Rusty Ring

(Every summer I issue myself a new teeshirt . Here's this year's pick.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

As non-Vajrayana Western converts to Buddhism will tell you, we have a slightly awkward relationship with Tibet. Not that we have an...

It just struck me that I've never posted on these before. Which is remarkable, since they're central to my practice, and indeed m...

Humanity: "If a tree falls in the forest, and no-one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?" Rest of the Universe: ...

Events this week have me thinking about my favourite Zen teaching story. (I say that about all of them, though my very favourites a...

According to an Internet commenter, when Thais encounter food they don't care for, they don't say, "I don't like this....

“The Bible was telling me every day: 'Sell all that you have and give to the poor.' "So I sold it." Abba Semperion...