#zen

The Way of Tea

In stillness, my true self quietly reveals itself.

The Bodhicitta

After the Buddha asked Mahakashyapa about the Bodhicitta, he said: “The awakened mind and the mind that aspires to awaken others first are…

The Difference Between Usucha and Koicha — Two Ways of Experiencing Matcha in the Japanese Tea…

By Sōyu, Associate Professor (Urasenke) & Founder of the tearoom “Kanae-An”

Rain or Shine, Both Are Good: What Actually Ruins a Rainy Day

照見五蘊皆空，不是把人生歸零

從看見內在劇本，到清醒而慈悲地活在人間

Zen Tiger — priča/novel

Prologue

A Rainy July Morning

Calmness and Being

Catching Fireflies in June: A Tiny Art Piece on a Plate 🍵✨

６月の蛍狩り。お皿の上の小さな芸術

The End of Becoming Somebody

Zen and the Ego’s Favourite Hobby

If Walt Disney Designed a Tea Room

By Sōyu, Associate Professor (Urasenke) & Founder of the tearoom “Kanae-An”

The Zen Cat

A Coffee Poem Series: My cat sees what I want to see

The Universe Forgot to Follow Your Five-Year Plan

Zen, Chaos, and the Improvisation of Reality

Football, Meditation, and You

All I did was check the mail.

Heaven and Hell — Zen Parable

A tough, brawny samurai once approached a Zen master who was deep in meditation. Impatient and discourteous, the samurai demanded in his…

Zazzles Meets the Barbarian Sage of Emptiness

Zen Wisdom, Ego Death, and Why Enlightenment Is Bad for Your Self-Image

I Almost Forgot I Was in New York

A Zen Experience in New York City

The Zen of Soccer

Watching today’s World Cup match between Spain and Portugal reinforced how soccer (football) is a metaphor for life and zen.

Thirty Years of Zen, and I Still Can’t Tell You If It Works

Everyone from Tom Hanks to the app on your phone now promises meditation will change you in five minutes. After thirty years near Zen, here…

Discourse №33 — The Nest May Not Be Finished, Yet the Bird Still Sings

Economic uncertainty has always been part of the human condition, though each generation experiences it in its own way. When work becomes…

ないことを楽しむ Embracing the “Not Having”

キャンプに来た。

Mindful Meditation Association (MMA): Restful Reflections on Releasing and Relaxing

The Silent Screams of Asian Cinematic Cultural Crossings

Discourses from the Typhoon’s Eye №32 — Learning to Flow

Impermanence is one of the most central teachings in Buddhism, yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. Most people understand it…

Lao Tzu and Zen: What’s the Difference — and Why It Matters

One describes the destination; the other builds the road

Zen and the Art of Grief: A Brief Note on Shadow and Light

The death of my father, grieving, being lost, finding a Zen practice, and growing stronger.

Aurora de inverno

O inverno começou hoje, mas o amanhecer ainda chega quente, e o silêncio noturno abandonou a mata com o acordar da passarada. Ontem, nesta…

The Dragon Meridian: How Botanical Incense Nourishes the Body’s Hidden Shield

Diving into Chapter 4: Exploring “Fei Zhu Pi Mao” (肺主皮毛) and the ancient technology of full-body botanical respiration.

The Architecture of Stillness — How Incense Unlocks Wisdom in Times of Chaos

Why failure in the traditional incense ritual is merely the beginning of a deeper, slower sensory mindfulness.

A reality beyond symbols

For Alan Watts, the British philosopher who translated Eastern metaphysics for Western minds, language was the ultimate double-edged sword…

Where the Dirt Meets the Quiet

Some people need to feel the raw dirt beneath them, while others won’t sit down without a medicine blanket. Honestly? It doesn’t matter.

Did you Catch it?

Life moves so fast.

Rip Rap and The Cave of the Mind

On Going Deep, the Dark Path, Goof ups, Dreaming and Reimagining our Lives and our Life Together

The Bridge You Never Had to Cross

It starts small.

FroZen Frames

Twenty Blinks Of An Eye

YUMRUĞUN ÖTESİNDEKİ FİLOZOF: BRUCE LEE İLE SÖYLEŞİ

“Neden Bruce Lee?” Üzerine Bir Tefekkür

You’re on Your Own, Buddy

Are we really though? Are those who say they’re here for us really there, or are they simply there on their own terms?

Open-Source Enlightenment

Rain slid down the neon windows of Tower 88.

The Man Who Chose the Hard Way: Reading Yoshikawa’s Musashi as a Mirror

What Yoshikawa’s Musashi Taught Me About the Enemy I Carry Everywhere

Have you been experiencing any of these lately?

You get into bed, but your mind won’t stop racing.

How Zazen Built My Stress Resilience Over 10 Years

For most of my working life, the years have also been years of living with stress.

Finding Flow in Retirement: Why a Quiet Cup of Coffee Might Be More Powerful Than Another…

There is a coffee shop I visit regularly. Nothing remarkable about it. The coffee is good, the chairs are comfortable, and the music sits…

Emudecer

O outono avança, e a vida ao redor se transforma. Cores, texturas, sons, os cheiros ressequidos, os comportamentos dos humanos e dos…

Emudecer

O outono avança, e a vida ao redor se transforma. Cores, texturas, sons, os cheiros ressequidos, os comportamentos dos humanos e dos…

Kuji — An Omikuji & Mindful Chat App

The Silence at the Center

On Zen — what the word actually means, why the version that reached the West is missing the most important part, and what I learned about…

Where will you go?

photo by the author

The Wound That Lights the Room

What the Ground Holds — Notes from the Kyosei Era | Part 1 of 4

Forest 2.1

by Mac Unicorn Software (OS X 10.4.11)

Discourses from the Typhoon’s Eye №29 — The World Is Already Chanting

Few topics generate as much discussion among meditators as the question of sound.

The River Is Still There — Even When You’re Not Looking (Diarogue)

A conversation about meditation, attention, and the season you almost missed.

Kid vs. Koan: Zen Gets Clapped

The beginner looks at a mountain and sees a mountain.