Thich Nhat Hanh explains that sangha is more than a community, it’s a deep spiritual practice.
Ask the Teachers: Should I meditate for short or long periods?

How do you know when you’re forcing your meditation, instead of applying proper effort? Do you recommend short periods of meditation or longer ones?
Earthquakes and Blossoms Appear
Zen teachings of Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi, who died tragically while trying to save his young daughter from drowning.
Panel: Full-Time Practice

Joseph Goldstein, Judy Lief and Robert Thurman discuss the role of full-time practice in the West.
Songs of Milarepa
Dohas of Jetsun Milarepa and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche.
Awakening “the One Who Knows”
The late Ajahn Chah teaches on the clear and penetrating knowing which frees us from the deception and suffering of untrained mind.
Illness: The Way Beyond Suffering
In August 1995, I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and given just weeks to live. Over the next year I was close to death many times.
Readers’ Exchange: Illness
Buddhadharma readers share their experience of Buddhist practice in everyday life as it relates to illness.
What is Roshi?
Roshi as defined by Michael Wenger, a Sōtō Zen priest.