Tag: peakperformance
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The History of Two Finger Shooting Zen
I wanted to share some thoughts about One Finger Shooting Zen and its elusive cousin, Two Finger Shooting Zen. I’ve never written about this before, so grab a cup of coffee (or tea, if that’s your thing), and let’s dive in! Where It All Began: One Finger Shooting Zen I originally learned One Finger Shooting…
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In This Body In This Lifetime, an Interview with Esho Sudan
By Tova Green During the last several years, Esho Sudan has been editing the newly published book, In This Body In This Lifetime, Awakening Stories of Japanese Soto Zen Women, translated by Kogen Czarnik. Originally published in 1956 in Japanese under the title Collection of Experiences in Zen Practice, the book gathers writings of…
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Abbot Jiryu on the Publication of Becoming Yourself
Photo by Robert Erdmann Dear Sangha, In 2018, I had the good fortune to begin work with Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi on a new book of talks by Suzuki Roshi. The book was drawn from jewels of his teachings that Mel had been squirreling aside over the decades to someday publish. In the years…
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Something Old Is Dying: Why I’m Writing on Substack
Life feels heavier than ever. So much fear. So much fragmentation. And beneath it all, a quiet sense that something old is dying—and something new is struggling to be born. You might think I’m talking about the world. I am. But I’m also talking about myself. Or my un-self. Or whatever the hell is happening…
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Healing Others with Qi
I want to talk about healing other people (and pets) with qi. There’s a lot of confusion on the subject, so I want to make it clear where I stand, what I believe, and what I teach. I’ll be teaching two different Qi Transmission techniques in my upcoming Qigong 301 program: Opening Vital Points (OVP)…