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Don't Be A Victim

by on October 28, 2009 in Zen

Doen Sensei discusses three ways to improve your life and practice.  These are not being a victim, being yourself, and being sensitive to others.

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Don’t Be A Victim

by on October 28, 2009 in Zen

Doen Sensei discusses three ways to improve your life and practice.  These are not being a victim, being yourself, and being sensitive to others.

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Practicing and Being Yourself

by on October 23, 2009 in Zen

Doen Sensei discusses the real reasons why people seek spiritual knowledge, and bringing your complete self into your practice.

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Training vs Learning and Being Wild

by on October 20, 2009 in Zen

In these videos Doen Sensei emphasizes that our practice is based in training rather than learning, and discusses the difference between the two.  Training to be able to do something is different than just thinking about something.  Training involves more than intellectual understanding.  It also requires will, persistence, action, and guts. Sensei also discusses happiness, [...]

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Poem Saturday, Homegrown Edition

by on October 17, 2009 in Zen

This is an exciting week for me, as we are posting our first-ever poem by a Lost Coin member, Liz McCoy.  Her poem was inspired by a talk of Sensei’s at the Wonderland retreat in September, and the accompanying photo was taken by Liz’ husband, Brian Doubek.  Thank you for sharing this with us, Liz! [...]

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