Comments for One Time, One Meeting

Comment on Wild surmise by Sharon Hoover

Sharon Hoover — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:26 +0000

A wonderful caution to all we read and hear!

Comment on 57. CB’s list by decox

decox — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:58:12 +0000

i never knew her. watched thought from a distance of 20 feet or through words of students or published work. through your words, ben, i feel she is speaking to me, her words and lesson i hope to hear.

Comment on 124. Cooked carrots by theburningheart

theburningheart — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:50:16 +0000

Practice, practice!:)

Comment on 116. Dropping and adding by Can I Choose to be Happy? | bloggingisaresponsibility

Can I Choose to be Happy? | bloggingisaresponsibility — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:35:02 +0000

[...] Maybe I have to act happy until I believe it? Maybe I have to tell myself I am happy until I believe it? If happiness and unhappiness are voluntary states that seem involuntary due to habit, then maybe they need to be approached as habits, to be created or altered through repetition and awareness of cues? In fact, the role of awareness in disrupting habitsis interesting, given its role in paths like Buddhism. [...]

Comment on 126. The Greene Street Feeder by practiceofzen

practiceofzen — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:18:55 +0000

David – You might enjoy the late Brother Joseph Keenan’s illuminating essay “Tea for All Nations: The Japanese Tea Ceremony.” You can find the link at the end of my own essay “A Sense of Ceremony.”

Comment on 126. The Greene Street Feeder by practiceofzen

practiceofzen — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:16:13 +0000

Petra – Thanks for your comment. As I recall, you have two Greene Street Feeders. Where is the other one?

Comment on 126. The Greene Street Feeder by practiceofzen

practiceofzen — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:15:16 +0000

Barry – How true. One exception to the pecking order of Zen halls is the practice at the Springwater Center for Meditative Inquiry, where even Toni Packer declined to call herself a teacher.

Comment on 126. The Greene Street Feeder by David Ashton

David Ashton — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:08:38 +0000

Nice demonstration of how to live our lives as a tea ceremony using styrofoam cups! And thanks Ben for adding Snow Branches to your blogroll – I’m enjoying exploring yours.

Comment on 126. The Greene Street Feeder by Petra

Petra — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:13:07 +0000

Great story, Ben – I can hear Robin talk. The feeder is all the way in Lexington, VA!

Comment on 126. The Greene Street Feeder by Barry Briggs

Barry Briggs — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:46:21 +0000

I love this line:

“The chickadees had their feeder to themselves, and they seemed delighted with their privileged status.”

I see this in Zen halls, as well, as older students get more privileges and recognition. Dang, I see it in myself.