Brandon Dean Lamson

Brandon Dean Lamson is the author of a collection of poems titled Starship Tahiti and is a visiting assistant professor in literature and creative writing at the University of Houston. He is a member of the Houston Zen Center and cofounder of the Houston Meditation Society.

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Meeting Violence with Kindness

As people in Baton Rouge protested Alton Sterling’s shooting, one practitioner sought out silence and community in a Zen Buddhist temple.

By Brandon Dean Lamson

Jul 26, 2016

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Chanting in the Time of COVID-19

Rinzai monk Kanho Yakushiji—who once went viral with his rendition of the Heart Sutra—has no problem combining music and monastic life.

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A Matter of Life and Death

Thoughts on a classic text about dying and duality from a late Zen teacher

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In It Together: Kindness through Crisis

After more than a year of social distancing, many of us continue to struggle in our day-to-day routines. Be it loneliness, grief, impatience, or frustration with family or roommates, Kimberly Brown encourages us to greet all our feelings with a kind and an open-hearted embrace.

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May 2021

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