Artists I Love 1
June 27, 2019
It has always been pleasurable to share with others the work of artists who particularly move me. And that means pointing to something that another person creates or “envisions” that
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Women Cannot Get Enlightenment
June 21, 2019
One of the sharpest teachings of Dae Soen Sa Nim (Zen Master Seung Sahn). He was constantly pointing directly to our original nature, and nothing else. He considered our “outside”
It Ain’t Good — It Ain’t Bad
April 29, 2019
Seeing this great bodhisattva tomorrow in Oslo. Erik “Yogi” Møller — great friend and brother and Zen student — the man who first liberated me from carbs. (Are there many
The Principles and Practice of the Evening Bell Chant
April 29, 2019
The Evening Bell Chant marks the beginning of evening practice in Buddhist temples in Korea, and variations of it open the evening practice for temples in China and Japan. The
Ass-Kicking
April 27, 2019
Both of my primary Zen teachers were fearsome, fearless operators: Zen Master Seung Sahn and Zen Master Bong Cheol. You were seldom fully at ease in their presence. I was
More Zen in Norway
April 21, 2019
Bringing “The Great Dharani” to our retreat next week with the Haugesund Zen Senter, May 3-5, in Haugeland, Norway. It is great to see how a Zen group affiliated with
The Heart Sutra,
in Greek
April 2, 2019
This is a recording we made last year (2018) in Thessaloniki. We were joined by a group of over 20 Koreans, so the depth and texture is, well, unique and nuanced in unexpected ways.
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