Day Star Zendo

07/04/2026

"Prayer is unlimited mindfulness...And when we ask: 'what is it , then, that makes prayers, prayer?' The answer is recollection'...If you say your prayers really mindfully, you really pray...Prayerful recollection is loving openness to receive the meaning conveyed by a given moment." A Listening Heart by Br. David Steindl-Rast

03/01/2026

For Eckhart, to be overly concerned with life after death is a spiritually dangerous form of attachment, the result of which is a loss of freedom...He is saying that anything that prevents us from living in the present moment-in the here and now-is an obstacle to the spiritual life. Brian J. Pierce, OP from We Walk the Path Together, p. 19

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02/23/2026

We began our Ango Lenten program last Wednesday, 2/18. Our discussion this week is Blessed are they who mourn. We will continue for the next seven weeks.

01/06/2026

The most fortunate are those who have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder and even ecstasy.
Abraham H. Maslow

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11/21/2025

A Thanksgiving Gatha from Day Star Zendo
Practice of Gratitude
I offer my gratitude for the people, animals, plants, pebbles, insects, and
creatures of the sky and sea, air and water, fire and earth, and for all whose
joyful exertion blesses my life every day
I offer my gratitude for the care and labor of a thousand generations of elders
and ancestors who came before me
I offer my gratitude for the safety and well-being I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the blessings of this earth I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the family and friends I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the community I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the teachings and lessons I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the life I have been given
I offer my gratitude for the sangha and for all sentient and insentient beings.

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11/19/2025

Everything belongs as Fr. Rohr would say...

11/14/2025

Sister Madeleine has another edition of her Lotus Notes for everyone. Please take a look as she offers some insights for our practice.

11/02/2025

As a reminder, we have online morning sitting meditation every day at 8:00 AM for a half hour. There is also a Wednesday meditation at 6:30 PM usually followed by a talk by one of our teachers. We also have monthly book discussions and online Zazenkai (longer sitting period). If you are interested in our Sangha and Zen meditation our email is [email protected]

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