The Wrinkle in the Mat
A Zen monk recalls an unexpected initiation in his hossen ceremony, the rite of passage to become a senior student.
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Zen Is Not a Democracy
Brad Warner discusses ethics, Zen, and his new book The Other Side of Nothing
Sutras of Mountain and Water
From Abruptly Dogen, a recently published translation of the Zen master's writing.
A Buddha Comes Home
Celebrating the life of Thich Nhat Hanh at Magnolia Grove Monastery
Seeing in the Dark
Zen priest Kurt Spellmeyer discusses cigarettes, samadhi, and “dwelling in emptiness.”
The Power of Not-Knowing
A contemplation on this posture of humility: a gesture of power, not weakness, that keeps us open to fresh perspectives
Thich Nhat Hanh on Transforming Suffering
How to ease pain and generate joy through meditation
Thich Nhat Hanh in the West Virginia Hills
A few rose petals from Appalachia as we mark the great Vietnamese Zen master’s leave-taking
Look Beneath Your Feet
The Zen insight of Trappist monk Thomas Merton
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