Duncan Ryuken Williams

Duncan Ryuken Williams is a Soto Zen priest and Director of the Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture at the University of Southern California.

A Senator’s Dharma

Sen. Mazie Hirono’s new memoir tells a story of fierce determination and enduring kindness.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Summer 2021

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

The Karma of Becoming American

I became a U.S. citizen on June 19. Here’s what I know to be true.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Jul 14, 2020

Magazine Society & Environment

Never Again

A Japanese American group protests mass incarceration at the border. One of its Buddhist leaders envisions a new American identity.

Interview with Duncan Ryuken Williams by Ashoka Mukpo

Summer 2020

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Practicing in a Pandemic

Six new teachings on how to find compassion and equanimity in a time of great uncertainty.

By Tricycle, with Taylor Plimpton, Gesshin Claire Greenwood, Radhule Weininger, Jack Kornfield, Koshin Paley Ellison, Thomas Hübl, and Duncan Ryuken Williams

Mar 13, 2020

At Fort Sill, a Prayer That History Would Not Repeat Itself

Buddhist priests replicate a historic ceremony at a former Japanese internment camp to protest the detention of migrant children.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Aug 05, 2019

Detained Japanese Americans arrive at an assembly center in Santa Anita, California.

Thus Have I Heard: An American Sutra

With the outbreak of World War II, Japanese Americans were incarcerated by the thousands. Out of the crucible of the camps, a uniquely American Buddhism was born.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Spring 2019

Camp Dharma

The recent talk of a Muslim registry isn’t the first time the United States government has targeted individuals based on their religion. Duncan Ryuken Williams shares the often overlooked stories of Buddhist Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII—and explains why it’s critical now to revisit their sacrifices and contributions.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Summer 2017

Magazine Buddhism for Beginners

Where to Study Buddhist Studies?

A comprehensive list of Buddhist studies programs in the United States.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Magazine

‘Shoes Outside the Door’ by Michael Downing

Shoes Outside the Door:Desire, Devotion, and Excess at San Francisco Zen CenterMichael DowningCounterpoint: Washington, DC, 2001448 pp.; $26.00 (cloth) Michael Downing’s Shoes Outside the Door is an account of San Francisco Zen Center’s growth from a small circle of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi’s students into one of the largest and most culturally significant centers of Zen […]

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Winter 2001

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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.

Interview with Kanho Yakushiji by Koshin Paley Ellison

May 12, 2021

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A Matter of Life and Death

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

Adapted from a talk by Sojun Mel Weitsman, edited by Hozan Alan Senauke

Summer 2021

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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.

Kimberly Brown

May 2021

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Duncan Ryuken Williams

Magazine Arts & Culture

A Senator’s Dharma

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

The Karma of Becoming American

Magazine Society & Environment

Never Again

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Practicing in a Pandemic

Trike Daily News

At Fort Sill, a Prayer That History Would Not Repeat Itself

Magazine History & Philosophy

Thus Have I Heard: An American Sutra

Magazine History & Philosophy

Camp Dharma

Magazine Buddhism for Beginners

Where to Study Buddhist Studies?

Magazine

‘Shoes Outside the Door’ by Michael Downing