Brian Joshin Byrnes is a Zen teacher at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community in Vermont. His practice is centered around social action, with a focus on economically marginalized communities.
Brian Joshin Byrnes
Recent Articles
How to Practice Just Sitting
We don’t sit in order to become a buddha—we sit because we already are one. Brian Joshin Byrnes on the Zen practice of shikantaza.
Buddha Bows to Buddha
In a world on fire, we need to connect with each other to care for each other. Brian Joshin Byrnes explains how practice can help us come together and recognize one another as buddha.
It’s Time to Redefine “We”
How, asks Brian Joshin Byrnes, do we as Buddhists come into genuine contact with the people and places we reject?