Lost Coin Zen

In developing Lost Coin, what I hope we can do is create a culture.  I believe this is close to what Shakyamuni Buddha wanted to do in his time.  I hope this culture forgoes prejudice and superstition and, instead, relies on what is provable and at the same time is deeply rooted in the humility [...]

An excerpt from a recent talk at retreat in Upper Lake, California, August 2010 Dead tree.  Blind donkey.  Snow is magic, because it is not cold and wet.  Nor is it a fortress for a snow fight.  It is all of that.  It is none of that.  Nobody knows what snow is.  The whole world [...]

Here comes Shambala Publishing’s 2010 edition of Best Buddhist Writing with a selection from Doen’s Wonderland: The Zen of Alice!!!! He is in venerable company in this compilation: the Dalai Lama, Pema Chodron, Daido Roshi, Thich Nhat Hahn, amongst others. Congratulations Doen Sensei.  It will be listed on our reading list on this website shortly, [...]

photo credit: llamnudds This is one of a series of posts intended to clarify the groups being formed in Lost Coin.  The intention is that they be “ways”- a way to make your daily life a path and a practice of realization and excellence.  This is what Lost Coin is about. The roots of this [...]

On March 13th & 14th 2010, Daniel Doen Silberberg Sensei will be leading a retreat, The Traveler’s Intentions. Participants will experience the freedom and joy that comes from approaching life as a traveler.  This retreat is being held in Park City, Utah, and is open to the public as well as Lost Coin students. Doen [...]