Blanche Hartman explains one of the Buddha’s most significant teachings—impermanence—and discusses how it can bring great happiness.
Just Sitting, Going Nowhere
The Zen practice of just sitting, says Lewis Richmond, doesn’t help us to reach our destination. It allows us to stop having one. But how do you “go” nowhere?
Shikantaza is Understanding Emptiness
What is shikantaza? Suzuki Roshi, the great Zen teacher, says that it is the experience of receiving a “letter from emptiness”
Remembering Shunryu Suzuki
Lewis Richmond remembers the great teacher who founded the San Francisco Zen Center and played a historic role in the establishment of Buddhism in the West.
Recipes for an Autumn Dinner
Edward Espe Brown serves up a recipe for the perfect Autumn Dinner, along with some memories serving food to Suzuki Roshi.
The True Dragon
If you are carving your own dragon, you will never see the real one. That’s why true zazen requires giving up your personal style of practice.
Things As It Is
Photo by Gord McKenna.A Talk on The Sandokai of Sekito Kisen by Suzuki Roshi.
10 Buddhist Books Everyone Should Read
10 Buddhist books everyone should have, as selected by the editors of Lion’s Roar.
Wherever You Are, Enlightenment Is There
A talk by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi on enlightenment.
Shunryu Suzuki explains how to practice zazen
Photographer unknown, courtesy of San Francisco Zen Center.Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind is the seminal work by San Francisco Zen Center founder Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. In this chapter alone he explains: how to practice zazen, the difference between small and big mind, and the true nature of thoughts.