Atlanta Soto Zen Center

Householders 12. I Have to Be Something [with Ian Tudora] The local other and the global self.

You cannot accuse chickens, cats, dogs and cows of talking the talk but not walking the walk. Only humans can manage that.

This week's dharma quote, The person who fails to see life as a process, a pattern of energy, fails to live their life in accord with its flow. The world is not of things; it is a process. Everything is alive because it flows. It cannot be stopped and kept. If it is clutched at, it is lost. ~Rev. Dr. Soyu Matsuoka-Roshi

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View from today's shared talk with Sanshin and ASZC sangha with Sensei Michael Elliston speaking on Zen and Creativity.

Happy Holidays! Gassho.

Can we get an Ino to chant this for Christmas sake?

Our spiritual friend of the Falmouth Soto Zen Sangha, Junko MaryLou Holland transitioned early this morning. Sending love and support to the Falmouth Soto Zen Sangha during this very difficult transition. Gassho.

Holiday view from Atlanta Soto Zen Center. Gassho.

[C]leaning the mind has nothing to do with dirty thoughts.

View from tonight's Falmouth Soto Zen Sangha's talk by Hokashi Chuck Cloutier reflecting on his Jukai journey. Gassho.

Today’s UnMind episode concludes the Four Noble Truths Quartet! Next up: the Zazen Quartet.

THis week's dharma quote, In meditation, an empty mind prepares the way for you to experience the oneness of all things, and for the fear of everything to vanish. Fear is a threat to the self; meditation does away with the rigid self and replaces it with a compassion for all existence which is experienced and known as One. ~Rev. Dr. Soyu Matsuoka-Roshi

ASZC and STO Affiliate Sangha Weekly Practice Offering Nov. 9, 2020 - Nov.15, 2020. Check aszc.org for details, unless otherwise directed. Everyone is welcome! Check aszc.org for details, unless otherwise directed. This week's featured sangha picture is Nov. 8, 2020, ASZC Jukai Class of 2020. Gassho....Continue reading

We are so happy to welcome seven new Jukai recipients into the ASZC sangha on this day November 8,2020. We wish them support, compassion, and wisdom as they continue on the path. Please join us in celebrating on this auspicious day. Click the link below to view ceremony. https://youtu.be/8kpOZw2pOV0

Cessation, we hope, will happen in this lifetime. Wish you well with that!

Sensei with ASZC Monday night book club.

This week's dharma quote, Candles symbolize the Light of Buddha’s teaching shining through the darkness and ignorance in the world. Symbolically, the candles burn away impurities; there remains but the pure element. We, too, should burn away the dust accumulating through years of wrong thinking so that we may have only thoughts of purest essence. Given the proper object, the light of understanding is reflected in our lives. ~Rev. Dr. Soyu Matsuoka-Roshi

Everyone is welcome! Check aszc.org for details, unless otherwise directed. Nov. 2, 2020 - Nov.8, 2020 Sunday...Continue reading

Sunday.- Nov.1, 2020 Guest Speaker: - Unzan Tesshin James Louis Smith, Topic: Debates & Disputes - Shakyamuni's View as Expressed in the Pasura Sutra.

Craving is the thing that gets you into trouble body, mouth, and mind. Part 2 of the UnMind Four Noble Truths Quartet is out now. https://www.aszc.org/unmind/10... Don't forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTS! https://podcasts.apple.com//unmind-zen-moment/id1529147766

Reminder Fall Back 2020 this Sunday.

Everyone is welcome! Check aszc.org for details, unless otherwise directed. Oct.26, 2029 - Nov 1, 2020 Sunday Falmouth Sangha Morning Meditation...Continue reading