Zen Thoughts

I was recently going through books in my office and discovered "The Vimalakirti Sutra."  Vimalakirti, according to legend, was a l...

Most of the zen centers (if not all) in the Kwan Um School of Zen have shut their doors temporarily to maintain social distancing in respo...

In our zen practice we have basic forms we follow. We bow when we enter the dharma room and before we sit down. We bow 108 times in the mo...

Dwelling nowhere, let the mind come forth Where are you dwelling right now?  No - not just your house, but in your head.  Where are you?  ...

The Four Great Vows Sentient beings are numberless, we vow to save them all. Delusions are endless, we vow to cut through them all. ...

My sister is a wise woman.  She always is working on herself and although she has a different religious tradition than my own, I always valu...

I'm leaving in a few days to sit Kyol Che.  January 2, 2018 started the beginning of Kyol Che at the Diamond Hill Zen Monastery in Cumbe...