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February 2024

February 01, 2024

Where Are We Going?

Where are we going? “If we want to understand ourselves and help all beings get...

January 2024

January 01, 2024

The Compass of Zen Teaching

“Experience your true self and help this world.” -Zen Master Seung Sahn Compass of Zen...

June 2023

June 08, 2023

I Was Wrong About Brad Warner and Angel City Zen Center

Way back in early 2022 I wrote an article about famous Zen teacher Brad Warner....

December 2022

December 12, 2022

A common question, “How did you become Buddhist?”

The question comes up once in a while. It’s natural for it to come up...

October 2022

October 14, 2022

Make Friends With Your Mind (recorded talks)

This is a series of talks I gave based on the text “Faith in Mind”....

February 2022

February 01, 2022

Bodhisattva Road

Way back when I was 20 years old I started practicing meditation for myself. I...

January 2022

January 27, 2022

The Courage to Open Your Heart

“It takes courage to open our hearts to others and to expose our vulnerability.” -Thupten...

January 19, 2022

Brad Warner Leaves Angel City Zen Center

I don’t always try to be a journalist, but apparently I’m trying to be one...

August 2021

August 29, 2021

Facing the Wall, Facing the Buddha

I used to face the wall in meditation. It’s what is (usually) taught in the...

March 2021

March 02, 2021

Originally Not A Single Dharma

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

February 2021

February 23, 2021

The Nature of Mind

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

February 16, 2021

Niutou Farong and the Song of Mind

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

February 09, 2021

An Invitation for the Patriarch

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

February 02, 2021

Bodhidharma’s Vast Emptiness

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

November 2020

November 30, 2020

Introduction to Zen Mind

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

November 24, 2020

Impermanence and Death (video)

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

June 2020

June 17, 2020

Baizhang and the Fox

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

June 10, 2020

Zhaozhou and the Dog

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

June 03, 2020

The Barrier That Has No Gate

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

May 2020

May 22, 2020

Paper Airplane

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

August 2019

August 28, 2019

Bodhidharma, Age 7

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

August 20, 2019

Encouragement

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

March 2019

March 12, 2019

Face What Appears Before You

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

March 08, 2019

Sitting Quietly, Doing Nothing

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

November 2018

November 07, 2018

The Great Way is Gateless….

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

October 2018

October 19, 2018

Bodhidharma’s Adventure

It was the 5th century. About 1000 years after the Buddha’s death. And Buddhism was...

October 10, 2018

Meditation Gatherings

I've been doing public meditation events for four months. 38 people came to my event in...

October 05, 2018

The Goal is Ordinary

"What is basically present is here and now. It does not depend on cultivating the...

September 2018

September 21, 2018

The Story of Hongzhi

Hongzhi (1091-1157) was a well known Zen Master in the Tsaotung lineage. It was in...

September 13, 2018

The Things I Do

I don’t have my own temple or center or anything. There are several Buddhist centers...