Essays
My Own Heart Let Me More Have Pity On
Reflections on Depression and Buddhist Practice
“I want to tell you about coming apart, wanting to die, and returning at last to myself, and about how my Buddhist practice both helped and hindered me in this zigzag journey...” Read the full essay here »
Dharma Talks from Tofu Roshi
Tofu Roshi is the abbot of the No Way Zen Center in Berkeley, California. For his day job he manages the Next to Godliness Laundromat. Susan Moon has worked as his assistant for many years.
Two of Tofu Roshi's dharma talks are available here:
Slow Fasting
“You don't hear much about fasting in Zen practice, but actually we do fast in Zen. We fast between meals and snacks. In fact, almost all of the time that we are not eating, with just a few exceptions, we are fasting!” Tofu Roshi on Slow Fasting »
The Zen of Voting
Before the 2004 election, Tofu Roshi was asked by many for guidance on the whole question of voting. His dharma talk on suffrage follows here »