--We Are the Practice Itself

If an arrow is bent, it's difficult for the arrow to naturally fly straight. Many people have been or are convinced by the conditioning...

When we’re clean but still find ourselves stuck, maybe suffering more than we expected, or perhaps even living a little or a lot dirty...

What is the nature of zen realization? In the practice of the Way, we come to see that far too many of us are sitting on our heads,...

--Dignity and Grace

知人| Chi Jin Deep awareness of the True Presence within this temporary body we currently inhabit.

Sharing some old toxic family shit that got triggered because of someone’s family not being kind to them, especially when they’re in a...

Choka/ Chanting: 01 sec - 9 min 45 sec • Heart sutra / Japanese • Great Light Dharani / Japanese • Eko Dedication / English Zazen...

Drinking from the well of reality (sonomama: things as they authentically are), instead of the well of thought (samsara: whirlpool of...

Reflections and experiences on ego picking at us like a scab… us suffering from the self-picking… having a sustained meditation practice…...

Zen Master Kôdô Sawaki, once shared “There are those who worry on their day of ordination: “Oh boy, now I’m a monk, but will I be able...

The reality is that we're born... live for awhile, and then don’t. In the "awhile," some appreciate the opportunity and do all they can...

can make our relationships unnecessarily difficult, and how that relates to my experience, strength and practice of Love with L.O.V.E....

"War is peace… Freedom is slavery… Ignorance is strength…" -George Orwell

We can't plagiarize our way into authenticity and integrity... into wholeness and wholesomeness. Yes... we can imitate... for a time......

Most societal problems result from two basic things… 1) an unhealthy relationship with one’s mind and how we relate to thoughts,...

Going all in today on the question of the “true nature of addiction and what’s the value of Zen training and practice in terms of getting...

Many falsely assume that if you get enough money, power, control, stuff, and prestige, we can consume our way into adequacy resulting in...