Masters – Shitou Xiqian – Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage
Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage, written by Shitou Xiqian (700 – 790). I’ve built a grass hut where there’s...
Masters – Shitou Xiqian – Harmony of Difference and Equality
The poem Harmony of Difference and Equlity (or Sameness) is a classic Chan Zen poem known for its...
Poem – Walked Across the Field
I walked across that empty field after the weeds took over and boulders fell from the darkening sky...
Poem – Here Not Here
I was there and I was not there. Letting go of reasons and questions I weaved in and...
Artist – Danae Stratou and Desert Breath
Desert Breath is a land-based art project in the middle of the Sahara Desert that was finished in...
Poem – As Years Pass
A quiet moment as the sun sets. Fields emerging from thinning snow. What is distant is near –...
On “Dualism”
I am reading the “Cultivating the Empty Field” for the second time, and also Dogen’s “Moon in a...
Enso Press – Website and Updates
Enso Press, LLC has changed to a new website design. As always, simplicity is key with limited extraneous...
Poem – Across the Empty Field
I see a shadow sitting beneath a tree. The tree does not move and the shadow is still....
Empty Field Dharma Resources
I have read many books, different views, and different schools of thought. Everything I study now is focused...
New Project – Empty Field Dharma
I have started a new site dedicated to information and discussion around the Empty Field Dharma. The concept...
Snowshoeing on 03/02/14
Snowshoeing on 03/02/14 I follow the packed trail others before me have taken. Winding through pine, poplar, and...
The Great Mystery
This was written by Hanakia Zedek, a great friend, brother, and being with no place. http://www.edgemagazine.net/2014/03/the-great-mystery/ To me,...