Precious Scars: Art as Practice
A series of photos encouraging us to embrace our emotional and physical scars, followed by a Q&A with the artist.
Barry Magid
Barry Magid received Dharma transmission as a Zen Teacher from Charlotte Joko Beck in 1998 and is the founding teacher of the Ordinary Mind Zendo in New York. He is the author of Ordinary Mind: Exploring the Common Ground of Zen and Psychotherapy (Wisdom 2002), Ending the Pursuit of Happiness (Wisdom 2008), and Nothing Is Hidden: The Psychology of Zen Koans (Wisdom 2013).
MeditationMagazine | Dharma Talk
Uselessness
The koan of just sitting
What I’m Reading Summer 2009
“SEVENTY-TWO labors brought us this food, / we should know how it comes to us.” For more than four decades now, in his essays, novels, short stories, and poems, Wendell Berry has been reminding…
MeditationMagazine | On Relationships
No Gain
Relationships won't solve our problems, but they can help us grow.
MeditationMagazine | On Practice
Five Practices to Change Your Mind
Basic Buddhist meditation practices can transform the way you think and the way you view the world. Here, five teachers offer introductory methods for changing your mind—and your life.
Dharma Talks
Taking Life Whole
In this retreat, Zen teacher and psychoanalyst Barry Magid will explore what it means to practice with the self, explain why zazen is not a meditation technique, and interpret two classic Zen koans.
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