Fierce Dandelions

This post from the Nyoho Zen blog really struck me. Especially the opening story. My grandmother — we called her Oma — struggled with Alz...

My teacher Shohaku Okumura says this: When you sit zazen, you place yourself on the ground of reality. He also said a fundamental prob...

A few comments during a discussion at the zen center yesterday brought to mind the issues of guilt and shame. During the particular discuss...

By now, you've probably heard about the bombings at the Boston Marathon. Whomever did them, it seems pretty clear now that they were an...

There are all kinds of ways to avoid the natural environment. To act like you aren't part of the earth. But even so, you can't esca...

I saw an article about the recent spill in Arkansas this morning with photos of oil covered birds in it. Every time I see oil covered birds...

On the whole people might be better off if they threw away the crops they so tenderly raise and ate the weeds they spend so much time exter...