Fredericton Zen Sitting Group

08/13/2026

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Everyday Zen Foundation – While at college, Norman Fischer came upon an anthology of essays by D. T. Suzuki. “It was introduced by a professor who was an expert on existentialism, and he presented …

07/14/2026

An essay by Joan Halifax:

Upaya Zen Center – I have a spiel I use before starting an interview. I assure the person interviewed that I am less interested in what they say than in what they intended to say and that I recogni…

07/07/2026

Roger Brennan died on June 26th. He was one of the people who inspired my book, Catholicism and Zen.

Roger Brennan is a priest in the Scarboro Mission Society who – until COVID restrictions were imposed – sat regularly with Patrick Gallagher’s Oak Tree in the Garden Sangha. “I grew up in a t…

07/01/2026

A conversation with Jisho Siebert

Zen Fields, Ames, Iowa –  Sara Jisho Siebert is a Soto Zen priest who teaches at Zen Fields in Ames, Iowa. Her back story is striking. “When I was fourteen, a number of people in my life exper…

06/24/2026

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Abridged from Catholicism and Zen – Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle In addition to the Soto missions established for the benefit of the immigrant populations on the West Coast, and the Asian-trained teachers…

06/10/2026

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Rochester Zen Center – At one point in the course of our Zoom conversation, Bodhin Kjolhede has to get up from his desk and leave the room. As he comes back, I notice he is wearing a t-shirt with t…

05/20/2026

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05/06/2026

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Pacific Zen Institute – I first interviewed John Tarrant at his home in Santa Rosa in 2013. His was the third interview I conducted in this project, and I was still finding my way as an interviewer…

04/30/2026

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Moonspring Hermitage – Walter Nowick was one of seven children born to Russian immigrants who were potato farmers on Long Island. It was a cultured family. Walter’s mother insisted that her childre…

04/23/2026

I am surprised and flattered to discover I am the subject of the 16th essay in John Negru's recently published collection,

Engaged Buddhism: 50 Collected Essays, Interviews & Profiles 2020-2025 John H. Negru ISBN 9781998248223 / 264 pages, 6.14"x 9.21" / Available April 2026 Teaching the Buddhism of the future, not the past, is the focus of these essays.They were first published in my regular column, Bodhisattva 4.0...