Sometimes I have writer’s block – like today.  Other times, when I’m preparing a dharma talk, I feel a little like professor Irwin Corey,...

So, today I want to talk about aging and our Zen practice.  Now, some of you are (at least in my opinion) younger, some of you are...

I have a tendency to worry about things – sometimes trivial and sometimes important (or at least I like to believe they’re important).  I...

So Much to Love, yet So Much Hate..........Thoughts from Jishin and others Holocaust Memorial Day was Jan. 27 just passed, but...

“When we sit in silence, we make contact with the reality of not knowing. This is the place where we have the opportunity to let go of...

The subject today is “The Power of Intention”. This was a subject suggested to me for discussion. I, of course, immediately thought of...

To start I want to recount a situation I had early on in my sitting practice, after a few short retreats I decided to go on a week-long...

Four other essentials of Zen are silence, discipline, ritual, and study. These elements give us a great structure to really ‘be’ and my...

“Through consistent meditation practice, we will begin to recognize the separate self as a fiction, and we will begin the experience our...

Is there an escape from hardships? I doubt it. Is there a way to face hardship with some degree of equanimity? Pema Khandro addresses...