Zazen

Being What is Needed: A Message From kate
Jan 04 2023
Kate Watters, president of the Board of Directors for IZL, explores different ways to be what is needed.

Cris Nakano, a member of the Board of Directors for IZL, shares her journey of listening and sensing.

Being What is Needed: A Message From Paul
Dec 20 2022
Paul Sevett, a Zen practitioner, shares what he has learned from IZL and how it has impacted his life.

Dave Stahlberg, a Zen practitioner, shares his experience at a Zen Leader program and how it has impacted his life.

What Is Needed In The World Today?
Dec 16 2022
Dr. Cindy Haq writes about what is needed in the world through the lens of the energy patterns.

Making Peace in the War of Perfectionism
Apr 11 2022
But in some ways, it can still be beautiful. Just like the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where we put broken pieces of pottery together with gold, there is simple beauty beyond perfection in embracing our imperfections and flaws as artfully raw and human.

belonging
Feb 28 2022
I am learning about belonging. The teachings of belongingness have come to me slowly from many wise people, communities, and nature. These teachings over the years are like walking a labyrinth, leading me towards the center and away, and towards the center and away from it again and again. A journey.

Shakuhachi Zen
Nov 01 2021
I quickly learned that a shakuhachi tells you what it is; that is, what key it will play in. This occurs upon the first blow, right after completion of the boring and utaguchi (blowing edge), before opening any finger holes. ‘Hello G3 shakuhachi, it is an honor to meet you.’