by Zenju | Dec 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s dark. The wake-up bell rings for morning meditation in the zendo. Feet hang out the side of the bed. The time has come to do the mundane— wash the face, brush the teeth. The bath in the hot springs will come in the afternoon before tea. For now, it is...
by Zenju | Oct 22, 2019 | Sharing the Breath of Life
We are specks of dust on a strand of Mother Earth’s hair. There is no need for us to “save” the Earth; we sim- ply need to let her discard what has become stale. We need to release our planet of our wanting and begging, our ignorance and confusion, and be weaned from...
by Zenju | Jan 29, 2019 | Latest Essays
Click on the graphic to go to the essay in Lion’s Roar.
by Zenju | Jan 28, 2019 | Sharing the Breath of Life
by Zenju | Apr 29, 2018 | Latest Essays
Click on image to get to the essay at Tricycle Magazine