Magazine | A Day in the Dharma, Openings
A Day in the Dharma with Soto Zen priest and punk rock musician Brad Warner
An inside look at the daily life of a Soto Zen priest and musician
Soto Zen
Where Samadhi and Radical Goallessness Meet
A teacher explains how “just sitting,” the core practice of Soto Zen Buddhism, makes space for breath practices and concentration.
The Teaching of Ho-i: Each Dharma Dwells in Its Own Position
Abstract as it sounds, this Soto Zen concept summons insight into and liberation from one’s experience of the world.
A Conversation with Kōan Brink
The poet shares three poems from their newest collection and discusses their creative process, Soto Zen practice, and the impermanent self.
Tenzo
Soto Zen monks Chiken and Ryugyo, two classmates, grapple with the trauma of Japan's post-Fukushima socio-economic crisis while trying to lead their respective temples. Tenzo freely blends fact and fiction in a genre-bending experimental tale based…
IdeasMagazine | Books, Reviews
Students of Mountains and Rivers
The new tradition of study emerging around one of Soto Zen’s foundational texts
The Karma of Becoming American
I became a U.S. citizen on June 19. Here’s what I know to be true.
Zen for Nothing
Sabine, a Swiss actress, joins life at a small Soto Zen monastery in Japan to learn more about herself. The beautiful photography and sometimes difficult discoveries are interspersed with quotations from the eminent Zen master Kodo…
One Nun, Two Faiths
A Japanese devotee’s journey from Catholicism to Zen
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