practice

  • Hakuin

    ‘The ocean of true reality is boundless and profoundly deep. The Buddha Way is immeasurably vast.…

  • Kodo Sawaki

    ‘Illusion and awakening do not have different natures. We must grasp the origin of that which…

  • Walking The Dog

    Right now in San Francisco, we are between a heatwave and an atmospheric river – between…

  • Muriel Daw

    ‘I once heard a roshi give an ‘as-if’ explanation of Rinzai Zen methods. He said that…

  • Rosen Takashina

    ‘What is called Zazen means to live at peace in the true basis of the universe,…

  • Guling Shenzan

    ‘Master Guling Shenzan returned to his home temple after years of practice. When he returned, his…

  • Lama Rod Owens

    ‘When I speak of trust and confidence, I am talking about taking refuge in my basic…

  • Sojun

    I was sad to hear of Sojun Mel Weitsman’s passing, though not entirely surprised considering his…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘I already started, you know, to explain the direct experience… experience of Zen, in our… in…

  • Gudo Nishijima

    ‘Trying to obey the precepts is a hopeless task. The harder we try the more difficult…