#Introduction: Call me Taal. He ☾ him. I post about #spirituality in everyday life. I’m a #rabbi’s #husband and #father of two with a weird career. We live in the southeastern United States. I’m an outlaw #Jew, longtime #Soto #Zen student, #LaoHuGong practitioner (hence the #tiger thing), #writer, #musician, #podcast maker, #psychedelic side quest taker, and consulting #horary and #electional #astrologer.
#introduction #spirituality #rabbi #husband #father #jew #soto #zen #laohugong #tiger #writer #musician #podcast #psychedelic #horary #electional #astrologer #jewish #judaism #astrology #buddhism #sotozen #divination
#Introduction: You can call me Taal. He ☾ him. I post online about #spirituality in everyday life. I’m a #rabbi’s #husband and #father of two with a weird career. We live in the southeastern United States. I’m an outlaw #Jew, longtime #Soto #Zen student, #LaoHuGong practitioner (hence the #tiger thing), #writer, #musician, #psychedelic side quest taker and consulting #horary and #electional #astrologer.
#introduction #spirituality #rabbi #husband #father #jew #soto #zen #laohugong #tiger #writer #musician #psychedelic #horary #electional #astrologer #jewish #judaism #astrology #buddhism #sotozen #divination
2023 Precepts Study with Rev. Jiko Nakade: A 3-month series of weekly online Zoom classes from June - August
In June of 2023, Rev. Jiko will be starting a new series of #precepts 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 #Buddhism's #SotoZen tradition.
#GRATITUESDAY for the immeasurable #generosity of the #sesshin (#meditation intensive) I recently sat.
What are YOU #grateful for today?
#toothpaste #buddhism #mahayana #sotozen #zen #grateful #meditation #sesshin #generosity #gratituesday
The fish drum or 梆 hō (nagy fahal-gong) has long fascinated me. Its sound, design, and purpose resonate with something deep down.
According to one site: “The big wooden fish called 梆 Hō is used principally in the Sōtō monastery... The inside is hollowed out. It is used to announce the midday meal. How the fish came to function in the Buddhist temple is unknown…. ’https://terebess.hu/zen/szoto/hangszersz.html #buddhism #sotozen #fish #craft
#buddhism #sotozen #fish #craft
“We sit together with a passionate pilgrim, Yuantong, and his teacher, the Soto Zen master Wansong, in the 13th century … senior Zen teacher Dosho Port has translated the original text and added brief commentaries to help readers access these deep truths.”
I studied with Dosho for a few years, a deeply valuable experience. Reading a question & commentary from this book each morning and it’s like taking a drink from an ice-cold spring.
Available at sumeru-books.com
#Zen #ZenBuddism #SotoZen
Grace is loving yourself and taking time to reach that inner wisdom of your heart. 🧘🏻♀️💖🙏🏼
#mindfulness #meditation #sotozen
Grace is loving yourself and taking time to reach that inner wisdom of your heart. 🧘🏻♀️💖🙏🏼
#mindfulness #meditation #sotozen
Grace is loving yourself and taking time to reach that inner wisdom of your heart. 🧘🏻♀️💖🙏🏼
Sending my love to all here. 💫
#sotozen
#meditation
#mindfulness
#mindfulness #meditation #sotozen
At any given moment I’m a slightly different expression of a varied collection of identities & interests (see also: #multipotentialite #polymath) but for this #introduction I’m a:
Lay-ordained student of #sotozen #buddhism
Teacher of #mindfulness #meditation & other #mindbody practices
#Wellbeing #coach & volunteer #interfaith #chaplain who LOVES exploring #spiritualcare with those who are #spiritualbutnotreligious #nontheist #humanist #agnostic
Maker of #fermentedfoods #sauerkraut #kimchi
#kimchi #sauerkraut #fermentedfoods #agnostic #humanist #nontheist #spiritualbutnotreligious #SpiritualCare #chaplain #interfaith #coach #wellbeing #mindbody #meditation #mindfulness #buddhism #sotozen #introduction #polymath #multipotentialite
At any given moment I’m a slightly different expression of a varied collection of identities & interests (see also: #multipotentialite #polymath) but for this #introduction I’m a:
Lay-ordained student of #sotozen #buddhism
Teacher of #mindfulness #meditation & other #mindbody practices
#Wellbeing #coach & volunteer #interfaith #chaplain who LOVES exploring #spiritualcare with those who are #spiritualbutnotreligious #nontheist #humanist #agnostic
Maker of #fermentedfoods #sauerkraut #kimchi
#kimchi #sauerkraut #fermentedfoods #agnostic #humanist #nontheist #spiritualbutnotreligious #SpiritualCare #chaplain #interfaith #coach #wellbeing #mindbody #meditation #mindfulness #buddhism #sotozen #introduction #polymath #multipotentialite
New here. Retired. Play #bassguitar #ukulele #banjo. Long-time Buddhist #sotozen #zen #madhyamaka. Live in and love #stlouis
#bassguitar #ukulele #banjo #sotozen #zen #madhyamaka #stlouis
If you are interested in #koans and #KoanStudy I put up a couple notes on what this practice is about, dos and donts, and potential leads to start.
I am a #SotoZen practitioner though, so the orientation is exoteric intentionally.
This "how to" is made of quotes from teachers and scholars alike, plus notes of my own. Happy to discuss!
#zenbuddhism #buddhism #sotozen #koanstudy #koans
@fuzz ahhh you’re like 3 miles from the monks at Shasta Abbey (#ShastaAbbey ?), please wave to them for me. 🙏
#buddhism #sotozen #ZenBuddhism #shastaabbey
@ReadingFaithfully_org I went through multiple forms due to proximity with #Tibetan practice centers (#kagyu or #gelugpa), 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 #SotoZen but I've kept attached to the #Theravada and its #PaliCanon.
#Buddhism 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.
#buddhism #palicanon #Theravada #sotozen #gelugpa #kagyu #Tibetan
Baptized Lutheran at birth, saved by Southern Baptists at 8, blessed by Episcopalian Bishop, blessed by Authentic Tibetan teacher who fled Tibet in the 50’s, spent some time with Thich Nhat Hahn. Seems fitting that I’ve ended up with Soto Zen; which essentially is the letting go of teachings. :) #SotoZen
If you want to learn about #shikantaza, #zenBuddhism, #sotozen, why don't you visit the wonderful community of people at treeleaf.org?
It's a great place to start your zen journey.
#sotozen #ZenBuddhism #shikantaza
♥️ El budismo no es una religión; no promulga la existencia de Dios ni requiere creer en nada. Es una práctica de contemplación de la realidad más profunda, impulsada por el afán de librar a todos los seres del sufrimiento.
Necesitan ayuda para ayudar. 🙏
Esta es mi comunidad afín. ¿Retooteas, por favor?
Gracias.
#buda #buddha #budismo #dharma #zen #sotozen #zensoto
https://e.sotozen.es/tenecesitamos
#buda #buddha #budismo #dharma #zen #sotozen #zensoto
Introducing myself as a newcomer.
I have been studying then practicing #buddhism over the span of 2 decades now. I went through a #TibetanBuddhism phase, a #Theravada phase, and I found my home in #zen and more specifically #sotozen.
I am a #machinelearning geek, so I did stuff like trying to extract #matikas out of the #palicanon to support my #abhidharma study.
I now focus on #koan study / contemplation / investigation / whatever non-word applies here. In particular the #gatelessgate.
#gatelessgate #koan #Abhidharma #palicanon #matikas #machinelearning #sotozen #zen #Theravada #TibetanBuddhism #buddhism
Those things you can find in second hand books...
A written note from the author of the book, Francis Cook, to one of his friends.
I really wonder how this book ended up in my hands. Feels like intrusion into somebody else's life, but also like a part of life worth preserving.
#buddhism #zen #denkoroku #sotozen #usedbooks #secondhandbooks
#secondhandbooks #usedbooks #sotozen #denkoroku #zen #buddhism