Mountains and waters right now are the actualization of the buddhas and ancestors – Dogen, Mountains and Rivers Sutra Seven years ago I...

Gatha for Healing Racial, Systemic and Social Inequity Aware of the suffering caused by racial, systemic, and social inequities, we...

"I just finished rereading the Hsin Hsin Ming and I had forgot how deep it got into oneness. It was a good reminder of being in the...

In a recent public talk, Thich Nhat Hanh quoted a poem attributed to the Buddha: All formations are impermanent. They are subject to...

By Donald D. Like in anything in life you must start at the beginning. That is a true fact in life. Even though it may seem there are...

by Horaku Sitting on the cushion the other day I realized that I had absolutely no idea what I was doing there in the first place. Why...

By Jozan I have been contemplating my most recent drawing for a while now. Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Prajna (wisdom) rides his lion...

Mushin Sensei offers insights into the Great Precepts of the Buddhas Given on October 12, 2019 at Southern Palm Zen Group

By Kogetsu Beautiful lovely tree You stand so tall and free I wish like you I could be Do you suffer dear tree The winds come, the storms...

By Kaishin Recently I contemplated the zen teaching that reality is an illusion. What I see and experience appear to be true, but there...