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As a forward to this blog post: Words from our head gardener at the Monastery Dye Garden, on behalf of the resident sangha: It is with gratitude an...

We get a lot of questions from people wondering which of the many types of meditation cushions is right for them.

We've officially launched our Tenkozan Line—handmade, natural plant-dyed textiles and unique, handmade Buddhist altar images.

Incense has always intrigued me, but for a long time it just smelled a lot like smoke. As I grew older, I started to wonder if maybe there was more.

  BY RICHARD KOKUAN LAWTON, MRO Each morning at the monastery, the sangha, or community, gathers in the dining hall to chant the work verse before ...

Finding Your Ground We hear from a lot of customers looking for the perfect cushion. However, those on our staff who log many hours of sitting med...

    Keeping the Elements Alive An altar is alive. It’s made up of the same elements that make up our own bodies—earth, water, fire and air. And th...

    Working Skillfully With Liturgy   photo by Eric L When I created my first altar in my tiny Brooklyn apartment over a decade ago, my primary in...

    Creating a Sacred Space in Your Home Is A Form Of Contemplation     In preparation for this post, I photographed a number of personal altars b...

    Choosing an altar image is a very personal matter. Sometimes, your altar image finds you. My first altar image was a spontaneous gift from an ...

BY BRYAN KENSHIN FINNEGAN, MRO Ching…ching. The bell sounds through the zendo to sound the ending of the period of zazen. The sangha rises, each...

BY JOSEPH DUEMER, MRO On first coming to the monastery and entering the zendo, people are sometimes surprised by the extent of ritual that ...