04.27.2013 | No Comments ››
Kannonji offers daily meditations with people from all over the planet @ 7am 1pm and 9pm PDT. In addition there are Meditations on Friday and Saturday at 11pm PDT. To teleport to Kannonji in ... Continue Reading »
03.10.2013 | 6 Comments ››
I have come a long way from the life I had in the late ’90s, when, flush with cash from an Internet start-up sale, I had a giant house crammed with stuff — ... Continue Reading »
02.25.2013 | 1 Comment ››
Many people believe that it is not necessary to learn to control one’s own mind because they think they already have such control. Others, based on casual introspection and analysis of forces constantly impinging upon ... Continue Reading »
02.23.2013 | No Comments ››
Iliveisl: "Last week i wrote about an apparent 200 private sim drop in a very short time period of two weeks whereas the overall last year decline was about an 800 sims. a sudden dip ... Continue Reading »
02.23.2013 | No Comments ››
One of the things I did very early on in Second Life, was start looking for Buddhist sims. It was remarkable easy to find them, although sadly some of them (like Bodhi Island) ... Continue Reading »
02.04.2013 | 5 Comments ››
Jessica Falcone, a Kansas State University researcher is studying how religion—particularly Buddhism—fits into new forms of virtual reality.
"For the Buddhist groups in particular, it seems there is a real effort to replicate their real-life ... Continue Reading »
01.27.2013 | No Comments ››
Kannonji offers daily meditations with people from all over the planet @ 7am 1pm and 9pm PDT. In addition there are Meditations on Friday and Saturday at 11pm PDT. Continue Reading »
01.27.2013 | 3 Comments ››
NateDeMontigny, author of the Precious Metal blog, explains the online simulation program, Second Life. Turns out it actually supports his Buddhist practice — helping him to do real-world meditation, and to feel connected as a Buddhist practitioner ... Continue Reading »
01.19.2013 | No Comments ››
Volunteers are the backbone of our location in Second Life®, sending out notices for events, leading meditations, hosting weekend live music and teachers, and much more. Without volunteers, we're just a bunch of ... Continue Reading »
01.19.2013 | 2 Comments ››
For some time now, many of you have been making generous donations to the Thunderfoot Lorefield Fund Drive, a fund created by the Kannonji Leadership to assist in the purchase of a new ... Continue Reading »
12.06.2012 | 1 Comment ››
Sweeping Zen would like to hear from you about your experiences in Zen practice — what brought you to it and what keeps you going at it? The American Zen community has been ... Continue Reading »
11.24.2012 | 2 Comments ››
Crises and scandals are nothing new to American Buddhism, or to religion in general – the world around. But this week prominent members in the Zen community at large and one of America’s ... Continue Reading »