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Another Big Ugly Myth: "Zen Lacks A Compassion Practice"

The True Intention of Buddhas and Ancestors: A Seminar on Zen in Translation

Going Through the Mystery

Going Through The Mystery's One Hundred Questions, Question 6: What Realizes True Nature?

We Are All This Luminous Mind: The Possibility and Importance of Awakening

An article by me (with the help of many friends) that appeared in Tricycle, 1/29/22. Their heading: "A Zen view of what awakening is and isn’t, with personal stories from contemporary practitioners."

Blue Cliff Record

Fine Snowflakes, They Don't Fall Elsewhere

Thich Nhat Hanh

"Don't Build Me a Stupa": The Legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh

Now that Thich Nhat Hanh (aka Thầy or “teacher”) has died, I’ve been reflecting again on this great teacher and his legacy. Notably, he asked his students not to build him a stupa - a site of veneration - however, as you may have also witnessed, the social media landscape is filled with stupas!

Zazen is Dropping Body and Mind

All Buddhas Come From This Sutra