Bearing witness instead of turning your back on life.
Lost in the Weeds, Where is your Zen Compass
Dropping off body, mind.
Sitting like your hair is on fire
I have often said that our meditation practice is “sitting like our hair is on fire”. What does this mean? Baring witness in your Zazen, you continually add the fuel of deluded views and thinking to the fire of “Don’t Know.” Then the Lotus blooms in the fire of “Don’t Know”.
Awakening, What Is It?
Smile as the mockingbird sings.
Alles Ist Gut
When distinctions drop away, “alles ist gut”
Dancing in Emptiness, Community Action
Empathy and compassion in everyday life.
Where Are You Right Now?
The Ordinary Zen Sangha discusses our Zen practice. Is zazen the whole experience?
The Action of No Action, True Zen
Non-violent resistance, what is it?
The Middle Way
What is this? There is nothing to gain.
Compassion, Mercy & Love: Lessons from Guanyin
Andrea shares with us some reflections on compassion, mercy, and love (transcript).









