Heart Circle Sangha
We practice authentic Zen within a warm community, located in Ridgewood, Bergen County, NJ. Beginning meditators welcome; we teach meditation to beginners every week.
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Author Archives: kesho
Unpoem — Impermanence
This is an unpoem about unpractice. Yesterday, in Starbucks, a woman with a toddler sat at my table. The child was adorable, the mother attentive and caring, a pleasure to watch. I thought of saying, “This is a cliche, you’ve … Continue reading
Hurricane Tail
The rain has moved on, the floods subsided, now left with the hurricane tail, I walk along a roadway because when, when will I have this chance again to experience such a day, of steel blue clouds meandering across the … Continue reading
Not Grasping/Universal Energy
Yesterday, when Joan Sensei spoke about the definition of happiness being satisfied with what one has, I knew I had heard this previously in another context. So, this morning, when I remembered that it was a Jewish teaching as well, … Continue reading
Plum Blossoms
” Without the bitterest cold that penetrates to the very bone, how can plum blossoms send forth their fragrance to the whole world?” Basho Snow and more snow and more snow, sleet, freezing rain, ice, wind, frigid temperatures. What will … Continue reading
Ripples
I think that, like many people, when I first came into practice, I came into it for myself — to lessen the suffering/dissatisfaction that the Buddha described in the First Noble Truth. Now, after many years of practice, something has … Continue reading
The Great Way
“The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the smallest distinction, however, and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart. If you wish … Continue reading
Doorless Door
There is a tape called “The Mysterious Guest” that I keep in my Walkman. I used to listen to it on a regular basis but now I only turn it on from time to time. It’s about a host who … Continue reading
Zen Cooking
Out of nothing We made a meal, No gongs, No clappers, Hardly any zafus, Yet, In an empty zendo With our heart-minds We cooked A scrumptuous meal. At that time We didn’t know We were cooking, Didn’t know We were … Continue reading
Fall Energy
Sitting puts me in touch with the energy of the season — the energy of fall, the energy of Elul (the month leading up to the New Year in the Jewish tradition). It is no coincidence that this season is … Continue reading
