How to engage your practice in the midst of activity, whether it involves manual work or intellectually-demanding tasks.
Resources: Sweeping Changes: Discovering the Joy of Zen in Everyday Tasks by Gary Thorp (Walker Books, 2000).  “The Value of ‘Deep Work’ in an Age of Distraction,” Hidden Brain podcast featuring Cal Newport (July 25, 2017).

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Dharma talks by senior teachers, including Sensei John Pulleyn, Sensei Donna Kowal, and Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The Rochester Zen Center was founded in 1966 by Roshi Philip Kapleau, author of 20th century Zen classic, The Three Pillars of Zen.

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Bringing awareness to the habitual reactivity that diminishes our lives.

Grasping and Aversion

Commentary on the teachings of Charlotte Joko Beck from Everyday Zen: Love and Work.

Everyday Zen

Commentary on the teachings of Ajahn Chah (Part 2) from Living Dharma: Teachings and Meditation Instructions from Twelve Theravada Masters by Jack Kornfield.

Living Dharma #2

Commentary on the teachings of Ajahn Chah from Living Dharma: Teachings and Meditation Instructions from Twelve Theravada Masters by Jack Kornfield

Living Dharma #1

Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen, Part 3.

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