Falmouth Soto Zen Sangha

Undo Kuya is a friend and Sangka Leader Living in Canada. I'm starting the Women of the Way Retreat online with the Spring Practice Period with Upaya Zen Cen...

Tathagata means neither coming neither going. In the non-temporal dimension it negates here and there. As in when we are six feet apart I say I am here and y...

Please use the following Zoom for all FSZS Activities Effective March 26, 2020 https://zoom.us/j/7096899032 Gassho

Hello Everyone _/\_ Given the uncertainty of the times I wanted to let you know how we will maintain our financial responsibilities as a Sangha. Our business...

Hi everyone. Now is the time we think about starting our annual beach-sitting on Cape Cod. We can't do that this year, however, we can have "Beachless-Sittin...

Meaning is an interesting word and possibly now so more than ever. Meaning is something we tend to take for granted, as in you know what I mean. Actually use...

I am writing this in Berkeley California as the state and local communities are shutting down gatherings-change is erupting. A week ago this change had not a...

All. Given the nature of the coronavirus, we are moving to an online format for Tuesday services 7-8PM/EDT, starting March 17, until further notice. Just cli...

Peter Hershock in his book Chan Buddhism address the relationship between karma and qi--action and energy. Think of ripples in a pond and amplitude of the wa...

Enjitsu Chris Charyk will lead our Dharma Discussion on March 3, 2020. He is the second member of the sangka to do so, as Nancy Mokuo Sherwood shared her vis...

I saw two graphs depicting life on Facebook yesterday. The caption was "Look what happens when you plan." On the left a single arrow showing upward sloping p...

How about, what is not in your mind? Or is what you see, hear, smell, touch, and taste not it at all? Neurology and Zen have had many dance partners The Dala...

I am reading Chan Buddhism by Peter D. Hershock. It describes how Chan evolved from Buddhism, Confucius's teachings, and Taoism. Chan was one of five schools...

Hossen is a deep dive by a teacher and student into the Dharma. As Shuso, or head student, a person engages in a no-holds-barred deep dive into Dharma discus...

This year, we are beginning a series of Dharma discussions from members of our Sangha. On January 28, Mokuyo Nancy Sherwood. will talk about her visit to Joa...

I never met Martin Luther King Jr.. I met his father, mother, wife, and children and worked with some of those who were with him at the Lorraine Motel on Apr...

In the legend of Shakyamuni Buddha he continued to sit after his awakening. His post awakening experience was needed to determine what he would do next. Here...

Happy NEW Year. This NEW thing is like all new things. It's saying, I am happy to have the opportunity. If the NEW thing is a car, rather than a time frame, ...