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I'm a writer and creative director. I make things, collect books, write fiction and don't understand Zen. I'm Vegan.

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Zazen.

I’ve been searching for a new meditation cushion. Of course, in the midst of my search, I’d stumble upon this beautiful poem. And thus, Carl Jung smiles.

A single meditation cushion, and one is completely protected
Earth may crumble, heaven collapse–but here one is at peace.

—Xinggang,
in Daughers of Emptiness:
Poems of Chinese Buddhist Nuns.

(via Buddha at the Apocaplypse: Awakening from a Culture of Destruction by Kurt Spellmeyer)

Listen: Beautiful podcast about Zen & Art featuring John Daido Loori, Roshi.

John Daido Loori was the Abbot at Zen Mountain Monastery and a renowned photographer. His take on creativity is powerful and inspiring.

A Beautiful Video: Bells of Mindfulness

Sister Dang Nghiem, a nun at Deer Park Monastery, discusses the mindfulness bell, cultivating peacefulness and joy.

This is a beautiful and really well shot video.

(Via Patrick Burke at Vimeo)