About Edward Espe Brown

Edward Espe Brown is abbot of the Peaceful Sea Sangha based in northern California. For two decades he lived and worked at the various practice centers that comprise the San Francisco Zen Center. He is author of The Complete Tassajara Cookbook and editor of Not Always So, a book of lectures by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. His new book, No Recipe: Cooking as Spiritual Practice, will be released in May 2018.

You’re the Cook

by Edward Espe Brown| November 29, 2018

In life, you’re given certain ingredients, says Edward Espe Brown in his book “No Recipe.” So when are you going to get cooking?

Recipes for an Autumn Dinner

by Edward Espe Brown| September 24, 2017

Photo by Stu Spivack.

Edward Espe Brown serves up a recipe for the perfect Autumn Dinner, along with some memories serving food to Suzuki Roshi.

Breathing Lessons

by Larry Rosenberg, Edward Espe Brown, Gaylon Ferguson and Richard Rosen| April 13, 2017

Four teachers compare breath practices in yoga and three schools of Buddhism—Theravada, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism.

At Ease in Body and Mind

by Edward Espe Brown| September 2, 2016

Photo by Patrick Hendry.

Zen teacher Edward Espe Brown with yoga teacher Patricia Sullivan on combining Buddhist practice and yoga.

Being Shaken

by Edward Espe Brown| August 12, 2014

“Early in my Zen practice I could not sit still in meditation, as I was besieged with involuntary movements,” says Edward Espe Brown.

Rules to Live By

by Edward Espe Brown| August 20, 2013

Illustration by Stacy Innerst

Doing the right thing doesn’t always mean following the rules, says Edward Brown. He only wishes he had known that years ago.

Have You Tried Meditation?

by Edward Espe Brown| March 21, 2011

He may be at home in the kitchen but famed Zen chef Edward Espe Brown can’t handle the mall. And don’t even mention computers.

Arugula Salad With Avocado and Cashew Nuts

by Edward Espe Brown| March 1, 2010

Mindful Living in the Kitchen: Edward Espe Brown offers up a favorite, classic recipe from The Complete Tassjara Cookbook.

Let Your Passion Cook: Mindful Living in the Kitchen

by Edward Espe Brown| January 1, 2010

mindful cooking, mindfulness in the kitchen, Edward Espe Brown, Tassajara, Lion's Roar, kale, cutting vegetables

Being mindful in the kitchen is to experience your experience without judging good or bad, right or wrong, says Edward Espe Brown.

Adventures in Breathing

by Edward Espe Brown| July 1, 2003

Traveling the breath, Zen priest and yoga teacher Edward Espe Brown has found himself in some unexpected places.