Koan Conversations

When Maylie Scott’s mother died at home in Berkeley, she called me. Apparently after my stint at Maitri Hospice, I had the reputation as the...

The mind is a terrible thing to waste. Now Phil was dying. Perhaps as long as a year before, he’d reached back for his chair which wasn’t th...

The renowned revolutionary Chinese Master Baizhang Huaihai ( 百丈懷海; Hyakujō Ekai) is perhaps most well known for introducing manual labor to ...

Dainin Katagiri Roshi admonishes Issan! This life we live is a life of rejoicing, this body a body of joy which can be used to present offe...

The case: Hekiganroku Case 3 Master Ba Is Ill Great Master Ba was seriously ill. The temple steward asked him, "Master, how are you fee...

Ryutan’s Candle and Kenosha Mumonkan Case 28 The original Chinese Goang Longtan Chongxin (Dragon-Lake): Because Deshan Xuanjian asked more a...