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The Bhikkhu Diet

Get the body of a bhikkhu—or your alms back.

By Clark Strand

Fall 2003

Leavening Spirit

When I asked my Zen teacher, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, if he had any advice for working in the kitchen, he said, “When you wash the rice, wash the rice. When you cut the carrots, cut the carrots. When you stir the soup, stir the soup.” Taking his words to heart, I found that they had […]

By Edward Brown

Fall 2002

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Slow and Sincere

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By Martine Batchelor

Spring 1997

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Wake Up and Cook

E is for Ego

By Patenkyo Ohara

Winter 1996

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How to Cook a Macrobiotic Meal in a Hotel Room

Drawings by Lois Long You carry a small portable rice cooker and an immersion heater, various plugs, extension cords, and converters for foreign exchange in your luggage. It is extremely important to be knowledgeable.

By merce cunningham

Spring 1994

MagazineSociety & Environment

Birds of Paradox

THE LATE KARMAPA loved birds. Westerners called the regal guru “the St. Francis of Tibet,” for he was often seen at his monastery in Bhutan with birds perched on his shoulders or eating from.

By Sylvia Beckwith

Fall 1993

MagazineMeditation & Practice

Instructions for the Tenzo

In a traditional Zen monastery, the position of tenzo, or head cook, is held by a monk who is considered to “have way-seeking mind, or by senior disciples with an aspiration for enlightenment.” Here,.

By Eihei Dogen Zenji

Summer 1993

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Just the Right Amount

From a Zen Workshop with John Daido Loori

By John Loori

Winter 1992

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On Food

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Curds and the Middle Way

Magazine Body & Mind

The Bhikkhu Diet

Magazine Arts & Culture

Leavening Spirit

Magazine

Slow and Sincere

Magazine

Wake Up and Cook

Magazine

How to Cook a Macrobiotic Meal in a Hotel Room

MagazineSociety & Environment

Birds of Paradox

MagazineMeditation & Practice

Instructions for the Tenzo

Magazine

Just the Right Amount