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Two practitioners became formal Zen students in a ceremony at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, joining an expanding circle of incarcerated Buddhists.
By Karen Jensen
How a rigid monastery lifestyle freed me from my indecision in a world of endless choices.
By Ethan Blake
In Western Zen, lay teachers can get overshadowed by priests and monastics due to the often hazy distinction between their roles.
By Sean Murphy
Zen priest Norman Fischer explains how the absurdity of the bodhisattva ideal demonstrates a much needed way of reimagining the world.
By Matthew Abrahams
A Zen Buddhism scholar and outdoorsman shares his approach to meditating on the trail.
By Christopher Ives
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few.”
By Zenkei Blanche Hartman
The things we take for granted are grander than any monument.
By Guo Jun
While we can connect to others more readily than ever before, are we losing our connection to body and mind? A Zen master thinks so, and offers a nourishing conscious breathing practice as a.
By Thich Nhat Hanh
A Zen center resident reflects on returning to her workaday life and struggling to hold onto her sense of the sacred.
By Cassandra Moore