January 2020

Larry Yang

‘True freedom is not about getting an object to satisfy the craving. True freedom is in…
Kodo Sawaki

‘To follow the Way is like holding a steering wheel. It is not because you imitate…
New Ventures

Narratives can be fun to construct; occasionally I have told one version of my life story…
Soko Morinaga

‘I have gone on at great length about life in a Zen monastery, a subject that…
Jack Kornfield

‘At a retreat on the Big Sur coast, I invited several visiting masters and lamas. Kobun…
Ikkyu

Many paths lead from The foot of the mountain But at the peak We all gaze…
By The Numbers

This isn’t a running blog (or a cycling one), even if I tend to get likes…
Shinshu Roberts

‘We must keep trying to place out understanding in the realm of a buddha’s activity as…
Diane Eshin Rizzetto

‘Sometimes we think that what we have to offer is not enough – a box that…
Norman Fischer

‘In the simple format of meditation, just sitting there by yourself with no one to negotiate…