The Zen Kitchen: Cleanliness is Next to Mindfulness
Tidiness leads me to calm myself. When I see objects strewn all over the counter, my mind goes off in ten directions.
Carrot as Dharma Gate
I was alone in the kitchen, preparing food with love and joy, cooking for Sangha members who had been, and are, teachers to me. The sun shone through the window, leaves shimmering, the faintest hint of incense, and there I was, slowly cutting that carrot.
The Zen Kitchen: A Recipe from Our Tenzo’s Hidden Treasure
Someone from long ago left this cookbook at the center, and I found it when reorganizing the kitchen…