Mokugyo (Wooden Fish, Drum) from Southern Palm Zen Group on Vimeo. Zen Service Instructional Videos: Introduction to Zen Service and...

Kinhin from Southern Palm Zen Group on Vimeo. Description: Kinhin occurs after a period of Zazen. The Jikido will signal with clappers...

Introduction to Zen Service and Chanting from Southern Palm Zen Group on Vimeo. Zen Service Instructional Videos: Introduction to Zen...

In case you are wondering if your donations are effective, here is what we just received from one of the prison groups we support. If...

“To give your sheep or cow a large spacious meadow is the way to control them.” When you take freedom away, freedom will be taken away...

We cannot live without excitement.  However, when excitement becomes the sole purpose in life that’s out of balance, that does not work....

Dozan’s landscape is famous for its misty mountains and rivers.  But when you go there, you see only rocks and water. Empty of all...

This dwelling I built intentionally Composed in peace midst chaos Flowers bloom at my doorstep And yet, I still do not know who I am....

Tonight, in our study of “The Essential Dogen,” we reach the summit of Dogen’s writing: his poems enshrouded in paradox. Listening with a...

Browsing my email this morning I came across a discussion digest from a wonderful organization that I belong to, Association for...