Book Review: Turning Words: Transformative Encounters with Buddhist Teachers
Raymond Lam
9 June 2023
Hozan Alan Senauke’s new book on 30 luminaries of the Zen tradition in Western Buddhism is based on the koanic idea of turning words
Jules Shuzen Harris Roshi, Soji Zen Center Founder, Has Died
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
18 May 2023
Jules Shuzen Harris Roshi was a beloved American Zen teacher in the White Plum lineage which combined the Soto and Rinzai traditions of Buddhism
The Yin and Yang of Teaching
John Harvey Negru
13 February 2023
Searching for a middle way in the Dharmic path for modern Westerners
Korean Seon Teacher and American Buddhism Pioneer Ven. Samu Sunim Dies, Aged 81
Justin Whitaker
16 August 2022
A prolific teacher, organizer, and founder, Samu Sunim started temples in numerous cities in Mexico, the United States, and Canada
Book Review: Zen Is Right Now—A Fresh Collection of Teachings by Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
Nina Müller
13 September 2021
A long-time student offers an intimate glimpse into the breadth of Suzuki’s teachings
Book Review: Dosho Port’s Translation of The Record of Empty Hall
Nina Müller
12 July 2021
An American Zen teacher brings koan practice to the modern world
Firefighting Monks in California Join Effort to Combat Wildfire and Protect Monastery
Nina Müller
29 June 2021
Zen Buddhists confront the reality of…
Book Review: Norman Fischer’s When You Greet Me I Bow
Nina Müller
7 June 2021
Fischer’s humble and hodgepodge approach to Buddhism reflects his deep practice and American culture
The Ox Herder’s Diary
John Harvey Negru
29 May 2021
The transmission and transformation of Zen in…
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center Threatened by California Wildfires
Justin Whitaker
27 August 2020
Great efforts underway to protect the area and…
American Soto Zen Pioneer Yvonne Rand Dies Aged 84
Justin Whitaker
25 August 2020
A dedicated guide and teacher who touched many across…
Zen Buddhist Priest Arrested at Natural Gas Pipeline Protest in Oregon
Justin Whitaker
29 November 2019
Pipeline would only add to the growing climate crisis…