Rusty Ring

Matsuo Bashō (芭蕉) was a wandering Zen hermit of the Edo period, as well as an accomplished poet. Popularly considered the father of mo...

In Meditation in the Wild: Buddhism's Origin in the Heart of Nature , Charles S. Fisher writes: "Buddhism was born in the for...

Why chatter about enlightenment? Listening to the night rain on my roof, I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out. Ryokan ...

You know when you're researching a blog article and then you run across something entirely unrelated thanks to Google's arcane se...

Last year, a foolish monk. This year, no change.                      Ryokan

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