#mindfulness #zen

On that Zen Cushion in the Hall…got some
Down Roshis I can call #zen #mindfulness #buddhism #buddhisthumor

"the sauce , his blood shed for you. The crust, his body breaking for you. The mozzarella, his arms stretching out to you" #religionjokes

Mumonkan, or The Gateless Gate, is a collection of Zen Koans that serve as tools for awakening beyond conceptual thought.

Each Koan is a riddle or paradox that cannot be solved through logic, pushing the practitioner to leap beyond the thinking Mind.

#Buddha #Buddhism #Zen

Just Sitting (Shikantaza) 🪷

In Soto Zen, Shikantaza involves sitting with no object of meditation, embodying pure presence and awareness. 🙏

#Zen #Buddhism #Buddha #Meditation

#buddhism #zen #mindfulness #dzogchen #shamanism #purelandbuddhism #jodoshu #thaiforesttradition
#plumvillage #thichnhathanh 📚💙

In Buddhism, Shunyata (Emptiness) doesn’t mean nothing exists. Emptiness means nothing exists independently on its own. Everything is connected. Things and Phenomenon are Empty of their own independent existence. 🙏

#Buddhism #Buddha #Mindfulness #Emptiness #Meditation

I hope to post more soon, I’m in a bit of a low energy state atm and mostly just doing Nembutsu. I look forward to deepening my praxis once I have more juice for it! Who is going on a #meditationretreat this summer? #zen #mindfulness #jodoshinshu #jodoshu #thaiforesttradition

The Bodhisattva Vow ☸️

In Mahayana Buddhist tradition, the Bodhisattvas don’t seek Nirvana for themselves alone. They vow to return again and again until all beings are freed from suffering. Compassion is a lifelong path. 🙏🙏

#Buddhism #Buddha #Bodhisattva #MindfulLiving #Mindfulness #meditation

When death brushes past me I always remember the #Nembutsu #buddhism #mindfulness

I fear that harm reduction as a sociopolitical ethos is cooked if we can’t sort out intersectionality.

For years I’ve added comments like “it’s awesome but it’s very white, which we need to collectively sort out” to my explanations. I should’ve pushed harder and yelled louder the moment I saw it.

From todays Ajahn Anan reading #mindfulness #theravada #thaiforest #thaiforesttradition

I feel like this is a safe space to confess that Ghiradelli chocolate chips are not safe around me

These exquisite figures of Vairochana Buddha are part of the impressive collection at Longxing Temple, Zhengding, Hebei.

Same 😂 on the raised in an xtian cult thing. The Precepts are tough but im seeing why i need to hold them tbh, my delusions are wicked strong 💪 it becomes less of a “I’m crushed under these rules” and more of a “I’m free from those annoying desires YAY what a relief”

Come to practise for liberation! It isn’t easy to live in accordance with true wisdom, but whoever earnestly seeks the path and fruit and aspires to Nibbāna will be able to persevere and endure.
Ajahn Chah

Goodnight everyone.

Metta is such a Mahayana vibe praxis , interesting it’s developed mostly within #theravada

Yo I love the mystical stuff too, and I’ve sought out the most mystical and Mahayana esque of Theravada sanghas to vibe with. Trust me I wouldn’t be down with all the heavy rules otherwise. My root lama is actually Bon shhhhh lol

Certain strains of Mahayana can break my brain in a similar way that Vajrayana did, but I’ve found what works for me personally. My Tendai monk acquaintance says that in their system, Vajrayana and zen increase arrogance while precepts and pure land increase timidity, and a good balance needed

You are brave for rocking it if you do it any more than I (some cursory Tibetan elemental praxis) I’ve definitely spent my time In those trenches and I’m not the right kind of practitioner for that

Where is my other Mahayana x Theravada praxis dudes/dudettes/theydies and gentlethems at #theravada #zen #mindfulness #thichnhathanh #thaiforest #purelandbuddhism #mahayana

Hustling the knives to me is better than sticking them in me tho

I get it mayne, I do but yowza 🤯 this site is feeling like x today with the vitriol which trust me I feel too, but I’m wondering if this energy is productive #resistwithin #zen #mindfulness #buddhism #theravada

I’ve got the first Tetrad of the Anapanasatti Sutta down pretty well in my breath meditation practice. This book here has been really helpful in my #theravada #meditation praxis #zen #mindfulness #thaiforest

If you don’t take a moment to cultivate calmness, the chaos can pull you back into your conflict brain and that is exactly where they want you

Not a drop of alcohol
since fall 2023 woohoo