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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.

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

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

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

Another day of #buddhaposting #buddhasky #buddhistsky

Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Karaṇīya Mettā Sutta (Sn 1.8) 🔗 See more: youtube.com/shorts/v5KoY... #Buddhism #Buddha #Theravada #AwakenedMind #PaliCanon #Love #compassion #LovingKindness #SpiritualGrowth

Love my #evergreentrees

This #rosequartz has been outside in this dying tree for months now #crystalsky

Hecate holding it down by the crossroads at the corner of my yard. I don’t really witch anymore but it’s not like I’m gonna throw old gal away!! #witchsky

This Ajahn Sucitto book is absolutely incredible for any of my #ecodharma friends #theravada

Oxford UP is now offering pre-orders for my book on Fazang's metaphysics. It's due for release in May 2025. Because the book contains nearly two decades of my thinking about Fazang, a thread (if I can figure out how to do a thread!). #philsky

Today I celebrated the birthday of Guanyin. I cleaned the garden shrine & statue & placed my small altar platform; showered, brushed my teeth, & put on my lay robe. After opening prayers, I chanted the Heart Sutra & read the Universal Door Chapter, then said closing prayers. Happy day, Guanyin Pusa!

I’m really interested in #dumbphone stuff for this year, I’m dreaming of like text only Bluesky feeds on a fuggin greyscale E-Ink blackberry type device

I’m mostly an armchair esotericist cuz that stuff is like real strong man dang #vajrayana

The pocket #thichnhathanh is mine, and the other two are books I recently purchased for my wife’s birthday. I’ve skimmed them and can’t wait to get a turn, looking five stars #zen #mindfulness and we mostly armchair on the #shamanism Coffee as well for morning tax