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The Garden of Flowers and Weeds: A New Translation of the Blue Cliff Record

Listen now | An Enlivening Conversation with Korean Zen Teacher Matthew Sullivan

Feb 8 • Rev. Shōren Heather

Zen in Ten: "It Is Not by Means of Animosity that Animosities Ever Cease"

Dhammapada Verses 1-10: Chapter of Pairs

Jan 28 • Rev. Shōren Heather

On Leaving the Monastery Again, for the Last Time

Navigating the Waters of (Extra) Ordinary Life

Jan 18 • Rev. Shōren Heather

Zen in Ten: The Gift of Ordinary Life

A Heart Full of Gratitude

Jan 1 • Rev. Shōren Heather

"A Calmness Like Falling Snow . . ."

A Zen Take on "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

Dec 24, 2025 • Rev. Shōren Heather

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