The Laughing Buddha
by Reishin Denise Leong My parents who immigrated from China had many Chinese statues around the house but never identified anything special about them. Since…
This Magic Moment
by Reishin Denise LeongZen River SanghaAppleton, WI “And I truly believe, only when head and heart work in harmony can we attain our true human potential.”…
The Dharma is a River
by Lask Grey Kindred I live at the top of a mountain where springs appear when it rains. Water gathers in the cracks of the…
O-Bon
by Reishin Denise LeongZen River SanghaAppleton, Wisconsin Along this wayGoes no oneThis autumn evening -Basho On a mountain, in the woods overlooking a lake, a fire…
Dig Deep
by Monshin Kathy Mitchell Wind and Water ZenWoodruff, Wisconsin I’ve sat with a variety of groups, some secular, others Buddhist. In each, the conversation almost…
Can You Dance To It?
by Monshin Kathy Mitchell Wind and Water ZenWoodruff, Wisconsin As I reflect on Jun Po as a teacher, one of the things I am most grateful…
Monthly Message: June 2025
All the time I pray to BuddhaI keep onkilling mosquitoes.-Issa Summertime! Such abundance, and aliveness! Beyond words. And yet, and yet… we are blessed with…
Monthly Message: May 2025
Many thoughts arise as the start of sesshin at DBZ gets closer – one of my favorites being a beautiful tale, where acts of kindness…
Monthly Message: April 2025
If you are reading this now, you can thank Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi (1942-2021), founder of Hollow Bones Zen. In the decades of his Zen practice…
Monthly Message: March 2025
Awakening with the EarthThat magic moment… when we once again see a small bud begin to form on a tree branch. A green blade of…