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James Ishmael Ford
@jamesishmaelford.bsky.social
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Writer. Buddhism, Mahayana, Zen most of all. Christianity. Mystical traditions. Unitarian Universalism. Interfaith dialogue. jamesiford.substack.com https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Ishmael-Ford/author/B001JSACF0
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · 3d
Life After Death
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Life After Death
A look at some statistics
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · 5d
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This Is A Third Great Awakening?
I've seen claims lately that a Third Great Awakening is happening now. I'm skeptical, but let's take a look. What is a Great Awakening?  The Great
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · 10d
Returning from the One
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Returning from the One
Reflecting on a koan and Zen's path of awakening
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · 17d
Is Christian Mysticism Dualistic?
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Is Christian Mysticism Dualistic?
Nonduality and Theism in Western Contemplative Practice
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Sep 1
ONE BIG SOUL
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ONE BIG SOUL
Finding Our Way in Troubled Times
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Aug 18
Considering what meditation is in Zen. Samadhi of the Eightfold Path open.substack.com/pub/jamesifo...
Samadhi of the Eightfold Path
Opening into the way
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Aug 5
A conversation about Zen After Religion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vSR...
Exploring Zen at the End of Religion - Daizan interviews James Myoun Ford Roshi
YouTube video by Zenways
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Aug 4
Giving the Hebrew Scriptures a Nondual Read
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Giving the Hebrew Scriptures a Nondual Read
Hermeneutics as a spiritual practice
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jul 26
Tomorrow, Sunday, I will be offering my penultimate talk on my Zen at the End of Religion tour at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Santa Barbara at 10am. Copies of my latest book will be on sale as a mini-fundraiser for the church. ussb.org
Home - Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jul 20
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Joanna Macy
Remembering my teacher
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jul 12
"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please." If Mark Twain didn't say this, he should have...
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jul 10
Meanwhile, in Russia... www.buddhistdoor.net/news/buddhis...
Buddhist Leader in Russia Sentenced to Eight Years for Anti-War Post, Citing Religious Convictions - Buddhistdoor Global
Zen practitioner Ilya Vasilyev jailed in Moscow after calling for peace in Ukraine, citing Buddhist ethics.
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jul 10
I asked ChatGPT to Compare Trumpism/MAGA to Fascism
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I asked ChatGPT to Compare Trumpism/MAGA to Fascism
It's answer is not comforting...
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jul 8
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Mahayana Buddhism In A Nutshell
Our profound connections with each other and the world become the background. Everything, every blessed thing is joined most intimately.
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jul 5
A Meditation on Ministry
A Meditation on Ministry
Thoughts generated by an anniversary
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jul 4
If you need to pause in this ocean of activity and turn the light inward for a couple of hours, you are welcome to join our Empty Moon half day sit tomorrow, Saturday, July the 5th.

Free and open to all of good will.

Our Zoom address is 843 8491 4751

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Empty Moon Zen Online Sangha – Empty Moon Zen
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jun 30
Photos show a celebration for the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday
Photos show a celebration for the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama attended a celebration of his 90th birthday according to the Tibetan calendar.
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jun 26
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, has died at 91.
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jun 26
Like the meat inside a pecan shell
Like the meat inside a pecan shell
Recalling a six week intensive with Zen Master Willigis Jäeger
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jun 26
Who was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy's new saint?
Who was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy's new saint?
The first female Orthodox saint in North America was an Indigenous woman who spent her entire life with her Yup'ik family and neighbors in a village in southwest Alaska.
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jun 23
Between One and Ten: A meditation on what Enlightenment means in Zen
Between One and Ten
Blue Cliff Record, Case 11 Book of Equanimity, Case 53
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jun 21
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Faith And The Awakened Heart
After belief falls away? After faith falls away? What does it mean to step away from the hundred foot pole?
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jun 10
Watching the News from Los Angeles
Watching the News from Los Angeles
A meditation on the family of things
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jun 9
How To Bring The Mind Home In The Zen Way
I have years of therapy to help me sort it out. I keep coming back to Zazen. Lesson Four: Allow yourself to fall in love with Zazen.
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James Ishmael Ford @jamesishmaelford.bsky.social · Jun 4
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Shake Out Your Sleeves And Go on Substack
Hi Tim, Thanks for your comment and your complex question. Briefly, I'd say few of the central elements of the "traditional training container" that we're strong on that are often neglected are illumi...
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