Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller explains Bodhidharma’s famous practice of wall-gazing.
About Karen Maezen Miller
10 Tips for a Mindful Home
Karen Maezen Miller offers 10 simple tips for a mindful home.
True Practice is Never Disengaged
If we feel like our practice is here, and the world is over there, says Karen Maezen Miller, then we’re missing the point of practice.
How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times
A good society is built one citizen at a time. Here are some Buddhist-inspired ways to be a good citizen in these troubled political times.
A New Year’s Blessing
Photo by Nathan Rupert.Karen Maezen Miller gives her New Years well wishes.
5 Ways to Make the World Better Through Facebook
Karen Maezen Miller gives us tools to engage with our fellow Facebookers in ways that benefit us all.
Do Dishes, Rake Leaves: The Wisdom of the Ancient Homemakers
Karen Maezen Miller on how the domestic practice of ancient Zen masters can lead us to intimate encounters with our own lives.
Maezumi’s Three Teachings
Photo by Big Mind Zen Center.Three teachings on meditation passed on from Maezumi Roshi to Karen Maezen Miller.
Doing Nothing
Karen Maezen Miller on how meditation helps her bring “doing nothing” into everything she does.
10 Vows to Not Make Things Difficult
“Who’s really making things difficult?” asks Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller. Here are ten ways to take care of your end.