Author Archives: scott
Journey Toward Divinity
As some readers may know, I’ve begun attending seminary in pursuit of a Master of Divinity degree at Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, California. This past week was new student orientation week, and before this week, I … Continue reading
Surrendering to Imperturbable Witness
It’s taken me almost a month to find the words to express my experience during and since last month’s six-day Hollow Bones Rinzai Zen Sesshin. I’ve written screens about it and then shuffled them into the drafts folder. In the … Continue reading
Finding Stillness: Embarking on a Six Day Zen Retreat
I’ve never done this before: willingly embarked on a multi-day meditation retreat. It has been something the I have wanted to do for seemingly a lifetime now, beginning with boyhood visions of emulating Kwai Chang Caine, the character in the … Continue reading
I Never Knew Tears Could Feel So Good by Nirmala
I never knew tears could feel so good until I opened my heart and found they come from the same source as boundless laughter instead of blurring my vision they bring beauty into focus instead of burning my cheeks they … Continue reading
You Have No Idea Who You Are
Recently, I watched the movie Crash. This was my fourth or fifth viewing of the film and it continues to impress me in its ability to emotionally engage me and to illuminate threads of my own prejudice and bigotry. What … Continue reading