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Today I’m going to talk about the second arrow. It’s this old teaching about how...

Today I want to address the question, “What if I’m too busy to meditate?” This...

I wanted to write about grief and death today. Some asked me to talk about...

"Originally there is not a single dharma; Why discuss inspiration and training?" -Song of Mind...

"The Nature of Mind is non-arising, What need is there for knowledge and views?" -Niutou...

“No Words Can Explain Enlightenment” - Niutou Farong Niutou Farong lived in the 7th century...

An Invitation for the Patriarch. This is Case 3 from the Book of Equanimity. The...

Bodhidharma’s Vast Emptiness This is Case 2 from the Book of Equanimity Emperor Wu asked...

This is case 1 from the Koan collection called “the Book of Equanimity” Case 1....

I have this friend who said, “I really want to come to your event, but...

Laziness is a thing that we don’t talk about enough, I think. It’s often something...

I think that at times we get caught up talking about the Buddha too much...

Today I’m going to talk to you about the Buddha. I think that at times...

This was a talk I gave at a store called Aquarius in the fall of...

This is a talk I gave at the One Mind Zen Hermitage if you...

I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. I’ve done many things that have...

I want to talk about the four foundations of mindfulness today.   This is based...

The Barrier That Has No Gate Case 2. Baizhang and the Fox* Every time Baizhang...

The Barrier That Has No Gate.  Case 1.  A monk asked Master Zhaozhou, "Does a...

“The Great Way is gateless, Approached in a thousand ways. Once past this checkpoint You...

A few months ago I took my seven year old stepson to meditation with me....

This is a list of five things we talk about that tend to get in...

The world has stopped. Well, it hasn’t really. But a whole lot of things have....

I did a series of daily talks during the Covid-19 lockdown. I wanted to do...

I heard this story from Bodhidharma's childhood recently and I wanted to share it. As...

I'm here to provide encouragement because we could all use some. The truth is that...

“Separate yourself from disturbance and face whatever appears before you.” -Hongzhi   Sometimes our being...

“The practice of true reality is simply to sit serenely in silent introspection.” “Here you...

2,550 (or so) years ago today a man sat under a tree. He saw a...

“The Great Way is gateless, Approached in a thousand ways. Once past this checkpoint You...