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Ezra Bayda

About Ezra Bayda

Ezra Bayda received dharma transmission from Charlotte Joko Beck, and teaches and writes at the Zen Center of San Diego.

Sitting Meditation Step by Step: Being in the Body, Labeling, and Opening into Experience

by Ezra Bayda| August 27, 2020

Sitting Meditation Step by Step: Being in the Body, Labeling, and Opening into Experience

The Buddhist practice of sitting meditation has three aspects. Being in the body is the ground of practice. Labeling our thoughts breaks our identification with them.

5 Questions That Help Us Wake Up

by Ezra Bayda| June 10, 2020

5 Questions That Help Us Wake Up

Ezra Bayda shares five simple questions to help us cut though confusion of emotional distress turns our mind into a muddle.

How to Cultivate Your Beginner’s Mind

by Ezra Bayda| January 3, 2018

How to Cultivate Your Beginner’s Mind

Beginner’s mind is open, curious, and unbound by concepts and opinions—just like the mind of the buddhas. Ezra Bayda has some techniques you can use to cultivate the fresh mind of the beginner.

How To Live a Genuine Life

by Ezra Bayda| October 19, 2015

How To Live a Genuine Life
Clouds, Ezra Bayda, Lion's Roar, Shambhala Sun, Genuine, How to"It's possible to learn to relate to the clouds of conditioning as just clouds, and see them more and more within the context of the sky." Photo by Gregory Palmer.

Author and Zen teacher Ezra Bayda say our Buddhist practice involves cultivating awareness of our addictions to comfort, self-judgement, thoughts, identities, and fears.

Ezra Bayda on “What Blocks Happiness”

by Ezra Bayda| December 13, 2010

Ezra Bayda on “What Blocks Happiness”

An exclusive excerpt from Ezra Bayda’s new book, Beyond Happiness: The Zen Way to True Contentment.

Commentary: The False Promise

by Ezra Bayda| September 1, 2009

Commentary: The False Promise

Ezra Bayda offers advice on how to avoid detours in our Buddhist practice.

What Matters Most

by Ezra Bayda and Elizabeth Hamilton| January 1, 2009

What Matters Most

When Elizabeth Hamilton is diagnosed with breast cancer, she husband Ezra Bayda learn the real value of life, love, and no-attachment.

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