Politics & Zen
As guiding teacher and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order, I engage in regular and...
Generosity (Dana) in Current Times
This topic was suggested by one of our younger female members who emigrated from India...
Is Social Media an Intoxicant?
The question asked by one of our members for this month is whether social media...
Is Zen Left-Wing or Right-Wing?
The question of politics raises its unlovely head occasionally in discussions of how we integrate...
An Excerpt: The Razorblade of Zen
COMPARING RATIONALISM, THEISM, AND ZEN This book is a heartfelt expression of my personal confidence...
Kongo Roshi Reflections
Kongo Roshi was born Richard Valentine Langlois in Chicago Illinois on January 25, 1935. His...
“ZEN IS ALWAYS CONTEMPORARY — HINDSIGHT 2020 – INSIGHT 2021”
DharmaByteJAN2021 ZEN AS PROBLEM-SOLVING Zen as a problem-solving activity means, among other things, that zazen...
Politics Quartet 1
Conspiracy Photo by Sergiu Nista on Unsplash It’s a conspiracy! That’s what the believers say — and they...
Zen Practice Quartet 4
Owing to the Silent Thunder Annual Retreat and Conference, Elliston Roshi is not posting a...
Potus Ignoramus
POTUS IGNORAMUS If you were expecting to read yet another political screed against (or in...
Atlanta Soto Zen Center Blog
March 2021 Gassho Newsletter
What Is a Zen Garden?
Recently, I noticed that many people find our website by...
Swords into Plowshares
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash That Old...
Virtual Reality
Virtually real —We see it just as it is,Sitting with fixed...
Memorial Day
Memorial Day Sneaks up on you with a bang! What to remember?...
