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James Ishmael Ford

@Jamesiford

Author, Zen teacher, & Unitarian Universalist minister

 Long Beach, CA
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Joined August 2011
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James Luther Adams lover’s critique of liberal Christianity - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
The Wisdom Of James Luther Adams

The Wisdom Of James Luther Adams

Adams was deeply concerned with the vulnerabilities of the liberal church when confronted with the harsh realities of life.

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Diary of a Waning Moon (Part Two) open.substack.com/pub/jamesi…
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Nachaya Campbell-Allen explores the wisdom contained within a charming new book from Zen priest James Ishmael Ford buddhistdoor.net/features/bo…
Book Review: The Intimate Way of Zen by James Ishmael Ford - Buddhistdoor Global

Book Review: The Intimate Way of Zen by James Ishmael Ford - Buddhistdoor Global

Nachaya Campbell-Allen explores the wisdom contained within a charming new book from Zen priest James Ishmael Ford.

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Casting our Net into the Great Night: a Zen Meditation - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
The Second Of Dongshan's Five Ranks Of Zen

The Second Of Dongshan's Five Ranks Of Zen

Dongshan’s Five Ranks, which reconciles the absolute and relative, the essential and the contingent, form and emptiness.

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Conclave: A Zen Buddhist reviews a sort of Christian movie - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
Fun Spiritual Movies

Fun Spiritual Movies

The play of our ordinary human foibles as the matter of a religious film, presented admirably. As I said, with gusto by the performers.

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A Movement Toward Liberation open.substack.com/pub/jamesi…
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The Zen Poetry of R H Blyth - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
Zen And Poetry Recalling R H Blyth

Zen And Poetry Recalling R H Blyth

R H Blyth's writings would be very influential on the first generation of Westerners who turned their hearts to Zen Buddhism.

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Karma and Rebirth: The Basics - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
Exploring The Buddhist Concepts Of Karma And Rebirth

Exploring The Buddhist Concepts Of Karma And Rebirth

Independent scholar Jayarava Attwood offers a deep and critical dive into the Buddhist concepts of karma and rebirth.

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Zen and the Beauty of Ancient Days: Dongshan’s First Rank - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
Zen's Secret Teachings, The First Of Dongshan's Five Ranks

Zen's Secret Teachings, The First Of Dongshan's Five Ranks

It often takes a child to ask a question that opens either a can of worms or a fresh insight into the nature of things.

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A Buddhist Appreciation of St Francis of Assisi - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
A Buddhist Appreciation Of The "only" Christian

A Buddhist Appreciation Of The "only" Christian

The Sufis speak of madzubs, people crazed with God. A term for the mystery and miracle that was Francis. And with it a bit of an invitation.

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A Buddhist Reflection on the Great Soul Mohandas Gandhi - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
Nonviolence And Politics

Nonviolence And Politics

Gandhi's life is an invitation. And for that, what can I call it, for that miracle we should pause and notice.

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Who Were the Aryans? - patheos.com/blogs/thereligio…
Who Were The Aryans?

Who Were The Aryans?

Who were the Aryans? The Aryans were an ancient people who spoke Sanskrit and gave us what are believed to be the world's oldest living scriptures, the

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Amazing Grace: A Zen meditation on the Vermillion thread - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
Grace In Zen

Grace In Zen

It comes more like a gift. It comes to us. Like a child's kiss. Passed on down in our mammillian blood. A blessing from our ancestors.

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NOTHING SELLS QUITE LIKE EGOISM WRAPPED IN IDEALISM open.substack.com/pub/jamesi…
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A Small Zen Appreciation of Hildegard of Bingen - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
Mystic And Doctor Of The Church Hildegard

Mystic And Doctor Of The Church Hildegard

A brief appreciation of the Christian mystic Hildgard of Bingen from a Zen perspective as a gift for the whole world.

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The Swish of an Ox's Tail open.substack.com/pub/jamesi…
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Varieties of Samadhi open.substack.com/pub/jamesi…
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Rings of Fire: A Zen Meditation - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
Zen, The Fire Sermon, And Meeting Our Lives

Zen, The Fire Sermon, And Meeting Our Lives

Perhaps its just letting go of any clinging to any particular thing. Just the burning. Burning. Burning. Burning. Just this. A ring of fire.

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GRACE & SERENITY open.substack.com/pub/jamesi…
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Wandering Close to Home: Reviewing a new Zen book - patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind…
Living Spirituality Of A Zen Life

Living Spirituality Of A Zen Life

If you want a sense of a Zen life written in the idiom of our moment, you can't do a lot better than David Rynick's Wandering Close to Home.

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