In the Midst of the Ordinary
Simply sitting with things as they are right now can be our most wonderful teacher.
Shinge Sherry Chayat Roshi
Shinge Sherry Chayat Roshi is a writer, Zen master, and Abbot of Zen Center of Syracuse (ZCS) and The Zen Studies Society (ZSS).
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Full-Moon Mind
Every day is a good day.
Deepening Our Resolve
Three years into the challenges of life during a pandemic, a chapter from the Diamond Sutra offers light and guidance.
In Remembrance: MyoOn Chiko Maurine Stuart
A commemoration for one of the first female Zen masters in the United States, who would have turned 100 this year
New Mahayana: Buddhism for a Post-Modern World
"New Mahayana" is likely to surprise Western readers accustomed to the measured tones and impeccable scholarship of D. T. Suzuki or to the nonpolemical expression of realization found in koan collections.
Zen Seeds: Reflections of a Female Priest
"Zen Seeds is less a manual of Zen practice than a guide for living a fully realized life. It reminds us of what we already know.”
Dharma Talks
Here for It, as It Is Now
One of the best known statements by the Tang dynasty Zen Master Ummon (Ch: Yunmun) is, “Every day is a good day.” But what about when we’re caught up in fear, anger and depression, when every…
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