Spark Zen
Rev. Shōren HeatherSpark Zen is for introspective, iconoclastic thinkers interested in Zen/Buddhism; hosted by a Zen priest who lived at a monastery for 10 years.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 296 | Subscribers | Read | sparkzen.substack.com |
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Latest Issues
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The Garden of Flowers and Weeds: A New Translation of the Blue Cliff Record
In this episode, Matthew Juksan Sullivan and I discuss his translation and commentary of the Blue Cliff Record, which is a collection of 100 koans (enigmatic and paradoxical encounter dialogues) that was originally compiled in Song China in...
Zen in Ten: "It Is Not by Means of Animosity that Animosities Ever Cease"
Photo by John Cameron on Unsplash
On Leaving the Monastery Again, for the Last Time
I took this photo in September 2023 after shaving my hair off—my typical ritual after (re)entering the monastery. This is our idea of a hair salon!
Zen in Ten: The Gift of Ordinary Life
This gorgeous pink lotus was painted by Jess Engle, a Zen practitioner and fabulous artist who lives in Austin, TX. You can read Jess’s Substack at Pearls.
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Zen Priestess. Writer. Adventurer. I live and write in the wild, wonder-filled wilderness of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, nestled in a valley in the Los Padres National Forest.
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