Is it possible to have a student-teacher relationship through email or the internet? Karen Maezen Miller wonders.
The ha-ha moment

Karen Maezen Miller on the importance and the role of humor in Zen practice.
Enough about meditation

Karen Maezen Miller on what it means to be good at meditation.
Finger Pointing

Karen Maezen Miller thinks about the uncertain future of Buddhism in the West.
On Faith

Karen Maezen MIller explores the idea of defending faith.
Beyond Belief
What do Buddhists believe? I don’t know what some Buddhists believe, but I like to respond that Buddhism requires no beliefs.
Karen Maezen Miller’s “The Laundry Line” – Unprincipled Zen
Karen Maezen Miller tells us that she can’t explain the principles of Zen because there are no principles of Zen.
The Big Question
Karen Maezen Miller thinks about how to answer seemingly simple questions.
Un-American Buddhism
Karen Maezen Miller explores the idea of authenticity in American Buddhism through the example of her Japanese garden in California.
How to put out a fire
Living in the foothills north of Los Angeles, and being — yet again — surrounded by wildfire, Karen Maezen Miller has seen with her own eyes this week the startling science of extinguishing fires. Here’s what she’s learned, and what it might mean for our practice.