Suffering Is Not “Suffering”
I’ve heard it said so many times that it almost becomes background noise: the Buddha taught that life is suffering. People say it with a…
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Why Liturgy?
Zen has a reputation—sometimes earned—for being the tradition that shrugs at forms. “Just sit.” “Don’t get stuck on words.” “Let body and mind drop away.”…
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Jukai – One Year Later
A year ago I knelt in a room that felt both ordinary and impossibly charged, and I received Jukai. On paper it was simple: a…
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Digital Citizenship
Most of us in Western countries lead very insular lives. We understand, on an intellectual level, that not everyone has the same standard of living…
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TrueCrypt’s Demise
TrueCrypt has been the most popular disk encryption software on the market for the past decade. But this past week the developers shut it down,…
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Firewalls: The First Line of Digital Defense
This article was originally written over a decade ago, though I occasionally add updated information for fun. Outside of my normal job, I often work…
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