There's no Buddha, we say. We say that because there is no natural Buddha. Buddha is someone who strived—strived faithfully through diff...

When we find real joy of life in pain and in difficulty, that is true joy, according to Buddhism. We say there is no natural Buddha. Buddha ...

Longtime SFZC and personal friend Tom Silk passed away peacefully on the morning of January 25th. His wife Kathleen and daughter Nicole were...

So, characteristic of Buddhist understanding of causality is: one way is mechanical, and we do not ignore freedom. On the other hand, it is ...

Tom Silk, SF Zen Center's long time tax attorney and good friend and close friend to many of us, has just passed away peacefully at home...

You will find out Buddhist understanding of causality is both materialistic and spiritualistic. And it is endless effort—succession of effor...

Thanks to the Buddhist Film Foundation for streaming Peace is Every Step for free for a short time in honor of Thich Nhat Hsnh.  Here's...

Here, people have some misunderstanding. They think we human beings can attain some goal. But for the human being, and for all the rest of t...

In her podcast, Liz Horowitz tells about how a single story in a book turned her on to Zen. The book is called Zen Buddhism: an introduction...

  So, if your plan is right, to have some goal in your life means to follow the dynamic change of the world. In this way, our life will go...