A Message from Taiso Roshi
Dear Friends in Dharma, We recognize the Three Marks of Existence, also referred to as Dharma Seals – Impermanence, Suffering, and No-Self – as gateways…
Stepping into the 5 Mirrors
The Five Practice Mirrors (FPM), also referred to as the Five Training Elements, are the organizing principle of Hollow Bones Zen practice, and are a…
HBZ Beginnings: Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi
This is part of a series on the HBZ lineage. Read Part One & Part Two. On April 14, 1942, Denis Kelly began an extraordinary…
The Matrix of Silence: Serving as IT Staff
by Zenshin Susanne Fiege As I know it, Hollow Bones Zen started with in-person practice only, people simply meeting at sesshin, all together in a…
HBZ Beginnings: Gempo Yamamoto, Soen Nakagawa, Eido Shimano
A look at some of the modern founders of our tradition.
HBZ Beginnings: Soyen Shaku, Nyogen Senzaki and D.T. Suzuki
Many synergistic steps, truly reflecting the interconnection, interpenetration, and interdependency we understand to be part of Zen took place to bring us HBZ today. These steps also included the faithful contributions of many others, including many women, who played a crucial role in facilitating the unfolding. This series of blogs will tell their story.
Remembering Manju Bill Frackelton
William Hamilton Frackelton II passed away peacefully with family and friend at his side at age 78 on Sunday, March 6, 2022, from ALS.
Prajna – The Perfection of Wisdom
The practice of meditation, and thereby seeing one’s own nature (or kensho) prompts awakening to a radically altered worldview: prajna.
Dhyana – The Perfection of Meditation
Dhyāna refers to stages of meditative practice that have two aspects: stillness (samatha) and insight (vipassana) into the nature of being. It is a co-arising phenomenon when the stilling of the mind reveals its nature.