Zen is Zazen

The story below reminds me of "Russian soldiers leave Ukrainian civilians bound and shot in the street." Makes no sense. Do you know who typically does get bound and shot and left in the street for all to see as an example/deterrent? Collaborators. Who shoots collaborators? Native forces (Ukraine's own Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion) We just want journalists to report the truth without picking sides. We're sending $billions$ in weapons to Ukraine based off of lies. We're arming Nazis. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-fires-human-rights-chief-perpetuating-russian-troop-systematic-rape-stories?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=694

  “ The Hagakure tells us that the samurai should meditate on his own death every day, every hour. This is true of Zen practice as well. We come to Zazen: we climb into our coffins. We leave Zazen: we climb out of our coffins, every day, including today, Deshimaru’s deathday. ” -Richard Collins, Abbot https://www.facebook.com/zentemplenola/photos/3111084185578702 https://www.neworleanszentemple.org/

 The cowardly cops of Uvalde refused to close with, engage and destroy an active shooter in an elementary school.  https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-44a7cfb990feaa6ffe482483df6e4683

 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/11/shireen-abu-akleh-israeli-forces-kill-al-jazeera-journalist "Abu Akleh was wearing a press vest when she was *killed." *murdered 

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/former-democrat-lawyer-doesnt-want-clinton-tweet-admitted-durham-case   Look I was over-excited about having a woman POTUS. Women can lead just as effectively as men. What's your excuse for supporting Crooked Hillary?

 From a recent email to my parents: My zazen is better and deeper than it has been in years. Years ago, I had a samadhi experience in the New Orleans Zen Temple. My body and mind dropped away and all I could feel was bliss and it was dark. Then, from down below there was an upside-down lightning bolt, and this ball of light formed from the bolt. It was my soul, it’s a ball of light of pure awareness that looks exactly like a neutron star. The universe is fractal, we all have the same ball of light. I felt pure bliss and was aware of the energy bursting from every cell in my body. 90% of our energy comes from the universe, not food or water, or sleep. Then, I saw other lightning off in the distance like lightning in the clouds at night-the flashing. I thought it was distant thoughts I was having, but years later I realized it was other people’s souls-we are all connected. Our souls all hang out in the same place. My ball of light started to move forward away from me with the speed of a