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Developing a Practice Toolbox
What's in your Practice Toolbox? In this busy life and busy world, it can be challenging to have and maintain clarity about what we are doing and why. This is true in our work and home lives and...
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Sunday Program at the Monastery
A Glance at the Monastery Public Program Nestled in the hills above cow pastures, tree farms, and Columbia River dike lands, Great Vow Zen Monastery finds its place. The property, once an elementary...
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Myosho Milton: Spring in the Garden at Great Vow
A Glimpse at the Garden (volume 1)In our class last night, we read from Robert A. F. Thurman’s translation of the Vimilakirti Sutra and then convened for discussion. In this sutra, the Buddha chides...
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House Burning Party! by Myosho Milton
Burning Down the House! Like Great Vow monastery residents, Clatskanie fire chief Steve Sharek hates to see anything go to waste. So, on a balmy April Monday, the Clatskanie fire department burned the...
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Sunday Morning at the Temple
Sunday Morning Program at Heart of Wisdomby Jomon Martin When you approach Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in the residential Woodlawn neighborhood in Northeast Portland, be sure to absorb the attention...
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A blog post highlighting the members of the ZCO Sangha The Many Hats of Yehudah Winter by Terri DudekWhen Yehudah Winter, Buddhist practitioner, started to wear skull caps in the nineties, he wasn’t...
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Transitions
The Big Question: How is Luis doing? By Bansho and Jomon On July 1st, Bansho, Jomon, and their Golden Retriever, Louis, moved to the Monastery. Stepping into a Big Life Change like this, we can draw...
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Autumn AngoWeek 2 By Ango Leaders Kosho and Jikai Dear Sangha, This week we’ll be exploring the Paramita of dāna, or generosity, a key way of life of a bodhisattva. “Para” in Sanskrit means the “other...
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Autumn AngoWeek 5 By Ango Leaders Kosho and Jikai Dear Sangha,This week we’re exploring the Paramita of Vīrya, diligence or joyful effort. Vīrya is translated in many ways, including energy,...
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A poem byKisei, Sensei do the branches feel lonelywhen the last leaves dropto the ground or do they rejoice, like i dofinally we can see thestars! love and spaciousness the queen of pentacles holds...
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