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 |
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| Issues | 304 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Zen in Ten: Beginner's Mind
Dear Spark Zen Readers, I hope you’re doing well today—all things considered. I snapped this photograph near Union Square in NYC about 15 years ago. “No Idea” is the name of a bar that I randomly walked past. It brings to mind Shunryu Suzuk...
Seeing One Thing Through to the End
The iconic view of Machu Picchu (Old Peak) that I took during our 3-hour tour. It’s beyond extraordinary!!!
Dear Spark Zen Readers,
On Monday, May 11th, my spouse Tanya and I will embark on another Peruvian adventure in the Andes. We had...
Zen in Ten: Crossing the Flowing Bridge
Photo by Aleksandr Barsukov on Unsplash
Below are selections from the foreword to a phenomenal book I read about koan introspection: The Flowing Bridge: Guidance on Beginning Zen Koans. It was written by Elaine Macinnes, a Roman Catholic n...
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Este es el primero de mis ensayos traducido al español por mi amigo del Dharma, Wilmar, quien es de Colombia. Con gran generosidad, se ha ofrecido a traducir más de mi...
Fire Heats, Water Wets . . .
The blaze devouring the west side of the zendo. My favorite tree, the Asian maple, stands in the center. It miraculously survived!
My heart is saddened and singed as I write this. A precious Dharma presence burned to the ground two weeks a...
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Zen Priestess. Writer. Adventurer. I lived for 9 years in the wild, wonder-filled wilderness of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
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