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Reflections: September 2013
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On personal psychology and the search for a spiritual life. Sunday, September 29, 2013. Is There a Problem with Buddhism? Below is my response to Brad Warner who posed the above question in a recent blog post he published on his website, Hardcore Zen. Thank you for clarifying your position in response to Adam Fisher. Of course the onus for abuse lies on the teacher and not on the student. It still sounds like you are pointing to the student. That is because the potential for abuse lies not in some wingy ...
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Personal | The Existential Buddhist
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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Thoughts After Shukke Tokudo. March 25, 2016. I recently ordained as a novice Zen priest in a ceremony officiated by Sensei Daiken Nelson at White Plains Zen. The traditional Soto shukke tokudo. Ceremony included some textual emendations courtesy of the Zen Peacemaker Order along with a priest’s pledge Daiken and I cowrote that was loosely based on an earlier pledge that originated with the High Mountain Crystal Lake Zen Community. The exquisite, carefu...