Author Archives: Ron Wills
A Ritual to Read to Each Other
During our Saturday sitting on July 12, 2025, Lotus shared a poem with the Sangha by William E. Stafford called A Ritual to Read to Each Other. If you don’t know the kind of person I amand I don’t know … Continue reading
Saturday Sittings for the Summer
Just a reminder to everyone that we won’t be having our regular in person Saturday sittings over the summer. Take this time to enjoy the sunshine! Some of our members still like to meet Saturdays online to support our practice. … Continue reading
This Weekend’s Sittings
This is just a reminder that this weekend will just be a regular Saturday sitting for those that wish to attend. The Buddhist Psychology course is being postponed for one week due to the long Easter weekend. We wish everyone … Continue reading
Buddhist Psychology Course
We are excited to invite you to the course Buddhist Psychology: from Trauma to Enlightenment, instructed by 43rd generation Rinzai Zen Teacher, Lotus Vu. The course will be held every Saturday, beginning March 15th for 7 weeks, 10:30 AM to … Continue reading
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Poem: Zen Contradictions
The floating clouds never contradict the sky. The reaching flowers never contradict the sun. The bird’s song is the perfect teaching. Only in our minds do we confuse the nature of things.
Saturday Sitting Dec 28, 2024
The holidays are a busy time for most people but there are members that are still planning for a Saturday Sitting on December 28. We’re not expecting a big turn out so this sitting will be over Zoom only. As … Continue reading
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Meditation Spaces
One of the challenges of practicing Zen is the having a good daily meditation routine. For myself there are two things that can really help the practice. First, dedicate a specific time to meditate everyday and stick with it. First … Continue reading
Retreat Intensive 2024
At the end of May the sangha had a yearly retreat intensive with our teacher Lotus Vu. This was my very first retreat and found the experience, with 6 hours of the day in meditation and all most a week … Continue reading
Beginner’s Course 2024
With the beginning of a new year comes the Beginning’s Course once again. This is a great introduction for those that are new to Zen Buddhism or a solid refresher of the foundations for seasoned practitioners. The course can be … Continue reading
Caldav and Carddav Server Update
I finally had a day I could spend at my computer and I was able to get the calendar and address book server up and running. Before everybody gets to excited I want to test things a bit before I … Continue reading