Tag Archives: Buddhism

Sept 28, 2024: Creating Suffering when Playing the Victim

In this talk Lotus Vu discusses the first few of stanzas of the Dhammapada, as to how we play the victim creating our own suffering in the process.

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2024 Yearly Retreat Intensive Talk

This talk was given by Lotus Vu to conclude the 2024 yearly retreat intensive.

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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

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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

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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

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The Rupa (Form) Jhanas

Links to John’s references for his talk on November 25, 2023 about the Jhanas.

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