by Daniel Doen Silberberg | Feb 2, 2010 | Uncategorized, Zen
One thing I hope you all do is devote yourself to this practice with love, with a wild abandon and passion. You need that love to really be able to fly. Love for the practice, love for each other, love for yourself, love for your teacher.
As Maezumi Roshi always said, “appreciate your life!” And I hope you appreciate it with a burning, fiery love. Really let go into your life and really appreciate it. Cultivate a certain potency, a loving warriorship, and choose a path with heart.
Fling yourself into the practice, into your life. This is physical and it’s emotional. Let go of your inner critic. Be like the Sufis described a Man of God: he’s like a moth. He knows the flame will destroy him, will burn his ego to ashes, but he goes straight for it–because he has no choice.
You’re just passing through. If you abandon yourself to the practice, to appreciating your life with real gusto, you’ll never look back and regret it.
by Tawni Anderson | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized, Zen
What do Alice in Wonderland, The Blue Cliff Record, San Francisco, and Kill Bill have in common? Daniel Doen Silberberg Sensei, who has recently moved to San Francisco and will be holding the SF group’s first meeting next week.
On December 16th, Doen Sensei will hold an introductory class for anyone who is interested in Lost Coin’s unique blend of Zen, the Fourth Way, science, art, technology, and much more. Doen Sensei is known for his accessible, humorous, and profound teaching style, and his newly-established San Francisco group is growing quickly.
If you’re in the Bay area, please stop by. The meeting will be on December 16, 2009, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at 77 Park Hill Avenue, near Buena Vista Park. There is no charge, and please feel free to bring a friend or friends.
If you’ve read Doen’s new book, Wonderland: The Zen of Alice, you’ve already had a taste of Doen’s style. This is your chance to journey down the rabbit hole with him in person, without having to travel to Salt Lake City, Germany, Florida, England, or any of the other places where Lost Coin has a strong presence.
We hope to see you there. If you can’t make it to the December 16th meeting, please contact us at contact@lostcoinzen.com, and we’ll let you know when the next meeting will be.
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