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Bicycle Samadhi*
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I hate riding my bike over the George Washington Bridge. Yet I do it every weekend at least once and often twice. I do it because once I get over the bridge and onto the other side, well after 10 … Continue reading
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Day 5 of 90: “My Heart Burns Like Fire”
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My 90-in-90—days of writing in that many days—is already 5 days old. I’ve established a routine: so far so good. Soyen Shaku’s heart burned for his daily meditation practice, as mine does for my daily writing practice. Like him: ‘Upon … Continue reading
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90 Days of Writing in 90 Days
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I’ve published my first novel—hooray for me! And I’m halfway through writing the second one. Again, hooray for me! It only took six published non-fiction books and too many years to assign an actual number to—who’s to know when I … Continue reading
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Writing Is the Easy Part
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Sort of. Not really. If it were, I’d be doing more of it. But, there’s always something else to do. Yesterday, someone said that writing gets harder the longer you do it. I think he might be right. I keep … Continue reading
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OneHandKilling the e-book
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I’m about ready to push the button to let the world know that I’ve published my first novel! Gulp! Murder in a Zen Buddhist Monastery! Not much to say except that I hope you love it and can’t wait for … Continue reading
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Trust: the 4th Essential
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Trust in yourself and your feelings: the 4th essential of mindfulness practice. My Monday night group and I will be sitting with this for the next week. I have a long way to go with this practice. I sit here … Continue reading
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Coming Soon
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Some years ago, I fired my literary agent. She had successfully shepherded my six non-fiction books to publication and I am grateful to her for that. I replaced her with another agent because he “loved” my Zen mystery novel, One … Continue reading
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Occupy Your Seat
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Just lately I realized that I’ve lost my way in my meditation practice. I still get to my cushion most days, but the joy that was once my regular companion is often missing. And I think I finally know why. … Continue reading
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Ms-Know-It-All (Dharma Talk Part 2)
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A couple of weeks ago I brought a student to this zendo for the first time. At the end of the evening she said: “Next time will be better; I’ll know what to do.” And I said: NO NO NO … Continue reading
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Ms-Know-It-All
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I once gave a Dharma talk entitled “I Don’t Know” which at the time was huge growth for me since I had come from the land of knowing and had often been referred to as Ms-Know-it-All. I didn’t, of course, … Continue reading
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