Putting Into Motion Our Awakened Nature

Shinmon Michael Newton reinforces that for us, reality is continuously expressing itself as this moment - and your life and practice is not separate from that expression.

All is Luminous

The continuous and subtle movement of our senses as they function naturally means that delusion is part of the human experience. Shinmon Michael Newton offers the last talk on the fascicle: Flowers in the Sky.

The Point of Turning Dharma Blossoms

Myoshin Kate McCandless continues the Genzo-e with an exploration of our capacity for agency.

“Even those who attempt to create or measure do so in accordance to dharma blossoms.” (Dogen)

Parinirvana and the Blue Lotus Blossoming in the Fire

Myoshin Kate McCandless celebrates the historic buddha’s final enlightenment in the context of Dogen’s Flowers in the Sky.

Think Beyond Thinking

Shinmon Michael Newton affirms that beyond recitation and intellectual understanding of the sutras, our practice is full of heart. All is mutually interdependent and dynamic, and all activities are expressions of dharma blossoms.

“If thinking and beyond thinking do not divide the mind you can steer the white ox cart endlessly.” (Zen master Hui-neng)

Dogen Writes for You

Shinmon Michael Newton continues the Genzo-e by reflecting on Dogen’s “Buddhas and ancestors of old were as we - we in the future shall be buddhas and ancestors.”

Dharma Blossoms Turn Dharma Blossoms

Myoshin Kate McCandless emphasizes that co-awakening is the nature of our experience- it is only in relationship with the world around us that enlightenment happens.

“When your mind is deluded, you are turned by the dharma blossoms. When your mind is enlightened, you turn the dharma blossoms” (Dogen)

Genzo-e Opening Retreat - 2/2

Myoshin Kate McCandless offers that through entrusting and upholding, each is an extraordinary expression of the blossoming of the Udumbara flower.