A Call For Essays: How Has Zen Practice Changed Your Life?
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 through a lot in the last couple of years. Lately, it might be easy to lose sight of all the beauty this tradition has to offer. “It’s that beauty that led me on my own path of starting this website, and it’s no doubt the beauty that keeps you reading (no matter how crappy it gets some days).”, Adam Tebbe says.
Adam Tebbe conintues: “There is no deadline for this. If what you write is a good fit, we’ll publish it. Inspire others with your story of the practice. When you’re ready to send us your piece, simply fill out the form and send it to us. Whether or not we use it, thanks for taking the time to send it.”
Tom Hawkins is a Soto Zen student who lives in the Central Valley of California. Tom practices with the Valley Heartland Zen Group, and received lay ordination from Myoan Grace Schireson in 2011. He is the coordinator for the Modesto Zen Buddhist Recovery Group, is an exhibiting photographic artist, and an olive farmer. Tom can be found on the web at: http://www.tomhawkinsphotographs.com/ and http://modestozen.org/ .