Entering the Stream: Book Review of The Hidden Lamp
A collection of 100 Zen koans that bring Buddhist women to…
A collection of 100 Zen koans that bring Buddhist women to…
There is a classical teaching from the Buddha on the Five Hindrances* that also provides instruction on how to overcome our own hindrances. I was
In 2007, I took a multi-year sabbatical from my career as an environmental professional and set sail on a 15,000-nautical-mile ocean voyage in a small
The Japanese Zen master Dōgen (1200–53) famously said, “To study the Buddha way is to study the self.”* A popular meditation manual known and used
There is a Zen phrase that says, “Not knowing is the most intimate.” I first heard it quoted in a yoga class many years ago.
“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,the world offers itself to your imagination,calls to you like Wild Geese, harsh and exciting —over and over announcing
The inspiring story of the founding of Great Vow…
I once had a dance teacher who shared with us his trick for ensuring a successful performance: he would rehearse his dance company enough to
“Ultimately, all the creative arts are testaments to the foundational truths of Buddhist principles,” says Canadian-American writer Ruth Ozeki. Whether tracing the themes of interdependence
Whenever I teach Japanese Buddhism, whether in the Americas, Europe, or East Asia, I frequently run into the same assumption among students that Buddhists, for
The turning of the year is a natural time to pause and reflect on our lives, be it for the lunar or the Gregorian calendar.
Miya Ando’s painting Yugen Gold Blue is a Zen koan of sorts. The nocturnal seascape, lit by the hazy glow of a rising moon, is at once a portrait