Ken Byalin6 days agoJukai – Prelude and FugueThe Prelude – Taking Refuge I first heard of Jukai sometime after arriving at the Zen Center of New York. I understood that it was the...
Ken ByalinMay 15Who are you?Prelude: Bodhidharma The first case in the Blue Cliff Record tells a longish story of Bodhidharma’s arrival in China and his meeting with...
Ken ByalinMay 10BoobilahIf you asked me why I do koan study with my students, I would have a different answer now than I would have had a year ago. For years,...
Ken ByalinMay 1Please Take Care of BernieI have been slowly reading my friend Nancy Mujo Baker’s new book, Opening to Oneness. I say slowly because it takes me two or three days...