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  • What is Practice?

    Practice is life, however, it’s not simply living life. Most humans live life with some level of success. In other words, we grow up, take care of ourselves, get some kind of job, pay our bills and survive. These activities are largely in the realm of the intellect. In Zen practice, we begin to look at ourselves in a more essential way. In other words, not what we think, not what we might feel, but what we truly are. It’s…  More >

  • Shikantaza & Koan Practice

    If I tell someone that I practice Zen, they ask “Why? What do you get?” What I like to say is, “You get your true self.” But in truth, you can’t really get anything, because you already have it. It’s a matter of realization, and that’s what practice helps us to do. The most basic practice is meditation. The more you meditate, the more you realize. Some people want to have more equanimity, to be calmer, more able to relax…  More >

  • Zen Koan Study

    Roshi James Kando Green is an unlikely Zen teacher. His tight smile, conservative demeanor, and slight Georgia drawl contrast with preconceptions of a Zen priest. Yet, behind these superficial layers rests a disciplined practitioner with decades devoted to realizing the essential mind. After a long career in plastic surgery and the recent passing of his master, Musai Roshi, James is working to continue the tradition of Zen practice. Zen practice is not easy. It’s hard. Countless hours of mindful meditation…  More >

  • RJK Originals · 01 Think Twice
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Razor
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Grace
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Bedevilment
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Grief
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Goal
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Mystery
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Awaking
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Abiding
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Paradox
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Quiet
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Season's Greetings
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · River
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Apple
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Hole
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Thoughts
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Signposts
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Opinion
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Seed
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Alone
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Meaning
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Eyes
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Realms
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Distraction
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Continuous
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Point
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Formless Mind
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Blocked
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Here Now
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Dewdrops
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Recognition
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Arriving
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Bumblebee
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Unplanned
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Hope
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Nonoriginated
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Space
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Pure Perception
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Retreat
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Unminding
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Shepherds
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Awareness
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Ourselves
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Illusions
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Clearness
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Tranquility
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Awakening
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Perspective
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Heart
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Gold Ring
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Consciousness
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · I
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Creator
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Mother
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Treasury
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Moths
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Wholehearted
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Doubt
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Timeless
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Captain
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Taking Refuge
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Radiating
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Luminous
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Gift
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Wrinkles
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Possibility
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Completeness
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Sweeping
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Meditation
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Kindness
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Facing Fear
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Everywhere
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Home
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Wanting
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Attention
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Nonbeing
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Nothing To Say
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Learning
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Shining Our Light
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Leaves
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Wings
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Suffering
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Pride
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Mirror Mind
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Where To Enter
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Traveling
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · One Bright Pearl
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Path
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Mindless
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Virtue
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Limited Time
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Mind
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Existence
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Cold Or Heat
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · News
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Story
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Two Shoes
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Change
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Stillness
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Mystical Understanding
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Effort & Joy
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Brains
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Forecasting
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Nonthinking
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Fear
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Wild Peace
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Separation
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Plunging Into
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Simplicity
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Finding The Peace
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Little Teapot
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Finding The Gateway
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · No Separation
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Seeing Into Darkness
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · New Carefulness
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Tuning In
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Life's Pivot
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · The Black Pearl
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Intimacy
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · A Calm Place
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Taking Care
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Generosity
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · How Are You Feeling?
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Why Am I Here?
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Having & Being
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Chop Wood, Carry Water
  • Walking Mountain Zendo · Flowing With The Stream