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Pine Wind, Jizo-an Monastery, is home to Seijaku Roshi an American Zen Master and Founder of The Zen Society, a 501c3 non-profit organization NJ 1985, and the main house of The Order of the...
Historically it is said that after his elightenment experience, The Buddha's first discourse was defined as the First Turning of the Wheel o...
Vasubandhu was a 5th century Buddhist monk who, along with his brother Asanga formulated the teaching called Yogacara. It arose as means of...
Because food is life, it is of upmost importance that we receive it with deepest gratitude. When we eat, we consume life. There isn't a meal...
CLIP: You Have to Come in to Win (Community) by Jizo-an Zen Community
From Saturday, June 15th, 2019
More Together Than Alone by Jizo-an Zen Community
A Passover and Easter Minute to Change the World by Jizo-an Zen Community
Getting Beyond Fear & The Illusion of Differences initiative arises directly from the Great Bodhisattva Vows: to alleviate the suffering of...
“And the simple fact that by being attentive, by learning to listen (or recovering the natural capacity to listen which cannot be learned an...
Creating Clarity Through Morality & Mindfulness by Jizo-an Zen Community
As Spiritual and Religious Americans how do we respond to increasing violence, and the current rise of injustice, discrimination, racism, an...
The Truth will set you free, and the closer we get to our freedom, the more synonymous the effort and the reward. Spirituality or Training i...
"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity." - Dwight D. Eisenh...
"Underneath all we are taught, there is a voice that calls to us beyond what is reasonable,and in listening to that flicker of spirit, we of...
Mindfulness and Meditation and washing the dishes, making the bed, doing the laundry go together. They always have gone together. How we hol...
Life is always “urgent,” we are challenged everyday to meet demands on our time, responsibilities, and the unexpected; and whether we are aw...
At the moment we fully appreciate the Power of Living Authentically, everything changes and nothing is ever the same again. Opportunities ne...
Self-confidence is an essential ingredient in living an inspired and effective life. Cultivating confidence in yourself and about your life...
Ultimately the goal of any authentic Spiritual Path especially The Path of a Spiritual Warrior is "Communion"; First with Mystery, call it G...
"Even if the Sun were to rise in the West, the Bodhisattva knows One Way." For many Americans the Sun indeed rose in the West on Election Da...
For so many of us fear can be crippling, stifling, getting in the way of our hopes and dreams, and yet it doesn't have to be that way! When...
We are witnessing the most polarizing politics in modern American History. Should Bodhisattvas (Spiritual Warriors) become involved in the p...
"Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of our lives alone, we find it with another." Love is a Force of Nature. It pervades t...
In a Nation torn by so much polarization, violence, and so much inequality, how do we begin to heal and find the ground to come together. If...
Living Mindfully helps us develop awareness of those habitual reactions rooted both in our genetic make-up and our early childhood experienc...
"The road to the truth is paved with disappointments. When life disappoints we need not be "dis-appointed". The key is to stay the course. T...
The Present is full of Yesterday and is moment to moment Creating tomorrow. "According to our yesterdays so shall today unfold, according to...
Is "Independence" an Illusion? What is the real meaning of "Freedom"? Do we have "Free Will"? What about my "Choices"? Is there such a thing...
"What is lacking is virtue. Virtue is a force-of-nature a conduit for change. A force always to be reconciled with sooner-or-later. The only...
As the seasons change so do we. Being Present to Life-Changes is Being Present to the Life-Force which renews, rejuvenates, and sustains all...
Imagine that there was nothing lacking in your life? That you had everything you needed and the world was filled with endless possibilities?...
What would your life look like if you were enough? If at this very moment you simply declared, "I am enough!" Most of us haven't a clue as t...
As we approach a new training period at Pine Wind in Shamong NJ (Ango) in September, this evening Seijaku Roshi will talk about the meaning...
Roshi's Teisho held at a half-day sitting.
"The Flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms & the bee comes." Vision is the Mind of God - Buddha-Mind, that infinite moment right befo...
So many things seem to demand our time and attention in any given day. However if we never give our fullest attention to our most Elementary...
The Principle of Identity is cause in the matter of one's life. It not only creates the energy and space for possibilities but literally def...
The definition of love in Buddhism is: wanting others to be happy. This love is unconditional and it requires a lot of courage and acceptanc...
Compassion is not an ideal to strive for but rather the only ground for "human-being-ness". Until one gives up all ideas of "who you are sup...
Is there anything we can learn from the holiday season about "happiness and joy"? The pursuit of happiness from the Buddhist point-of-view i...
In the tradition of Zen training, meditation or Zazen is attention to details. We gather our attention and devote it with precision to body...
Fundamental to Living a Zen-Inspired Life is realizing that, "Everything seen by the human eye is void, empty of any intrinsic value." Every...
On the way toward truly being "Free" all "choices" must cease to exist except one, the "choice to be free". What is freedom? "It is the mome...
Learn Mindfulness techniques for creating "ease and joy" throughout the day and at those moments we may be experiencing stress or anxiety, a...
Whenever we are closed to life as it is, all of it, we suffer and those we love and care about never really get to know us, or we them. Open...
Living a Zen-Inspired Way-of-Life is the ground for Beyond Happiness and Real Transformation. Within our mind exists an extraordinary potent...
How does the concept "Me, Myself, and I" contribute to stress and suffering in our lives? How often has our position to defend and protect "...
Bringing Mindfulness to Our Relationships "Whatever we give our attention to increases, whatever we don't decreases." Living a Zen Inspired...
Aversion to anxiety is often accompanied by reactivity and actions that worsen how we feel. We suffer. Tonight’s presentation taught from th...