We can turn towards, turn through—and the gates open by themselves. And even the dark and difficult forces begin to help along the way. Join us in the PZI Digital Temple on Sunday. All are welcome—register to participate.

Koans are a path of imagination, which means if you fall into the depths, you will be held and discover who you really are. At Pacific Zen we’ve developed ways to teach the koans that anyone can take up, even people who have never meditated before. Join John Tarrant & Friends for our Fall Retreat (Sesshin) in the PZI Digital Temple: Metamorphosis – The Sound of the Distant Temple Bell. Register to participate. All are welcome.

The small self is always trying to hold off the world. But we are really a kind of flow. We feel the warm empathy at the bottom of all things. All things have Buddha nature. Not opposing reality is the beginning of all awakenings. Recorded Sunday, August 22, 2021.

WELCOME to a month of meditation and community practice in the PZI Digital Temple. Get an Open Temple Meditation Pass to access 3 morning meditations daily. Join our 6-day Fall Sesshin (Retreat), kick off the month in our Gateway Into the Dream Retreat, and at the end of October, our Save a Ghost Retreat on Halloween. Everyone is welcome, for all or part of this offering. Join us!

Our teachers reminded us in sesshin that we are still writing The Blue Cliff Record. How great it is to feel a part of that. It is no surprise that our meetings and encounters, wherever they occur, hold up a mirror to Yuanwu’s gathering. I want to thank all our ancestors and teachers for this generous, inclusive koan practice; not just bright but dark, not just dark but bright, always changing and allowing.