TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Everyone Wants to Save the World, but No One Wants to Help Mom Do the Dishes
The opportunity to practice compassion is right in front of you.
Koans
Are You Really Present All the Time?
A Soto Zen priest reflects on whether awakening is possible in this lifetime
What We’re Reading
The latest in Buddhist publishing, plus a book worth rereading
Magazine | Buddhism for Beginners, Teachings
What Is a Koan?
The following is from Buddhism for Beginners, our Q&A-based website designed to cover the Buddhist basics.
Practicing with Zen Koans in Your Everyday Life
Our intellects can help us surmise that one plus one equals two, or that we need a key to start the engine of our car, but in the face of existential questions, ordinary understanding comes to…
Ha Ha Zen
Finding parallels between modern-day stand-up comedians and Zen masters of the past
How to Fully Embrace Suffering at the Amusement Park
Take a moment to contemplate samsara on the Ferris wheel and impermanence on the log flume.
Hold to the Center!
Zen advice for when things blow up around you
Kids Say the Dharmdest Things, Part II
The second installment of koans collected by a Montessori gym teacher
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