Personal Reflections Zen Buddhism
Sitting Nowhere Leaving No Traces
A meditator learns that the zendo is wherever you sit.
Zazen
Zen Monastic Practices at Home
Is it possible—and necessary—to incorporate Zen monastic practices into our everyday lives? A Zen priest shares his advice.
Personal Reflections Compassion
What Do I, One Buddhist, Have to Offer?
A Zen priest reflects on the greatest gift he can offer others during times of great suffering.
Empty Vessels
An interview with Zen potter Roshi Julie Myoko Terestman on her approach to the craft
How to Be Alone
Bodhidharma’s lesson on composure
Shikantaza and the Morning Star
It’s not easy, but freeing "just sitting" from comparison and goals is the right way to realize this Zen practice.
The True Path
Until we relax our minds, it is difficult to perform our most important task: being kind.
The Backwards Wisdom of Shikantaza
Radical acceptance of what is changes how we experience life.
Mind as Mirror
The mirror’s light and clarity holds and reflects the shapes of whatever comes.
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