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Satori is like a thief breaking into an
empty house. There is nothing to steal.
—Kodo Sawaki
It’s just like at the office
when no one else shows
Kusen by Richard Reishin Collins
New Orleans Zen Temple
12 October 2025
You have all seen depictions of the Buddha in zazen, with his hands in the meditation mudra, as yours are now. I am sure you have also seen depictions of the Buddha with one hand raised in the ...
Richard Collins, Abbot of Stone Nest and the New Orleans Zen Temple
QUESTION: I am wondering if you would be willing to offer some commentary on the Eightfold Path from a Soto perspective. Or maybe you can direct me to some foundational interpretations, possibly from others in the ...
Richard Collins at the Fall Equinox Eclipse Sesshin
19-21 Sept 2025
My senior year in high school in Southern California I failed two classes, English and Social Studies. Two teachers, Mrs Holman and Miss Lahewn, made me a proposal: if I promised not...
