Essays in Buddhadharma and Shambhala Sun at Lions Roar


“Suffering Opens The Real Path”
Lions Roar (May 2015), excerpted from Solid Ground (2011)

“No Teacher of Zen”
Buddhadharma (Spring 2014)

“Nothing to Give, No One to Receive It”
Shambhala Sun (Jan 2014)

“Abandon Hope & Other Surprising Slogans to Help You Handle Anger”
Shambhala Sun (Sept 2014)

“Mind Training for Today”
Lions Roar (March 2013)

“Life is Tough: Six Ways to Deal With It”
Shambhala Sun (March 2013)

“Topsy-Turvy World”
Shambhala Sun (Nov 2012)

“Impermanence is Buddha Nature”
Shambhala Sun (May 2012)

“When You Greet Me, I Bow”
Shambhala Sun (Sept 2011)

“Getting Started”
Shambhala Sun (Sept 2010)

“Love, Loss, and Anxious Times”
Shambhala Sun (Sept 2009)

“Nothing Holy: A Zen Primer”
Shambhala Sun (March 2009 / March 2004)

“Phrases and Spaces”
Shambhala Sun (March 2008)

“Are You Writing?”
Shambhala Sun (March 1, 2007)
Please see version edited for Experience: “Are You Writing?”

“Beautiful Snowflakes”
Shambhala Sun (May 2006)

“Quick! Who Can Save This Cat?”
Shambhala Sun (?) (March 2003)

“Falling in Love”
Shambhala Sun (?) (July 1999)