September 2016

Uchiyama Roshi

‘Sometimes I imagine myself being sent to prison. I don’t know what society will be like…
Teijo Munnich

‘In order to awaken to the truth of life and reality, we first have to become…
Shohaku Okumura

‘When we sit in this way we cannot say, “Now I am one with the universe,…
Back Home

By the time this is published, I will probably be wandering around London in a state…
Sokei-An

‘I study painting. In the beginning I used only one color to paint the sky blue.…
Sunday Poem

The hawk sweeps across the mountain sky – effortless. Hearts quicken – as One. – Myogen…
Dogen

‘Endeavor wholeheartedly to follow the path of earlier sages. You may have to climb mountains and…
Marian Mountain

‘On one occasion I became very angry with Suzuki Roshi. The situation which ignited my anger…
Suzuki Roshi

‘You may think that if there is no purpose or no goal in our practice, we…
Shundo Aoyama

‘Zen Master Genshu Watanabe in his last years called to his bedside a monk who had…