August 2019

Charlotte Joko Beck

‘Joy isn’t something we have to find. Joy is who we are if we’re not preoccupied…
A Few Reflections

I realised, after I had posted the other day, that I had left out one element…
Enkyo O’Hara

‘When we first come to Zen practice, many of us think that is is only about…
Norman Fischer

‘This is the great secret of joyful effort and perhaps its most important aspect: Joyful effort…
Dogen

‘Fellow monks, this is a good time; just make effort. Time does not wait for people.…
The Mountains and Waters Sutra

As I like to point out, Dogen’s title is not claiming to be a sutra about…
Daochuan

Billions of offerings to buddhas create boundless benefaction. How can it compare to reading an ancient…
Koun Franz

‘The only zazen is the zazen that’s real, and the only zazen that’s real is the…
Gesshin Greenwood

‘I’ve spent a lot of time worrying about not knowing what to do in zazen and…
The Lotus Sutra

‘The Buddha addressed Sariputra: “Such a wonderful Law as this is only preached by the buddha-tathagatas…