practice

  • Off For A Few Days

    I am not prone to catastrophising, but I was convinced, with the way the new variant…

  • Dale S. Wright

    ‘At earlier stages of “self-” cultivation, where one hopes to achieve something for oneself, the merit…

  • Around The Panhandle

    The rain has set in again, and it looks like it will stick around over the…

  • Kobun Chino

    ‘The light that is transmitted comes out of people. I don’t see it myself, in me,…

  • In All Kinds of Weather

    It was only a few weeks ago that I was trundling around in shorts most of…

  • Dale S. Wright

    ‘In Zen Buddhism, it is widely thought that the ultimate goal of the practice is neither…

  • Dogen

    ‘If you are resolute in your intention and are most sincere, you will vow to be…

  • Generosity and Joy

    These were my passports to attending my first in-house shuso ceremony in two years. I just…

  • Katagiri Roshi

    ‘During zazen it is important to keep the right posture. You should especially keep the right…

  • Rosy-Fingered Dawns

    Thanksgiving could be a mixed bag at Zen Center. The food was always exceptional – the…