Beyond Thinking Is Compassionate Mind.
Beyond Ideas
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, There is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, The world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other Doesn’t make any sense. –Rumi Picking up the pieces As I get ready to head back to Sarasota from Asheville, North Carolina, on the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene, I am humbled to see how a gentle river of humanity has risen […]
Mountains and Streams
The middle way isn’t about reaching the mountain top. Wherever you put your foot down, you are home.
Chasing after Awakened Mind
What is meditation? What are you carrying around with you?
You are the Cosmos
Feeling small? The Samadhi of the perfume of the universe.
The Fundamental Issue of Life
Who is it that sees, hears, tastes, smells, feels, thinks?
Summertime Schedule
Friends, For the last few years, I have been taking the month of August off for some personal time. This year, it will be September. I will be in North Carolina from August 25, 2025, through September 28th, 2025. There will be no OZS Practice sessions during this time. Our in-person and Zoom practice sessions will continue in October. I will also be scheduling our yearly fall Silent Retreat at Myakka River State Park on a Saturday in November. I […]
The Interconnected Patterns of Experience
What are you? Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. Dharma Talks at the Ordinary Zen Sangha, a Zen Meditation Practice Center located in Sarasota, Florida. Please help us if you can. Our programs and events are only made possible by donations from our supporting members. Donations Link…