Ocean Mudra Samadhi
In this landmark teaching, Dogen expounds on the nonconceptual nature of time and space.
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Two Years of Priesthood
What the ritual of shaving one’s head has taught a Soto Zen priest about renunciation—and the importance of sangha
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Returning to Our Original Nature
Beyond the illusion of purpose and purposelessness
Acting in the Zone of Zen
In an excerpt from his recent book, Bret Davis expounds on the “samadhi of play.”
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Bowing to Anxiety
Approaching OCD as Zen practice
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Walking on the Earth
A Plum Village teacher reflects on how Thich Nhat Hanh turned to walking meditation in response to the suffering he witnessed during the Vietnam War
The Five Ranks and Dogen’s “Genjokoan”
How the most famous lines of the Shobogenzo help to elucidate a watershed teaching
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.
Exhaling into Emptiness
In an excerpt from a talk given at San Francisco Zen Center, the late Zen master expounds on the insights of the outbreath.
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