What’s Your Zazen Like? Zen Students Answer
Zazen includes a minutely precise study of our body/mind phenomena. We open to our intimate experience without judgment by staying centered and receptive, returning to “now” by releasing attachment to …
Practice in Times of Uncertainty — Zen Students Respond
Times of disruption, anxiety, and confusion challenge us to dig deeply into our practice. We are searching for stability, clarity, and an authentic response to the mass suffering and challenges …
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Acts of Kindess
Please share your experience with kindness and compassion here. What acts did you witness that were kind or compassionate? How did you serve another in need or help someone in …
Choosing Kindness
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of …
In Gratitude this Thanksgiving
Dear Sangha ~ Extending gratitude to you all for your honest and courageous exploration of the practice of Zen together. For the banquet of warmth extended to one another, …
Q/A: How Can I Face the Daily News?
Lately, I can hardly read the news. I know I’m supposed to know what’s going on, but every day I’m left with a sense of dread and overwhelm with what’s …
Dharma Q/A: Should I Go to Sanzen?
I’m not sure if and when I should come to sanzen. What’s OK to ask and what isn’t? Sometimes I feel like I need more help in practice, that I …
Dharma Q/A: Why Do I Seek Realization?
Why do I seek realization? I only have a very short time to live (years or days just a blink in time). What is the benefit of becoming enlightened? It …
Dharma Q/A: Zazen – The One Non-negotiable?
There is a huge billboard on W. 11th that says, “Jesus, the only way to God.” I know Zen (unlike the Christian billboard) is not saying that zazen is the …
Dharma Q/A: Does Atonement Make Peace with the Past?
Does atonement address making peace with events in my past that happened to me, and that were not my doing or my fault? Webster defines it as “reparation for a wrong …
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