The Sound of Silence
A Zen priest on returning to the hearing that comes before the “yardsticks” of dualistic thinking
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi (1912–1998) was a Japanese Soto Zen priest, origami master, and teacher. Trained by Kodo Sawaki Roshi, he became abbot of Antai-ji in 1965, where he emphasized simple, rigorous zazen and led monthly sesshins. A graduate of Waseda University in Western philosophy, he wrote influential works on Zen meditation and produced widely read translations and commentaries on Dogen’s Shobogenzo.
Tending the Practice-Ground
The late Soto Zen priest on the importance of cooperation and harmony in spiritual practice
When Zazen Was No Longer Possible
Uchiyama Roshi’s return to chanting in his final years
Traveling the Bodhisattva’s World
Soto Zen monk Kosho Uchiyama Roshi recounts episodes from the life of Chinese patriarch Bodhidharma in a teaching on faith and compassion.
Nothing to Be Gained
The late Antaiji abbot Kosho Uchiyama Roshi on practicing without expectation.
Education and Work
Three Zen priests on how we surrender our identities when indoctrinated in education systems and corporate bureaucracy
Everything You Encounter Is Your Life
In his commentary to Dogen’s Tenzo Kyokun, a Soto priest expounds a powerful lesson on the life of the true Self.
What Is a Bodhisattva?
(Answer: It's an ordinary person who acts like a true adult.)
The Chimera of Human Advancement
Three Soto Zen masters discuss the mistaking of technological progress for human transformation.
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