Picasso and Three Bulls Eyes, sumi ink on paper, by Dairyu Michael Wenger By Catherine Seigen Spaeth Just as he gears up to leave the San Francisco Zen Center to begin his own, Dairyu Michael ... Continue Reading »
A Review by Adam Tebbe, Editor of Sweeping Zen While I love books with a scholarly tone that tell me the who, what and where of things, my heart belongs to books that speak ... Continue Reading »
By Adam Tebbe Website: Rodmell Press Koans, or kong-ans as they are called in the Korean tradition, have eluded many Zen practitioners since their inception. Richard Shrobe, also known as Zen master Wu Kwang in ... Continue Reading »
By Adam Tebbe Some books get published that remain relatively unknown to readers who would otherwise love to adopt one and bring it home with them. This often happens when the book is the ... Continue Reading »
By Catherine Seigen Spaeth Shodo Harada’s book, Moon by the Window, is a collection of 91 vertical calligraphy scrolls, its left pages reproducing his paintings and its right pages presenting Shodo Harada’s commentary upon ... Continue Reading »
By Adam Tebbe April 08, 2011 A monumental new book edited by James Ishmael Ford and Melissa Myozen Blacker has hit bookshelves today (about a month early!)—The Book of Mu: Essential Writings on Zen's Most ... Continue Reading »
By Michael L. Tebbe, MSW, LISW-S Professor, School of Social Work University of Cincinnati A Review of The Buddha in the Classroom: Zen Wisdom to Inspire Teachers by Donna Quesada As a teacher in a university setting ... Continue Reading »
By Adam Tebbe Don Gilbert isn't exactly a household name for most Western converts to Zen practice. Don was a Korean Zen teacher born in Oakland, California in 1909 who, in 1973, received inka ... Continue Reading »
By Adam Tebbe Website: Rodmell Press It’s very nice to read various books on Zen that discuss all of the various dimensions of the philosophical and theological dimensions of our practice but, when books steep ... Continue Reading »
A review by Nancy Alder of the book by Bruce Black (http://journalpractice.wordpress.com/welcome/). Rodmell Press website: http://rodmellpress.com/writingyoga.html Writing Yoga: A Guide to Keeping a Practice Journal is not only a helpful guide for yoga practitioners, but ... Continue Reading »
By Adam Tebbe There's nothing wrong with reviewing books that have been out a while—not when the works are timeless, at any rate. I think most readers know that Zen Master WHO? A Guide ... Continue Reading »
By Adam Tebbe Wisdom Publications has recently published a revised and expanded edition of an earlier work, Crazy Clouds: Zen Radicals, Rebels & Reformers by Perle Besserman and Manfred Steger (the latter a teacher ... Continue Reading »
Established in 2009 as a grassroots initiative, Sweeping Zen is a digital archive of information on Zen Buddhism. Featuring in-depth interviews, an extensive database of biographies, news, articles, podcasts, teacher blogs, events, directories and more, this site is dedicated to offering the public a range of views in the sphere of Zen Buddhist thought. We are also endeavoring to continue creating lineage charts for all Western Zen lines, doing our own small part in advancing historical documentation on this fabulous import of an ancient tradition. Come on in with a tea or coffee. You're always bound to find something new.