

Koan Summer 8: When the Four Elements Scatter
A small child squats to look at an insect, her hair a nimbus backlit by the morning sun. Old friends reminisce, “Do you remember when. ....
Aug 6, 2025


Koan Summer 7: Counting Stars
Lie on your back. Gaze into the inky blackness and count the stars, all septillion of them. Or count weeds on the side of the highway,...
Jul 30, 2025


Koan Summer 6: Partaking of the Awakened Life
Seido celebrates the life of Buddhist teacher Joanna Macy, who died last week. Macy, founder of The Work That Reconnects, emphasized...
Jul 23, 2025


Koan Summer 5: Fields
Meander with Seido through Xuefeng's Rice Field (Dogen’s Koan Collection, case 149). Verdant farms remind us that the boundaries, borders...
Jul 9, 2025
Koan Summer 4: Plate of Grass, Bowl of Rice
Seido follows breadcrumbs into the forest of koans. Under this tree, Nyogen Senzaki spins stories of banquets and boisterous parties....
Jul 2, 2025
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