About Susan Moon

Susan Moon is a writer and teacher and for many years was the editor of Turning Wheel, the journal of socially engaged Buddhism. She is the author of This Is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Dignity and Humor and The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi, a humorous book about an imaginary Zen master. She edited Not Turning Away: The Practice of Engaged Buddhism.

I Want to Tell You About Coming Apart and Struggling Through Depression

by Susan Moon| November 25, 2020

A moving account by Susan Moon of her journey back from depression, and how her Buddhist practice both helped and hindered her.

Overwhelmed by Emotions?

by Susan Moon| November 2, 2020

Author and lay Zen teacher Susan Moon is asked: “Should I stop meditating when emotions begin to overwhelm me?”

Summertime Longing

by Susan Moon| July 27, 2019

Whether meditating or doing headstands, Susan Moon’s small self continues to reach for something beyond.

I Thought I Was Alone

by Susan Moon| February 8, 2019

I’ve been a Zen practitioner for thirty years. Ten years ago I was in a deep depression. If I sat down to meditate, demons would torment me.

How can I work with strong emotions in meditation?

by Susan Moon| November 1, 2018

Susan Moon offers advice on working with the intense emotions that can arise in meditation, one of the most frequently asked questions about challenges on the spiritual path..