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Curds and the Middle Way
You can’t get enlightened on an empty stomach
By Noa JonesYou can’t get enlightened on an empty stomach
By Noa JonesGet the body of a bhikkhu—or your alms back.
By Clark StrandWhen 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 Brownfrom "Wake Up and Cook"
By Martine BatchelorE is for Ego
By Patenkyo OharaDrawings 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 cunninghamTHE 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 BeckwithIn 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 ZenjiFrom a Zen Workshop with John Daido Loori
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