Zen Buddhism
Roshi Nancy Mujo Baker on how working with the Zen precepts can reveal our inherent buddhahood
Empty Vessels
An interview with Zen potter Roshi Julie Myoko Terestman on her approach to the craft
Overcoming Negative Self-Talk
We shouldn’t take the negative voices in our heads personally.
The Salmon Sermon
As endangered coho salmon slowly return to Green Gulch Creek in Marin County, California, a community reflects on the reality of our interdependence.
How to Be Alone
Bodhidharma’s lesson on composure
In Remembrance: MyoOn Chiko Maurine Stuart
A commemoration for one of the first female Zen masters in the United States, who would have turned 100 this year
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.
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.
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