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August 31, 2010

Past and Present: Zen Lineage

Zen lineage can be thought of as a passing of the torch from Teacher to Student over generations. Once the student receives transmission from…

February 5, 2010

Present: My philosophy.

Of course, no one cares about my philosophy, why should they? Nishijima Roshi wrote a poem, “To practice Buddhism is to practice Zazen”, he…

October 2, 2009

Past: Zazen Dojo

I lived in three different rooms during my stay at the Zazen Dojo. The last room I stayed in was a fairly large, 12…

January 10, 2009

Past: Zen Retreat Shizuoka

Zen Retreat, Shizuoka, Japan. Once or twice a year we would have a 4 day meditation retreat at the temple in Shizuoka. In this photo,…

April 21, 2008

Past: Zazen Dojo

The Ida Ryogokudo Zazen dojo was located in Chiba, about 45 minutes outside of Tokyo. The dormitory like building housed around 15 or 20…

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The Benefits of Meditation (psychology today)

1 – Increases immune function
2 – Decreases Pain
3 – Decreases Inflammation at the Cellular Level
4 – Increases Positive Emotion
5 – Decreases Depression/Anxiety/Stress
6 – Increases social connection
7 – Increases emotional intelligence
8 – Makes you more compassionate
9 – Makes you feel less lonely
10 – Improves regulation of your emotions
11 – Improves your ability to introspect
12 – Increases grey matter
13 – Increases cortical thickness/paying attention
14 – Increases your focus/attention
15 – Improves your ability to multitask
16 – Improves your memory
17 – Improves creative thinking
28 – It Makes You Wise

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