A glossary of zen terms

Of special interest to scholars and students of Zen classics, a glossary of specialized vocabulary to aid understanding and practice

Grassroots zen

Rooted in a spiritual partnership model based on “power-sharing,” Grassroots Zen emphasizes gender equality and is oriented to social engagement.

Nature, my teacher

“Make this book your friend,” says Arianna Huffington.James Thornton’s Nature, My Teacher, is a powerful guide to being human in a time of eco-crisis.In Nature, My Teacher, poet, lawyer and founder of top global environmental group ClientEarth, James Thornton offers a meditation on being alive wh...

The face: a time code

“Ruth Ozeki, a Zen Buddhist priest, sets herself the task of staring at her face in a mirror for three full, uninterrupted hours; her ruminations ripple out from personal and familial memories to wise and honest meditations on families and aging, race and the body.” —Minneapolis Star TribuneWhat ...

The fruitful darkness

The garden of flowers and weeds

Groundbreaking new translation of key Zen Buddhist text whose intention is to awaken dormant human potential.