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How Things Are is How We Get Free Part 2 of 3
With Head Teacher Ejo McMullen
"Dharma" means both the actuality of life that the Buddha Shakyamuni woke up to and the teachings of liberation that sprang from that awakening. In this three part series, Ejo will discuss how our actual lives, even the most difficult parts, are the dharma. Life is "How things are" and waking up to the wholeness of living is "How we get free".
Read MoreThe Buddhist tradition is founded on questions. This Sunday, you are invited to participate in this tradition by asking a question of Buddha Eye Temple's Head Teacher.
Read MoreShinshu Roberts of Ocean Gate Zen Center will be our guest teacher on Sunday, July 1st
Read Moreby Head Teacher Ejo McMullen
Read MoreFriday, July 27th
Doors 6:30
Music 7:30
This two-day workshop will explore the ancient process of fabric dying with Indigo, a naturally blue, plant based-dye indigenous to many cultures in the Far East, Africa, and Central America.
Read MoreLouise Ruhr is a member of the Buddha Eye Temple Sustainable Impact Campaign . She was interviewed by Issei for this article.
Read MoreMyobun Lisa Frienkel reflects on how the practice of generosity leads us beyond fear.
Read MoreGenki Kenny Williams reflects on receiving the Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts and the path that led him to Buddha Eye Temple.
Read MoreReflections on founding a Soto Zen Temple by Head Teacher Ejo McMullen
Read MoreWhile awakening can never be reduced to or captured in words, one way we receive the Buddha Dharma is through the words of our ancestors. On Tuesday evenings we plunge into "Buddha Nature", one of the most important texts of Dogen-zenji, the founder of the Soto School of Zen in Japan. We will explore the foundations of Mahayana thought through Dogen's radical presentation of universal awakening.
Read MoreOn the bulletin board, near the Temple entry, this question was posted: “How do you encounter generosity?” Well, it was something like that. I thought about this for a week before answering with: When I make dinner for my kids. It’s a daily occurrence that can take between 2 or 3 hours to complete, depending upon the ingredients I use.
Read MoreHow shall I live? ... the most fundamental of spiritual questions. One aspect of our response is ethics, the investigation of what should and should not be done. The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts represent our aspiration to live an ethical life and our commitment to the continual inquiry that such a life demands.
Read MoreA poem by Head Teacher Ejo McMullen reflecting on technique and tools in the pursuit of the Buddha Way.
Read MoreGenjo Yorke reflects on generosity as the basis of his life as a Soto Zen novice priest.
Read MoreA reflection on encountering the Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts by Jakuen Jovencio de la Paz
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