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A Year of Zen

Daily (well, almost!) writing prompts, exercises, inspiration and commentary by Zen teacher Bonnie Myotai Treace. Author of A Year of Zen (pub October 2020), as well as many other books and articles, Sensei offers brief daily encouragement to practice one’s life with wisdom, compassion and creativity.

Buddhism Religion & Spirituality
Update frequency
every day
Average duration
6 minutes
Episodes
46
Years Active
2020
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Threshold: Freshness of Mind

Threshold: Freshness of Mind

Bonnie Myotai reflects on a powerful poem by Pablo Neruda. How can we shift from seeing only the crises into recognizing we are at a threshold of possibility? 

00:05:39  |   Mon 17 Aug 2020
Don’t Inspire Me! (A Day of Non-Doing)

Don’t Inspire Me! (A Day of Non-Doing)

In episode 5 of a Year of Zen, the writing assignment is to not write...Instead, notice your mind directly, and take care of sloth and busyness...
00:03:15  |   Sun 16 Aug 2020
Sincerity: The Bodhisattva Railway

Sincerity: The Bodhisattva Railway

Sensei Bonnie Myotai Treace gives a writing assignment, reads from Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind.
00:04:24  |   Sat 15 Aug 2020
Trust and Not Knowing:Zen Writing Practice

Trust and Not Knowing:Zen Writing Practice

Myotai Sensei presents four principles of writing practice, and gives the August 14 prompt.
00:04:45  |   Fri 14 Aug 2020
Resilience and Optimism

Resilience and Optimism

A bit of Zen, a poem, and the August 13 writing prompt with Sensei Bonnie Myotai Treace.
00:05:59  |   Thu 13 Aug 2020
A Year of Zen: Writing Prompts

A Year of Zen: Writing Prompts

Tune in each day for a quick writing prompt or inspiration: just a minute or two to get to the heart of the matter. Offered by Sensei Bonnie Myotai Treace, author of “A Year of Zen” (release date Oct…
00:00:23  |   Wed 12 Aug 2020
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