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August 2023

August 07, 2023
I'll get right to the point here - if you buy one Zen book this...

July 2023

July 29, 2023
This is a heads-up for you that we now have a new Vine of Obstacles...
July 19, 2023
   Dogen Zenji famously said that to study the buddha way is to study the...

June 2023

June 29, 2023
   Progress is empty, but that doesn't mean that progress in Zen practice is unimportant....

May 2023

May 31, 2023
    In this post, I'm concluding the series of re-edits of Hakuun Yasutani Roshi's...
May 23, 2023
Zen students sometimes seem to think that Zen is a passive process. One just sits...
May 09, 2023
The issue of sound and color is one that comes up a lot in the...

April 2023

April 24, 2023
The Record of the Transmission of Illumination (J. Denkoroku) by Keizan Jokin Zenji (1264-1325) is...
April 10, 2023
Sudden, great awakening is the life blood of the Zen school, both Soto and Rinzai....
April 06, 2023
Intimate friendship is such an important aspect of the Zen Way. In the dharma context,...
April 01, 2023
April '23 Thank You! Here's my less-than-four-minute video about what's been happening at Dosho...

March 2023

March 30, 2023
In sunshine, the solitary peak is green; under the gaze of the moon, the valley...
March 27, 2023
"Intimately know, intimately loosen thoughts, and for now cut them off, sit, and look!"
March 20, 2023
Below you will find a dharma talk by an incredible (and largely unknown) Zen master,...
March 19, 2023
In this post, you'll find a selection from Going Through the Mystery's One Hundred Questions....
March 14, 2023
This week in our Vine of Obstacle Zen practice period, we are studying the 46th...

February 2023

February 27, 2023
We're deep into winter here at the Neyaashi Zen Hermitage. Intense cold and clarity follow...
February 23, 2023
In this dharma talk from February 19, 2023, I discuss Question 40 from Going...
February 20, 2023
Introduction Because this Dōgen dharma discourse (hōgo) in Eihei kōroku V8.14 was written for householders, includes...
February 07, 2023
In the fall, I met with Rick McDaniel for an interview for his new book,...
February 02, 2023
In this post, I will continue my recent Dōgen translations with short comments. This is...

January 2023

January 31, 2023
I've previously posted my translations of excerpts from a revealing Dōgen dharma discourse (J. hogō),...
January 23, 2023
The short passage that I'm sharing today comes from Dōgen’s Extensive Record (Eihei koroku), V8.14,...
January 17, 2023
Context This post is a follow-up to Cultivating Verification: A New Shushogi for Now. Near...
January 11, 2023
"Radiant light" (J. komyō) was one of the central themes for the in-person sesshin we...

December 2022

December 21, 2022
I recently wrote a piece titled, The "Soto Zen" of the PMSO: A New Religion Whose...
December 16, 2022
Introduction Note: This is an updated version of an essay from June of '21. I...
December 05, 2022
Meditation can have adverse effects.* Just look at the above image of Bodhidharma - does...

November 2022

November 29, 2022
Going Through the Mystery's One Hundred Questions, my third book, is now available through Sumeru....
November 14, 2022
"What is the minimum amount of asceticism required?" That's the question a young practitioner put...
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