Category Archives: Buddhist practice

Honor… and Humility

Posted on May 25, 2013 by EricKVanHorn

Thich Nhat Hanh has this very beautiful teaching about our ancestors. He says that whenever we miss our parents or our grandparents or any of our ancestors, all we have to do is to look into our own hands. Of … Continue reading →

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Oh, Those Unruly Monks! (Finale)

Posted on April 29, 2013 by EricKVanHorn

I suppose that every human institution has its dirty laundry. The sutta about the monks at Kosambi shows that this was true even in the Buddha’s own time and even in his own community. So it isn’t too surprising that … Continue reading →

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Meditation Can Be Habit Forming

Posted on April 9, 2013 by EricKVanHorn

My daughter, in her usual thoughtful way, gave me a book for my birthday on the nature of habits. It is called “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business”. The word “habit” is … Continue reading →

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The Buddha Wasn’t Kidding – Really

Posted on March 28, 2013 by EricKVanHorn

When I first started to meditate it was in a Zen practice. We were told mainly to “just sit.” If any question or problem came up, the instruction was the same, to “just keep sitting”. To this day the words … Continue reading →

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