Jun Po Kelly Roshi

The least I could say about Jun Po is that he is a man that fascinates me and from whom I can learn much. I might not be wrong in thinking of him as a national treasure. I assume that part 6 will be the last part of our formal discussions of his intriguing life. I would like... Read More

Letting Go

 ... I am not a scholar of Zen but I happen to be fortunate enough to live within a few miles of a man I believe to be a world class teacher of Zen; Jules Shuzen Harris Sensei. Among others, Jules studied directly with Taizan Maezumi Roshi who was also one of Ken Wilber’s... Read More

Dharma Bums

“When you get to the top of the mountain, keep climbing” was a Zen saying that Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac discussed as they climbed a big mountain in California in 1955. This story was told in the book The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac. Due to guts, perseverance, hard work,... Read More

Zen Lesson

 ... I was able to ask Zen teacher Jules Shuzen Harris Sensei a question about balancing the practices of transcending the individual personal ego and of including it and working with it skillfully. He laughed and said that his advice is to not try to do this. He said that... Read More