In Quest of a Single Best Introduction to Zen & It’s Practices

      There are lots of bibliographies for studying Zen, finding that one perfect book introducing Zen and its practices remains illusive. Actually I think we’re desperately in need of a currently bes

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A Feast for Frederick Douglass

      Once again those lovely Episcopalians have come through when it counts. On this day in their liturgical calendar, the 20th of February, they celebrate the life and work of Frederick Douglass as

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UU Church in Anaheim, California, Announces New Minister

        Dear Members of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim: I’m happy to announce the UUCA Board of Trustees on Sunday, February 17, 2019 ratified a contractual agreement with Reverend James

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Thinking of the White Rose

      It was today in 1943 when the Nazis began to arrest the members of the White Rose. This small group of German students and their professor had been posting leaflets denouncing the Nazi regime. T

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Announcing An Intensive Zen Meditation Retreat with Zen Teacher James Myoun Ford

  Sesshin “To touch the Heart Mind” An Intensive Zen Meditation Retreat Opening Doors to the Mysteries of the Heart Led by James Myoun Ford, Roshi Assisted by Janine Seitetsu Larsen, Senior Dharma Tea

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