Once, a university professor visited a well-respected Zen Master to learn about Zen. The Master invited him to sit for a cup of tea. The...

A horizon is only a horizon because of how we're looking at things, based on the idea of separation... a beginning, middle, and end. When...

The essence of Buddhism lies in awakening to our Original Nature, which is inherently free from suffering. Even though pain is an...

In my personal experience, learned emotional paralysis, a condition rooted in societal malconditioning and unhealthy attachment styles,...

Mind makes barking noises, like a big and vicious dog, with glistening white teeth snapping at us, and we, easily manipulated, falsely...

What could happen for us, if we took a day off from giving our time and attention to the minds tendency toward doubt that's usually a...

When our lives start to improve, and we no longer face major consequences from the disease, we may become complacent. My sponsor once...

Thinking mind has the capacity to look at a 10,000 piece jigsaw puzzle, lift out a single piece, and say this is the entirety of the...

As a child, my gaze and attention were always pointed toward the ground, absorbed in the immediacy of my surroundings. The world at my...

In our practice and process of growing toward self-awareness and healing, it's vital to recognize not just the external values, AKA...

Forgiveness is not a yes or no, black or white, forgive and forget proposition. It's not a goal to be achieved. It's not a location or...

When someone, as a result of the reality of their body, moves to using a chair in the Zendo to do Zazen, the mind's attachments and...

In my own practice of Zen and recovery from addiction, and an awkward childhood surrounded by people who weren't very transformationally...

Kaizen (改善) reflects a commitment to continuous improvement, a mindful approach to life that invites and supports growth and...

We can't step on the same piece of water twice. No two moments, as similar as they may seem, are ever the same. This fact is a basic...

Sometimes, Zen awakening is the act of not boarding every negative bus that stops in our path, asking us to get on and go for a ride. The...

If we're interested in transformational relationships, instead of settling for transactional, authentic vulnerability is an essential...

How many times have we gotten into an argument... WITH OURSELVES? Who is it that we've argued with? Was it authentic Us or an aspect... a...

Addiction is like any other virus or parasite... it confuses the host into fighting its symptoms rather than dealing with what's actually...

KEEPING OUR HEAD COLD AND FEET WARM Zen Master Nyogen Senzaki, in his final words to students, was, "Friends in Dharma, be satisfied with...