CityZen: Koan of the week – Good snowflake

CityZen is a Zen practice and koan study center in the Pacific Zen School led by Rachel Mansfield-Howlett Roshi. We include and invite all ages and abilities, faiths, genders, ethnicities, or sexual preference. And of course: BLACK LIVES MATTER! We offer weekly meditation via in-person and zoom programs as well as walks in nature, half days, and silent 7-day sesshin. Contact rhowlettlaw@gmail.com to receive info about meeting locations, zoom link, or to be added to the CityZen list group.

Koan of the week – Good snowflake

In honor of the last week of winter we're considering the following koan.

An old teacher once said,
"Good Snowflake!"
"It doesn't fall in any other place."

Please sit with the koan, let it follow you about during your usual activities this week, and see what it has to offer. We'll discuss following this week's meditation on Thursday night. Like a warm blanket on a cold day, this old teacher reminds me that, in all our comings and goings, we are always in the right place.