Welcome. And thank you for stopping by.

My intention is to create an inclusive zen community. That means all levels of practice and knowledge are welcome here and treated with equal respect, whether you’ve just come across the term “zen” for the first time and want to learn more about what it means, whether you’re a practitioner whose bounced around sanghas and residencies for fourth years, or whether you’re a bonafide bodhisattva on your umpteenth kelpa trying to free us and all myriad beings from suffering. All of us have something to learn from each other, so we should all treat each other with the same dignity and respect.

Similarly, the word “zen,” despite its Japanese origin, in the west has come to be understood in a broader sense to encompass all schools or the teachings as removed from any particular orthodoxies. My intention is not to gatekeep what zen is, so all schools in the tradition, chan, seon, thein, and zen, and all subschools, are welcome here, as well as whatever westernized versions that have come into being. What is important is that the bottom of your bucket drops out, I’m in no position to judge the method you go about that, and I'd want this community to welcome and tolerate all variations of finding the path.

All content is welcome, discussion is encouraged as is arguments so long as they are respectful. I’m committing here and now to start putting some content out to get things started. Here is hoping this can be a good resource and place to explore the dharma, whatever that means to you.