

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 24, 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 10, 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 3, 2025


Koan Summer 3: Say Yes To Your Life
Koans help us release our baggage about awakening. Seido discusses Case 41 from the Blue Cliff Record—how does a person who has...
Jun 26, 2025


Koan Summer 2: Show Me Your Ordinary Mind
“Ordinary Mind is the Way” (Case 19 of the Mumonkan) beckons to all of us who seek the Way somewhere “out there.” We are called to leap...
Jun 19, 2025
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