En esta conversación, con la editora de El Camino el Buda, Mariana Restrepo, Katsuzen King comparte su trayectoria con la tradición budista Zen y su enfoque para adaptar las enseñanzas del Zen al contexto de las comunidades LatinX. Desde su trabajo enseñando...
Tal vez ningún aspecto de las enseñanzas del Buda haya sido tan incomprendido y descuidado como la concentración correcta. Sin embargo, la concentración correcta es obviamente una parte integral del camino del Buda hacia el despertar: el último elemento del noble...
A holiday meal can be an embodied experience of Thich Nhat Hanh’s teaching on “interbeing,” the understanding that we are all interconnected not only with one another, but with all of life itself—from the past, present, and into the future. Holidays meals at my house...
Melvin McLeod: You have had a long and influential career as a Buddhist thinker and writer, social justice activist, and respected voice in the environmental movement. You are also the root teacher of the “Work That Reconnects,” which you describe as a body of theory...
In times of doubt, disbelief, and insecurity, the practice of bearing witness can be an important aspect of our awareness and presence. Bearing witness can be defined as acknowledging that something exists or is true. From a Buddhist perspective, and specifically...
‘Sometimes life feels like a battle doesn’t it? We go though the gate and face ten thousand warriors.’ Zen Buddhism
‘Just as the self does absolutely not exist, and cannot be apprehended, so also the Buddha. As the self cannot be expressed by any dharma, so also the Buddha.’ Prajnaparamita
‘Rather than identifying with every passing thought or feeling, we can step back and witness them as transient phenomena. This practice brings a sense of inner freedom, as we no longer feel compelled to chase after each mental impression.’ Everyday Buddhism
‘Buddha is not something to be attained but something to be realised in the very fabric of our daily lives.’ Everyday Buddhism
‘One of the reasons we may feel that insight is elusive is that we often expect it to be something dramatic or transformative — a sudden, overwhelming revelation that changes everything. But true insight is often more subtle than that.’ Everyday Buddhism