Zen Buddhism

Remembering Sojun Mel Weitsman

The founder of the Berkeley Zen Center has died. He was 91 years old.

By Alan Senauke

Jan 09, 2021

Purify Your Motivation

Especially after awakening, we need to pay attention to the impacts of our actions.

By Joseph Bobrow Roshi

Nov 11, 2020

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Take Five

Remembering to practice meditation can be as easy as remembering to shower.

By Sensei José Shinzan Palma

Oct 06, 2020

Zen in Motion

A Zen teacher and avid runner on her Buddhist approach to movement and meditation

Interview with Vanessa Zuisei Goddard by Gabriel Lefferts

Aug 31, 2020

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Nothing Is Outside of Awareness

Some simple questions to better grasp the meaning of “form and emptiness”

By Haemin Sunim

Jan 06, 2020

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

Humility and Humiliation

How an embarrassing experience at a Zen retreat became a lesson in accepting our mistakes.

By Grace Schireson

Nov 26, 2019

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

A Buddhist Tradition Grows in an Ohio Women’s Prison

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

Oct 21, 2019

Schedule as Teacher

How a rigid monastery lifestyle freed me from my indecision in a world of endless choices.

By Ethan Blake

Jul 23, 2019

Trike DailySociety & Environment

Why Some Buddhist Teachers Don’t Ordain

In Western Zen, lay teachers can get overshadowed by priests and monastics due to the often hazy distinction between their roles.

By Sean Murphy

Jul 09, 2019

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Daily wisdom, teachings & critique

The Buddha Didn’t Teach Consent

But can early Buddhism help us develop a better sexual ethics anyway?

By Amy Paris Langenberg

Feb 23, 2021

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Visiting Teacher: Guo Gu

A Q&A with Guo Gu, founder of and teacher at the Tallahassee Chan Center and Sheng Yen Associate Professor of Chinese Buddhism at Florida State University

By The Editors

Spring 2021

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

Listening with Empathy

Do you listen with your ears or with your heart? Do you listen to the words someone uses or the emotions behind them? If you aren’t sure, take a step back with Zen teacher Cuong Lu as he looks at how compassionate listening can break down the barrier between yourself and others.

Cuong Lu

Feb 2021

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Zen Buddhism

Trike Daily Obituaries

Remembering Sojun Mel Weitsman

Trike Daily Teachings

Purify Your Motivation

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Take Five

Trike DailyBody & Mind

Zen in Motion

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Nothing Is Outside of Awareness

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

Humility and Humiliation

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

A Buddhist Tradition Grows in an Ohio Women’s Prison

Trike DailyBody & Mind

Schedule as Teacher

Trike DailySociety & Environment

Why Some Buddhist Teachers Don’t Ordain