by Jakuho Zazen is very much a physical practice: the body is never an insignificant detail, as if meditation were a matter of mind and...

by Myoka The Metta Sutra, according to legend, came about after the Buddha sent his monks into the forest to meditate during the rainy...

By Hotai Prison is a place where people are not free. Prison is a place where you are under the control of other people. Many inmates...

by Hotai There is a saying that there are no atheists in a foxhole. This means that when the shells are raining down, everyone wants to...

By Roshin Each of us finds ourselves in a set of life circumstances that is made up of many different individual parts working together....

Many incarcerated individuals express their insights and creativity using their artistic talents. Many of the images in this blog are...

Oh! how nice, how wonderful! How sweet and beautiful it is to experience The Joys and Mysteries of Life, Consciously being aware of its...

I remember reading a letter that was written by Paramahansa Yogananda and in it he wrote. “Do not look at the beggar on the street and...

While driving recently in typical Friday afternoon traffic, and being dangerously cut off twice, I was cautioned not to lose my temper....

Shodo Harada in his wonderful book, Moon by the Window: The Calligraphy and Zen Insights of Shodo Harada, wrote: Those who have realized...