The Great Matter of Life and Death
/Myoshin Kate McCandless asks: when we are faced with the loss of someone we love, how can we maintain a sense of connection, without grasping or pushing away?
Dharma Podcast and Teachings
The Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
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Teachings Archive
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Getting Everything Right
/For Labour Day, Myoshin Kate McCandless offers reflections on play.
In Service To All
/Shinmon Michael Newton explores how we can orient to loving-kindness or metta.
“If only I were a candle in the dark.” (Mahmoud Darwish)
Bodhicitta - Where Suffering, Longing, and Love Meet
/Shinmon Michael Newton suggests that when our longing for connection and wisdom matures into universal care, then we can vow to keep opening our heart for the whole net of life.
Sewing Buddha’s Robe
/Nin-En Susan Elbe explores robes and rakusu as a symbol of authentic transmission between teacher and student. The robe itself is the dharma, it is a teaching, it is truth.
Grief and Refuge
/Loss is unavoidable in our lives. Shinmon Michael Newton asks: How do we stay with the pain of loss? How can we allow the present moment to simply be?
Rest Relaxation and Zen
/Myoshin Kate McCandless, reflects on how making space for restoration and recuperation can be the antidote for a dull or agitated mind, thus leading to open awareness.
“Rest so that you can give full expression to your life.”
Taking Refuge on the Full Moon
/Myoshin Kate McCandless offers guidance for understanding the bodhisattva vows in a deeply personal way, helping us to live a dynamic everyday life.
