Making Love with Light

By John Daido Loori

The heart of being

By John Daido Loori

Two Arrows Meeting in Mid-air

By John Daido Loori

The Zen of Creativity

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For many of us, the return of Zen conjures up images of rock gardens and gently flowing waterfalls. We think of mindfulness and meditation, immersion in a state of being where meaning is found thro...

Finding the Still Point

By John Daido Loori

One of the simplest, easiest-to-understand guides to Zen meditation--with audio exercises to serve as meditation companions.Through Zen meditation it is possible to find stillness of mind even amid...

The True Dharma Eye

By Kazuaki Tanahashi, John Daido Loori Translated By John Daido Loori

A collection of three hundred koans compiled by Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of Soto Zen in Japan, this book presents readers with a uniquely contemporary perspective on his profound...

Bringing the Sacred to Life

By John Daido Loori

Zen rituals—such as chanting, bowing, lighting incense before the Buddha statue—are ways of recognizing the sacredness in all of life. A ritual is simply a deliberate and focused moment...

The Eight Gates of Zen

By John Daido Loori

This accessible introduction to the philosophy and practice of Zen Buddhism includes a program of study that encompasses practically every aspect of life. The American Zen teacher John Daido Loori...

Invoking Reality

By John Daido Loori

There is a common misconception that to practice Zen is to practice meditation and nothing else. In truth, traditionally, the practice of meditation goes hand-in-hand with moral conduct. In Invokin...

Riding the Ox Home

By John Daido Loori

"Maps and guideposts are helpful when we undertake a journey. The ten Ox-Herding Pictures, the accompanying ancient poems, and a modern commentary by John Daido Loori, sketch the spiritual path enc...