At the start of the 21st Century, those of us in the so-called “business of spirituality” face an interesting dilemma.  For millennia, in teaching the dharma (or Buddhist teachings) it has been greatly frowned upon to charge for teachings.  My own teacher, Jun Po Roshi, runs his Mondo Zen organization very much this way, with [...]

I often meet people who want to write a non-fiction book, a lengthy article, or a novel.  The question they pose to me is: “How did you do it?” It’s a great question.  I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve always known I wanted to write and have always loved doing it.  So that part was [...]