Lost Coin Zen

Daniel talked recently about actively “not knowing” what you are going to experience before you experience it. Don’t imagine you know what a Mormon temple looks like inside. Don’t imagine you know what a forsythia branch looks like in bloom. Go and take it in as if you’ve never seen one before. This reminded me [...]

Doen Sensei discussed the convergence of the study of excellence and the study of consciousness. The book “Talent Is Overrated” is mentioned with studies on high-performing individuals like Tiger Woods. Sensei also talks about seeing reality. Part 1 Part 2

I’ve been talking lately about choosing to change. Change can be very difficult, whether it’s a major change or even just something relatively small. But choosing to change, and acting on that decision, increases our personal power and, if we stay with “what is”, also makes us happier. What is it that we’re afraid of? [...]

Tokusan and his development as told through the stories and koans of Buddhism. This series on Tokusan began with three video clips from a previous class. (Part 1, Parts 2 & 3) Part 4 Part 5 Part 6

Mary Jaksch, Roshi, has kindly offered us this post. I know Lost Coin is very receptive to her point of view, in fact we share it. I am grateful she has chosen to post on our site. – Daniel Doen Silberberg A guest post by Mary Jaksch, Roshi Zen has had to adapt over the [...]