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The Zen Garden: A Path towards 'Right Mind'

Sophie Walker takes us on a guided tour around the Zen Garden, an experience which can bring the heart to a state of rest

Hanshan's Poem | with commentary by Michael Haggiag

Poet's Corner 
Can there ever be beauty in pain and loss? The master poet Hansen captures the bittersweet nature of impermanence in this poem.

A Christmas Mystery

The Alchemy of Transformation
The heart-stopping mystery of the numinous reveals itself in many of the most beloved Christmas-time stories.

Chanouyu by Maria V.A. Eckhart | with commentary by Michael Haggiag

Poet's corner
Poet Maria Eckhart captures the essence of doing, without doing

The Zen of Poetry

Poet's Corner
How to approach poetry in Zen training.

Nothing Gold Can Stay, by Robert Frost.

Poet's Corner
Robert frost captures the Buddha's teachings on The Three Signs of Being in this short stanza.

Spirited Away: An environmental message about being a small player.

Subscribers contributions
At a time when societies are searching for the big ideas that will save the world, Adrian Mathews agues that the film Spirited Away may offer us a more local solution.

Bust of Padmapani 'Holder of the Lotus'

Images of Truth
The immovable lotus on which the Buddha sits can restore peace to any situation.

None Whatsoever

Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection
Ponder over this enigmatic collection of paintings by Zen Master Hakuin, with accompanying verses.

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver (1935 – 2019) | with commentary by

Poet's Corner
This poem captures the essence of being able to stay in the ever present ‘now’.

Standing Buddha, 7/9th Century from Sumatra or Southern Thailand

Images of Truth
The symbolism of the standing Buddha raises the question: If there is no ‘I’, then who am I doing this practice for?

The Guest House by Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) | with commentary by

Poet's Corner
Usually we try to get rid of unpleasant experiences. The mystical poet Rumi however, suggests a radically different approach.
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