Dogen: A Guide to His Work     This is part of a series of articles on the arc of Zen thought, practice, and history, as presented in The Circle of the Way: A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World.  You can start at the beginning of this series or [...]

Radiant Presence An excerpt from Entering the Mind of Buddha Buddhas are sitting in the midst of fierce flames, turning the wheel of dharma. A ring of fire surrounds every buddha’s meditation seat. Buddhas sit at the center of the suffering of all beings, and they have developed the capacity to be open to boundless suffering. [...]