Bernie Glassman Sees No Boundaries- Interview with Shambhala Sun

YONKERS, NEW YORK, USA. In the inner city of Yonkers, New York, Roshi Bernard Glassman has a big vision, big ambition and a big vow to help all beings in need. If his audacious experiment works, he hopes (with a smile) it will replicate all over the universe.

Bernie Glassman Dharma Talk: Forgiveness

by Bernie Glassman In thinking about the possibility for forgiveness, my first thought was that I don’t have the power to forgive anyone; in fact, it’s hubris for me to think that I can forgive someone else. At the same time, as a Zen Buddhist teacher, I believe that we are all one body, that […]

 Harvard Divinity School Lectures (Fall 2007) Lecture 3 – Bearing Witness

by Roshi Bernie Glassman given on October 1, 2007We will start with the beginning of the”Home Street Home” video to open up your questions. (video..) Let’s use the energy of this film! Does anyone want to say or ask anything? Did anything come up for you? Student: There is not much writing by spiritual teachers […]

On the Path to Spiritual Maturity

Originally posted by Upaya. A podcast series by Zen Master Bernie Glassman. The founder of the Zen Peacemakers, Zen Master Bernie Glassman, evolved from a traditional Zen Buddhist monastery-model practice to become a leading proponent of social engagement as spiritual practice. He is internationally recognized as a pioneer of Buddhism in the West and as […]

The Gift of Fearlessness

by Roshi Eve Myonen Marko (From a talk given on the Dana Paramita on September 12, 2009.) Recently I read a brief talk by Sharon Salzberg, in which she said, “There is always trauma in the room.” You don’t have to be a war veteran or a survivor of abuse, trauma is in the room. […]

Bearing Witness in Rwanda April 2011 by Kamanzi

Call me Kamanzi.   On our final night in Rwanda before returning home, Issa Higiro gave Fleet Maull and I new Kinyarwanda names.  Fleet became Mugabo (Man) and I became Kamanzi, which can either mean hero or beautiful…….or … The land of the thousand hills welcomed us back in late March with flowering trees and smiling […]

Prayer to Avert War by Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo

Last night, I finished translating the Prayer to Avert War by Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo (gang shar dbang po, 1925-1959). Khenpo Gangshar resided at Shechen (zhe chen) and, later, Surman (zur mang) Monastaries, both in eastern Tibet. He was also one of the primary teachers of both Thrangu Rinpoche (khra ‘gu) and the controversial Chögyam Trungpa […]

Street Retreat Reflections, Heinz-Jürgen Metzger

This article is part of a series of articles written about a Holy Week 2011 Street Retreat, which took place in New York City. This retreat commemorated the 20th Anniversary of the first Zen Peacemakers street retreat, also in New York.  Zen Master Bernie Glassman invited several longtime students and companions to the retreat to […]