="https://mas.to/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> I’m a:</p><p>Lay-ordained student of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sotozen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sotozen</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a></p><p>Teacher of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mindfulness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mindfulness</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> &amp; other <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mindbody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mindbody</span></a> practices</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wellbeing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/coach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coach</span></a> &amp; volunteer <a href="https://mas.to/tags/interfaith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interfaith</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/chaplain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chaplain</span></a> who LOVES exploring <a href="https://mas.to/tags/spiritualcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spiritualcare</span></a> with those who are <a href="https://mas.to/tags/spiritualbutnotreligious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spiritualbutnotreligious</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nontheist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nontheist</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humanist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanist</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/agnostic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agnostic</span></a></p><p>Maker of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fermentedfoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fermentedfoods</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sauerkraut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sauerkraut</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/kimchi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kimchi</span></a></p>
Apologetics Of Emptiness<p>If you are interested in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/koans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>koans</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KoanStudy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KoanStudy</span></a> I put up a couple notes on what this practice is about, dos and donts, and potential leads to start.</p><p>I am a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SotoZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SotoZen</span></a> practitioner though, so the orientation is exoteric intentionally.</p><p>This &quot;how to&quot; is made of quotes from teachers and scholars alike, plus notes of my own. Happy to discuss! </p><p><a href="https://datayana.github.io/pages/study/zen/intro-to-koans/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">datayana.github.io/pages/study</span><span class="invisible">/zen/intro-to-koans/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ZenBuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ZenBuddhism</span></a></p>
Apologetics Of Emptiness<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ReadingFaithfully_org" class="u-url mention">@<span>ReadingFaithfully_org</span></a></span> I went through multiple forms due to proximity with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tibetan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tibetan</span></a> practice centers (<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/kagyu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kagyu</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gelugpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gelugpa</span></a>), or pulling the threads from one Canon to the other, trying to get into early forms mostly driven by curiosity. I ended up finding in alignment with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SotoZen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SotoZen</span></a> but I&#39;ve kept attached to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Theravada</span></a> and its <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PaliCanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PaliCanon</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> is such a wide stream of creative thought, going through multiple phases of reinvention. It is so important to keep its various forms in respect.</p>