"When I started Zen training many years ago, I had no interest in learning how to clean properly. I would never have guessed that the physical act of cleaning, done wholeheartedly and with reverence, could lead to increased awareness in life."

Discourse on the Inexhaustible Lamp continually reminds us that the amount of time we have been practicing means nothing; it is the quality of that practice which counts.

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

Poet Maria Eckhart captures the essence of doing, without doing

When training for something it's sensible to keep track of our progression. When it comes to Zen training however, this doesn't quite seem to work, in fact it can become quite a serious obstacle.

Ajahn Sumedho explains how to let go when suffering arises through the contemplation of the Four Noble Truths.

Even before opening this book, I knew that this review would be whole-heartedly endorsing it and recommending it to our readership.

How to approach poetry in Zen training.

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

The symbolism of the summer solstice points to our true nature.

Sometimes you have to go backwards to go forward.

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