# Robert Aitken

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2026-01-11 | Dharma Activity | Reflecting on Robert Aitken's gathas | Joel Barna

Selected Gathas from Zen Vows for Daily Life, by Robert Aitken Roshi Watching the sky before dawn I vow with all beings to open those flawless eyes that welcomed the Morning Star. __________ Waking up in the morning I vow with all beings to listen to those whom I love, especially to things they do…

2026-02-10 Nature Koans 3: Wu-tsu's Buffalo Passes Through the Window

This is the third in a series of koans centred on the natural world. The koan is Case 38 in the Mumonkan Books used in the teisho: Zen's Chinese Heritage by Andy Ferguson and The Gateless Barrier by Robert Aitken.

Paths of Practice with John Tarrant, Roshi

John Tarrant, Roshi is a Zen teacher, poet, and founder of the Pacific Zen Institute. He is interested in Zen as a way that transforms the mind, and in the dance between innovation and tradition in both teaching and practice. Tarrant Roshi is the author of books such as Bring Me The Rhinoceros: And…

THE PROPHECY NEWS PODCAST: How Baptists And The King James Bible Founded America

The story of America’s founding cannot rightly be told without talking about the Baptists. Because while polished statesmen were debating liberty in halls of power, Baptist preachers were paying the price for it in the prison houses, courtrooms, and hostile colonial towns. They were fined, mocked, …

2026-08-25 How Long Will It Take?

To think of practice as having a goal takes us away from the present moment. We can become impatient when we don't see the desired results of our zazen, and this impatience can become a hindrance in our practice. Texts: The Gateless Barrier, Robert Aitken The Three Pillars of Zen, Philip Kapleau.

A Study of the Book of Acts with Paul's Writings - Lesson 127 - Chapter 20 - Ephesian Elders-Part 2

What makes biblical truth come alive in everyday life? In Lesson 127, Alan Smith continues the study of Acts 20 and Paul's farewell address to the Ephesian elders, focusing on the difference between knowing God's Word intellectually and receiving its truth through spiritual impartation. This messa…

S3E318 – Zechariah 1-7:The Lord Remembers

Transcript Podcast Introduction Today is Prophecy Friday. We’ll read the first seven chapters of Zechariah. I’m calling today’s episode “The Lord Remembers.”   Design: Steve Webb | Photo: Jeremy Bezanger on Unsplash Comments on Zechariah 1-7 Zechariah and Haggai were contemporaries. …

S3E318 – Zechariah 1-7:The Lord Remembers

Transcript Podcast Introduction Today is Prophecy Friday. We’ll read the first seven chapters of Zechariah. I’m calling today’s episode “The Lord Remembers.”   Design: Steve Webb | Photo: Jeremy Bezanger on Unsplash Comments on Zechariah 1-7 Zechariah and Haggai were contemporaries. Bo…

Episode 220: Turning Your Unique Gifts Into Referrals and Revenue with Kathleen Baker (Nandin)

Kathleen Baker's BIO: Kathleen Baker (Nandin) — Flutist, Composer & Meditative Music Guide There's a moment in every Nandin performance when the room seems to exhale. That's the gift Kathleen Baker has spent a lifetime cultivating. Raised in Calgary and classically trained at the University of C…

2026-09-29 Giving

Beginning to explore the Dāna Pāramitā. Main Source: The Practice of Perfection by Robert Aitken.