Burnout or Boreout - Yes, and Thank You

In an excerpt from her forthcoming book, The Buddha in the Classroom: Lessons to Inspire a Weary Teacher, Donna Kaishu Quesada writes about dealing with boredom through spiritual practice.

Donna Kaishu Quesada recounts the challenges and discoveries she encountered as she began Zen practice as part of her treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). ___________________________________________________

Many of us at the Hazy Moon express our appreciation for the Dharma by creating home altars that capture the distictive ways that practice has shaped our lives. In the first two installments in our series of features on home altars, Sherri Ento MacClelland talks about how her zen altar reflects her respect for lineage, her gratitude toward mothers and her aspiration for true compassion. And J.J. Kyoji Anderson sees her deepening relationship to the Three Treasures represented in the items atop the tonsu chest in her living room.