Lost Coin Zen

photo credit: Flowery *L*u*z*a* In Lost Coin practice we talk about actions being “mechanical” happening on their own, without consciousness. It seems negative but it really isn’t. Because we are mechanical we have a wonderful opportunity for freedom. We do so much asleep imagine what we would do and realize if we just began to [...]

  In the busy-ness of my life, at times I let some things slip to the side, at times other things.  Saying that it’s all about priorities doesn’t always mean that the “important” things get done; priorities shift, sometimes within the space of moments.  The only thing that is sure is that I never get [...]

Join Us This week Doen Sensei will be joining Thich Nhat Hanh in Colorado, and reading from his upcoming book Wonderland: The Zen of Alice. A list of all scheduled book reading and signing events is available here. We hope to see you at one of the events. Thank You Pre-orders for Wonderland: The Zen [...]

Daniel Doen Silberberg Sensei talks about his teacher Genpo Roshi and about having a tough teacher, on the pursuit of enlightenment via training versus learning, how information is of no help in gaining enlightenment, and reads from Maezumi Roshi’s writings on being. 1 of 2 Daniel Doen Silberberg Sensei follows up in Part 2 by [...]

Wonderland:  A Voyage With Doen Sensei and the Lost Coin Sangha Venture down the rabbit hole with Daniel Doen Silberberg Sensei, author of the forthcoming Wonderland:  The Zen of Alice, as he reveals the Wonderland that is our lives. Doen Sensei will conduct a retreat in the dramatic Wasatch Mountains of Utah from September 18 [...]