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What Is War?
The Zen master and the straw mat
The Zen master and the straw mat
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few.”
A Buddhist approach to disagreement
The latest in Buddhist publishing, plus a book worth rereading
A brief teaching from a Soto Zen master
Satori—or awakening—is a living engagement with the world.
Thoughts in the mind are like waves in the ocean: you can never fully stop them from arising, explains Zen master Shunryu Suzuki.
A lesson in slowly but surely letting go of what drew us to meditation, so we can just practice.
I recently came across the book Zen Is Right Here on one of our bookshelves. It is a collection of short stories and anecdotes about Zen master Shunryu Suzuki. The pieces are rarely longer than a paragraph each. Some are quite profound while others are just plain funny. I started carrying it with me and […]
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