We don’t sit in order to become a buddha—we sit because we already are one. Brian Joshin Byrnes on the Zen practice of shikantaza.Photos by A. Jesse Jiryu DavisPublished in Lion’s Roar | 22 September 2025 “If you want to travel the Way of buddhas and Zen...
How, asks Joshin, do we as Buddhists come into genuine contact with the people and places we reject? I sit with a lot of questions about the future of Buddhism, and as I do, it occurs to me that all the future is already right here, in what we’re doing right now....
In a world on fire, we need to connect with each other to care for each other. Brian Joshin Byrnes explains how practice can help us come together and recognize one another as buddha. PUBLISHED IN LION’S ROAR July 31, 2025 On the altar in our zendo, two nearly...
