Red Cedar
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Category: Zen and meditation
Post #3322: Five weeks (and how I ended up in seminary)
I am five, very busy, weeks away from retirement. My last day of work is October 20th and my first day of grad school is tomorrow. In between now and the 20th I have an in-person school intensive, several board meetings, a visit with… Continue Reading “Post #3322: Five weeks (and how I ended up in seminary)”
Post #3310: Serious thinking
I had a meeting with someone in a somewhat job adjacent field last week. He was young, maybe only 28 or so, but knew what he was talking about, and took himself very seriously. Not in an imperious/obnoxious way, but in the way of… Continue Reading “Post #3310: Serious thinking”
Post #3296: Sesshin Return
On Saturday night I returned from a 7-day Zen Sesshin in the mountains outside of Squamish. This was my 7th sesshin since I started practicing with my Zen community 10 years ago, but my first in-person retreat in over 3 years due to covid.… Continue Reading “Post #3296: Sesshin Return”
Post #3166: Not perfect
I’m heading out for a four-day meditation retreat tomorrow and I am not ready at all. By that I don’t mean packing my bags, that only takes me a few minutes, it’s just that I’m not really in a kneeling-and-staring-at-the-wall-for-hours frame of mind right… Continue Reading “Post #3166: Not perfect”
Post #3138: Sitting upright again
I think today is the first time in ten days or so that I have had energy to do anything beyond sit at this keyboard and half-heartedly respond to work emails. Of course – I have done more than that – but I’ve had… Continue Reading “Post #3138: Sitting upright again”
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