Rusty Ring

I ran into a Zen axe-grinder on Twitter a few months ago. The experience continues to turn in my thoughts. I didn't know this guy (I ...

This week I learned two things: that something called "the Buddha-like mindset" is trending among young people in China a...

'Way back in March of 2012 CE (how strange to have such a deep vault) I reviewed Zen at War , Brian Daizen Victoria's exposé o...

"If someone would ask me, 'Who is the more important one, Jesus or Buddha?', I would say, 'You are the most important on...

An aspect of Meditation in the Wild (Rusty Ring review here ) that I greatly appreciated was author Charles S. Fisher's relentless...

For some time now I've wanted to write The Big Book of Un-Preached Sermons , a disquisition on the Shadow Gospel: that body of Chris...

The just-past issue of Tricycle magazine carried one of the most important articles to come out in the Buddhist press in a generation. ...

One of my Franciscan brothers in Québec, a friar named Henri, presented seminars on Christian practice to groups of Catholic seniors – o...

I collect Authentic Christian Pop artists , that is, devout Christians whose lyrics centre on practical application of Christ's values,...

We need hermits. OK, it's a self-serving point. But trust me: leave it to the priests and temples alone, and they'll botch this...

Know any Scrooge-sans? You know, Zenners who pout all December because it's Christmas and they're not Christian. If so, yo...

Christopher Smart (1722 – 1771) is a bit of a cipher. A BritLit staple, he lived the sort of life usually associated with poets: hap...

But the good news is I did change my heart. It just took a while to generate the will. And that's my right. I also get better at this s...

Candid portrait of my practice: written and recorded teachings;  twine and rings for making fudos;   mat where my bowl rests;  lapto...