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...
On The Meaning Of Community In Zen – Special Memorial
SPECIAL MEMORIAL We want to pay due respect to the passing of Rev. C. T....
Free at Last!
I have written about freedom before, as envisioned in the founding papers by the Founding Fathers, as witnessed from my position of white male privilege, and as conceived in the teachings of Zen. The three do not match up.
Dropping off Without Relying on Anything
In the face of the pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus…we have all discovered that there is very little we can truly rely upon, especially the due diligence and judgment of our political leaders.
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?...
