A Straight Road with Many Curves. Gregory Shepherd looks back at his Zen training in Japan with Yamada Roshi.

7 Classic Children’s Books That Teach Kids Mindfulness. Along with newer children’s books about mindfulness, many beloved picture books also offer mindful messages about kindness, friendship, and contemplating the world around us.

The Natural World as a Powerful Teacher. Elizabeth Monson invites us to consider how the natural world can do far more than provide us with a peaceful environment for meditation. We can engage with it, she says, as an interactive medium within which we can access and abide in the nature of the mind.

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center Threatened by California Wildfires.