The Ten Oxherding Pictures of Zen
Explore the Ten Oxherding Pictures of Zen, a classic Chan Buddhist journey through meditation, self-discovery, awakening, emptiness, and compassionate action.
Buddhism
From noble silence to scientific insight.
Explore Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and ethics—bridging ancient practice with modern contemplative science.
Laozi and Daodejing: The Way and Its Virtue
Explore Laozi’s *Daodejing: The Way and Its Virtue* in a Science Abbey translation, with an introduction to Daoism, wuwei, meditation, and Chinese philosophy.
The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts of Soto Zen Buddhism
The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts occupy a unique place within Soto Zen Buddhism. They are at once vows, ethical principles, contemplative teachings, and expressions of awakening itself.
What Would a Zen Renaissance Look Like?
A vision of a modern Zen Renaissance where meditation, science, education, healthcare, and technology work together to cultivate human flourishing.
The Soto Zen Meal Chants: English Translation and Commentary
Explore the Soto Zen Meal Chants through a Science Abbey translation and commentary on oryoki, gratitude, mindfulness, interdependence, and awakening.
Fukanzazengi: Universal Recommendation for Seated Meditation – by Master Dogen
Read Dōgen’s Fukanzazengi with a clear modern translation and commentary on Soto Zen, zazen, shikantaza, mindfulness, and awakening.
Outline & Summary: The Pure Standards for Zen Monasteries (Eihei Shingi) By Dōgen Zenji
A scientific humanist exploration of Dōgen Zenji’s Eihei Shingi, revealing how Zen monastic discipline functions as a system of mindfulness, behavioral design, and conscious institutional life.
Science, Zen, and the Art of Relationships
This article explores the science of relationships—from biology to philosophy, from ancient traditions to modern technologies.
The Great Bright Pearl: Soto Zen’s Journey from Ancient India to American Soil
This article traces the journey from Siddhartha to Bodhidharma, to Dōgen and mountain monasteries, to urban zendos and American homes.
Silent Illumination: The Life and Legacy of Japanese Sōtō Zen Monasticism
Sōtō Zen was born from a deep current of wisdom that flows from India through China to Japan, shaped not by conquest or proclamation, but by the gentle, steadfast practice of sitting in silence.
The Taste of Liberation: How Buddhism Reached Every Corner of the Earth
This article traces the global journey of the Dharma, beginning with the Buddha’s lifetime and spreading outward across Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania.
Zen Yoga: Yogācāra
This article explores Zen Yoga, the practice of meditative inquiry grounded in the Yogācāra school of Mahāyāna Buddhism.