Moments of Zen
The Core of Zen: Meeting Life Without Elsewhere
At its center, Zen is neither creed nor ornament but the practice of showing up to what already is. It asks nothing more radical than to sit still, notice the...
The Core of Zen: Meeting Life Without Elsewhere
At its center, Zen is neither creed nor ornament but the practice of showing up to what already is. It asks nothing more radical than to sit still, notice the...
The Meaning of Mujō in Zen Buddhism: Embracing ...
The word arrives like a breeze that slips through a paper screen—soft, almost nothing—and yet it rearranges the room. Mujō, Japanese for impermanence, is one of those ideas that seems...
The Meaning of Mujō in Zen Buddhism: Embracing ...
The word arrives like a breeze that slips through a paper screen—soft, almost nothing—and yet it rearranges the room. Mujō, Japanese for impermanence, is one of those ideas that seems...
The Meaning of Stacked Stones
The first thing you notice is the hush. A stream hurries by, a breeze sifts the leaves, and on a flat of sun-warmed granite a small column of stones stands...
The Meaning of Stacked Stones
The first thing you notice is the hush. A stream hurries by, a breeze sifts the leaves, and on a flat of sun-warmed granite a small column of stones stands...
The 10 Best Confucius Quotes
Confucius (551–479 BCE) didn’t write manifestos; he left compact lines that work like tools. Below are ten of his most useful sayings (with common English renderings and the original Chinese),...
The 10 Best Confucius Quotes
Confucius (551–479 BCE) didn’t write manifestos; he left compact lines that work like tools. Below are ten of his most useful sayings (with common English renderings and the original Chinese),...
The Art of Shikantaza
The first lesson of shikantaza is that nothing is missing. You sit down, turn toward the present, and discover the present turning toward you. No mantra to repeat, no breath...
The Art of Shikantaza
The first lesson of shikantaza is that nothing is missing. You sit down, turn toward the present, and discover the present turning toward you. No mantra to repeat, no breath...
Lotus: The Flower That Says Nothing
At dawn, the temple pond is a sheet of soft breath. Somewhere a bell finishes its sentence and the water takes up the hush. In the center, a tight green...
Lotus: The Flower That Says Nothing
At dawn, the temple pond is a sheet of soft breath. Somewhere a bell finishes its sentence and the water takes up the hush. In the center, a tight green...