Resources
Cold Mountain Zen offers this list of classic and current Zen and Buddhist books to support your practice and increase your understanding of Zen Buddhism. The list begins with Kurt Spellmeyer’s Buddha at the Apocalypse: Awakening from a Culture of Destruction, and includes books by Pema Chodron, Alan Watts, Thich Nhat Hanh, Shunryu Suzuki, Red Pine, […]
A teisho is a formal dharma talk, given on a specific koan or zen text. This collection of teishos was given by Kankan Roshi and senior students during a zen retreat (sesshin) or half-day sit. The teisho name corresponds to a specific “case” or chapter in The Mumonkan, Hekiganroku, or Book of Serenity. The Mumonkan […]
Sutras are sacred texts attributed to the Buddha or one of his close disciples. Cold Mountain Zen uses sacred texts, including the Heart Sutra and the Four Great Vows, to prepare the mind and deepen meditation practice. Sutra recitation occurs prior to morning and afternoon meditation practice, and before a teisho. Grouped by Morning Sutras, […]