September 2018

Lou Hartman

Silence is the sound Emptiness makes Going through its business.
Chan Master Sheng Yen

‘Indeed, everything is empty, but emptiness is wonderful existence.’ (There is no Suffering) Does this align with what I…
Yen Shou

‘Turning against present awareness, you lose the essence of your own mind; pursuing comparative and wrong…
Sekkei Harada

‘It is a splendid thing to dwell within causes and conditions as they are.’ (Unfathomable Depths) To…
New Forms

This is about the midpoint of my visit, and after the constant movement of last week,…
Gesshin Greenwood

‘In my experience, there is a lot of basic trust involved in Buddhist practice. First of…
Nyogen Senzaki

‘This meditation hall is sometimes quite warm in the summer, and somewhat cold even in early…
Hongzhi

The round pearl has no hollows, The great raw gem isn’t polished. What is esteemed by…
Juzhi

(Zen Speaks) This is one of the best-known zen stories, and here it is in its…
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

‘In a beloved community, our sacred incarnation is honored and loved. In a beloved community, “unacceptable”…