July 2016

Sunday Gatha

Breathing in, I wash the dishes, Aware of their usefulness in holding Nourishing meals that have…
Karma Wangmo

‘The secret doctrine nonsense: it’s secret because no one understands it. When they think they do,…
Zen Mind

I am regularly asked what drew me into zen practice, and a part of my usual…
Toni Packer

‘To my surprise, a number of people here have said, “I know about you. I’ve heard…
Shohaku Okumura

‘When thoughts, judgments, or evaluations arise in zazen and we engage with them, there is separation…
What I think about when I am riding

About a month ago I felt like I had hit the sweet spot. After many months of…
Karen Maezen Miller

‘Sometimes the wall we face is a bare white wall, where we are looking at nothing.…
Sunday poem

In the somnolent midday heat Tirelessly the creek still runs The breeze still plays in the…
Isshu Miura

‘Our great masters of olden times have described the experience [of kensho] in various ways. One…
Dogen

‘In general, when you are a beginner you cannot fathom the buddha way. Your assumptions do…