Ezra Bayda

Ezra Bayda , the author of seven books, has been practicing meditation since 1970 and currently teaches at Zen Center San Diego.

At Home with Yourself

Learning to be alone without being lonely

By Ezra Bayda

Winter 2018

image of a female head from behind, bent over; buddhism and chronic pain

More than This Body

We can’t rid ourselves of bodily pain, but by changing how we relate to it, we can awaken our minds.

By Ezra Bayda

Jun 25, 2018

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Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Politics and Practice

We can’t possibly see things clearly when we’re caught up in identifying with the rightness of our own views.

By Ezra Bayda

Sep 26, 2016

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No One Special to Be

Escaping the prison of your own self-image

By Ezra Bayda

Fall 2014

Man with head bowed, remorse in buddhism

The Sweet Pain of Remorse

One particular difficulty, which is one of the most effective catalysts to awakening the heart, is experiencing the pain of remorse. Sometimes we get a glimpse of the fact that we’re living from vanity or unkindness or pettiness, and we feel a cringe of conscience. This is the experience of remorse, which arises when we […]

By Ezra Bayda

Summer 2014

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Breaking Through

How to recognize and overcome three universal obstacles to practice

By Ezra Bayda

Summer 2012

Dharma Talks

Relationships, Love, and Spiritual Practice

This retreat, led by Zen teacher and author Ezra Bayda, will explore how the difficulties we face in relationships block our experience of love and connectedness, as well as the experience of genuine happiness. He will describe several practices to help us work with relationship difficulties, including dealing with fears and resentments.

By Ezra Bayda

May 2011

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Reflect, Without Thinking

On learning how to enjoy our little human dramas

By Ezra Bayda, Photography by Corey Kohn

Winter 2009

Magazine Body & Mind

The Three Things We Fear Most

Ezra Bayda teaches that by truly knowing our fears, we can break their spell

By Ezra Bayda

Spring 2009

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Be Kind to Your Inner Parent

Skills for how to relate to the inevitable suffering and universal emotional pain of parenthood.

By Mitch Abblett

Oct 18, 2021

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The Buddhist Review

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Stepping Back onto the Silk Road

An ambitious retrospective lets us view China’s ancient network of Buddhist caves at Dunhuang through the lenses of pioneering photographers James and Lucy Lo.

By Julia Hirsch

Fall 2021

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When You Greet Me I Bow: Relationship, Emptiness, Activism

Poet, translator, and Zen Buddhist priest Norman Fischer shares lessons from his decades of practice: from relationships, to emptiness, to activism, to cultural encounters between East and West.

Norman Fischer

Oct 2021

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Ezra Bayda

Magazine Body & Mind

At Home with Yourself

Trike Daily Body & Mind

More than This Body

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Politics and Practice

Magazine Teachings

No One Special to Be

Magazine

The Sweet Pain of Remorse

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Breaking Through

Dharma Talks

Relationships, Love, and Spiritual Practice

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Reflect, Without Thinking

Magazine Body & Mind

The Three Things We Fear Most