October 2023

Yuan Xian

‘People learning the way should first empty and quiet their minds. This is because the mind…
Dougald Hine

‘For me, the language of ‘the sacred’ points to that which is radically other. Religion and…
Fayen

A bird in a secluded grove sings like a flute. Willows sway gracefully with their golden…
Katagiri Roshi

‘Dogen Zenji says there is a standard of practice which is called jijuyu zammai. Ji means…
All Things Are Like This

I don’t know if I have anything of interest to say about the war (and I…
Dogen

‘When you sail out in a boat to the midst of ·an ocean where no land…
Ku-Lin

‘The ancients circulate verbal teachings of buddhas and Zen masters for the edification of later learners,…
Ben Connelly

‘When we do meditation we let the mind have a few breaks from comparing, and that…
Carlo Rovelli

‘How can we see from somewhere that we cannot actually reach? I think that the answer…
Maggie Smith

Life is short, though I keep this from my children.Life is short, and I’ve shortened minein…