tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post9159976646154660895..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: "White Space" - Considering Race and Racism in American Zen SanghasNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-75095431776997476882012-08-29T18:38:28.135-07:002012-08-29T18:38:28.135-07:00It is so great to see how far Sistah Vegan's b...It is so great to see how far Sistah Vegan's blogpost is reaching. It is causing quite a stir in the SF Zen Center world! And thank you for your thoughtful post.LuLu3156https://www.blogger.com/profile/13851331908243678310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-16776301771201373172012-08-28T17:23:26.076-07:002012-08-28T17:23:26.076-07:00Agree with you, Nathan-- on the ways in which comm...Agree with you, Nathan-- on the ways in which community conversations about amenities/ expansion are often unconsciously informed by expectations related to socioeconomic status/ race-- and this aspect of self-insight-- though it can be well supported by mindfulness-- is too rarely brought to the surface. See <i>Making the Invisible Visible </i>...Ji Hyanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836334688328111181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-72998509525639961222012-08-28T16:59:04.210-07:002012-08-28T16:59:04.210-07:00Ah yes - Sheng Yen. I have a few of his books. Gre...Ah yes - Sheng Yen. I have a few of his books. Great response. <br /><br />Anon. - the soup kitchen idea was really about ways to use the kitchen. I don't assume that my sangha should start up a homeless feed, for example. But we certainly could be, in my opinion, more involved in some cacacity in the neighboring community. <br /><br />Your choice of the phrase "politics" is Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-92032419767410862402012-08-28T15:17:20.369-07:002012-08-28T15:17:20.369-07:00I'm curious as to why people would think it is...I'm curious as to why people would think it is a Zen center's job to be a soup kitchen or similar activities. Isn't the point of a Zen center to be a vehicle for Zen teachings and, more importantly, meditative practice?<br /><br />I'd personally rather have less politics in my sangha. If I want to be in a local, political, community organization, I'll go join one dedicated to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-74728885222831545092012-08-28T14:27:46.950-07:002012-08-28T14:27:46.950-07:00About noise in urban practice centers:
I practice...About noise in urban practice centers:<br /><br />I practice Ch'an, in the Dharma Drum lineage, i.e., Master Sheng Yen. My teacher, one of Sheng Yen's heirs, told us a story about a retreat he and his wife were on in Queens, which is where Sheng Yen first set up shop in the States. Space was limited, and it was Queens.<br /><br />"How did you sleep?" Sheng Yen asked my teacherBillhttp://www.freeandeasywandering.com/noreply@blogger.com