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Nona Strong Roshi
Weekly Talks by Theme
Aitken Roshi and the great vows for all
a realization to relish
a taste of water
always becoming
aspirations, intentions and vows
attachment
balance, equivalence and true nature
being in balance
bright light
cataracts and seeing
despair and joy
do no harm
emptiness: what is it?
emptiness—another take
habits of mind
howard thurman
idealism or realization?
it’s all made up
it’s only a point
just sitting
leaving ourselves behind
letting go of “letting-go”
living in the question
liberating joy
melt into the mystery
mind
mystery and awareness
no drive for perfection
no edges
no fixed point on which we can rest
not knowing is most intimate
on zen
our life force
ourselves and the infinite
peace of mind is ordinary mind
practicing through the dryness
presence of mind to absence of mind
recognition and resonance
seeing through the language
setting our self aside
shedding our props
some thoughts on certainty part 1
some thoughts on certainty part 2
“stopping” words
the mystical element in zen
the song your being sings
the still, small voice
the walls we build
there is nothing that is not “It”
this brief sermon
unblocking the way
weeds and grasses
what defines us?
whither?
who minds the flow of life?
why do zazen?
Willigis Jaeger on aging
The Rev. Alice Cabotaje Roshi
Holy Week 2024 Retreat Talks
maundy thursday
good friday
silent saturday
easter sunday
Holy Week 2023 Retreat Talks
maundy thursday
good friday
black saturday
easter sunday
Holy Week 2022 Retreat Talks
intimacy with God, intimacy with ultimate reality
the sound of the rooster crowing
the sound of loss, the sound of grief
listening to see, hearing to see
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