Please click the audio link to listen to the tribute to Robert Aitken Roshi, presented by Ruben Habito and the members of the MKZC.

Dear Friends,
As some of you may already know, Robert Aitken Roshi,  widely known and respected Zen Master and founder of the Diamond Sangha lineage, and revered elder dharma brother to me, died recently at the …

Dear Members and Friends of the Maria Kannon Zen Community,
As we celebrate the beginning of a new year, I would like to invite each of you to join me in renewing our resolve to affirm …

by Ruben Habito
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of articles on The Ten Ox-Herding Pictures. View all the available articles of the series here.
By way of preparation for this third picture, let me …

by Ruben Habito
Editor’s Note: This is the first out of three articles on The Three Refuges. Read the Dharma Refuge (part two) and Sangha Refuge (part three) here.
Buddham saranam gacchami
Dhammam saranam gacchami
Sangham saranam gacchami
Part I–The …

by Ruben Habito
Editor’s Note: This is the second out of three articles on The Three Refuges. Read the Buddha Refuge (part one) and Sangha Refuge (part three).
Buddham saranam gacchami
Dhammam saranam gacchami
Sangham saranam gacchami
Part II—The Dharma …