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The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is a Western Zen Buddhist lineage established by the late John Daido Loori Roshi and dedicated to sharing the dharma as it has been passed down, generati...
Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei – ZCNYC – 4/5/26 – The Buddha began with generosity—dāna pāramitā—as the ground of all practice...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 4/25/26 – The words of a koan always point to our original mind—our unobstructed, li...
Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei – ZMM – 4/24/26 – Resonance is a living reality, and when we turn toward resonance we can experi...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 4/22/26 – From the Book of Serenity, Case 97 – Emperor Tongguang’s Hat &...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 4/19/26 – Living a simple life in the Buddhist tradition is a skillful means which s...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – 4/12/26 – Shugen Roshi officiates the Spring Ango Jukai ceremony at Zen Mountain Monastery. Toda...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 4/5/26 – From the Book of Serenity, Case 37 – Guishan’s “Active Co...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 3/29/26 – Prajna Paramita is the wisdom of the other shore, encompassing all of the...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 3/28/26 – The subtle healing energy of zazen is likened to an acupuncture needle by...
Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei – ZMM – 3/27/26 – In this Renewal of Vows (Fusatsu) talk, Shoan Sensei offers the perspective...
Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Osho – ZMM – 3/26/26 – A very human practice is to go into unfamiliar places, maybe on a pilgrimage...
Ron Hogen Green, Sensei – 3/25/26 – ZMM – Hogen Sensei asks the question: what is it to just rest? To let our busy preoccu...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 3/22/26 – Shugen Roshi introduces the theme of the MRO Spring Ango 2026 training per...
Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei – ZCNYC – 3/22/26 – Join Hojin Sensei for her Spring Ango opening remarks at the Temple. Auspici...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 3/15/26 – As the first of the Paramitas, or perfections, generosity is a virtue that...
Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei and Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei – ZCNYC – 3/15/26 – Buddha and Mara are figurative ways of portr...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 3/8/26 – When we are complete within ourselves, nothing is left aside as unimportant...
Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei – ZCNYC – 3/8/26 – From The Hidden Lamp, Case #1: The Old Woman of Mt. Wutai – What is thi...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 3/1/26 – What did Vimalakirti say when Manjushri asked him to speak? In our own live...
Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei – ZCNYC – 3/1/26 – Listen to this invitation from a small convent in medieval Japan—Tōkeiji—wher...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 2/22/26 – Known by many different names throughout the Buddhist world—Avalokitesvara...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 2/21/26 – Our unified being—seeing body and mind as one reality—is profoundly affect...
Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Osho – ZMM – 2/19/26 – Coming into the experience of our emotions and thoughts, we can find the way...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 2/18/26 – This early sutra of the Buddha describes the practice of metta, offered as...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 2/15/26 – All along the bodhisattva path, we make vows to serve others. When the con...
Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei – ZMM – 2/8/26 – Invoking Dogen’s fascicle on Continuous Practice, Shoan Sensei reminds us tha...
Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei – ZCNYC – 2/8/26 – Coming together, falling apart, are these the same? Different? Practice can s...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 1/31/26 – The wellspring of wisdom in Zen is meditation. Yet wisdom alone is not eno...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 1/28/26 – Freeing ourselves through seated meditation, zazen, is the foundational pr...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 1/25/26 – The bodhisattva path is not known as such to everyone who walks it, and th...
Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Osho – ZMM – 1/18/26 – In a series of talks on the Eightfold Path, Gokan Osho looks at effort, one...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 1/11/26 – Three core aspects of Zen practice are morality, calming the mind, and ins...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 01/04/2026 – With a new year upon us we all have the chance to start fresh. This is...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – New Year’s Eve 12/31/25 – Moral and ethical conduct in Zen practice involves t...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 12/30/25 – Harmonizing inner and outer life is the essence of our practice, says Shu...
Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei – ZMM – 12/28/25 – During the year-end Rohatsu sesshin, Shoan Sensei offered this koan talk on...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 12/21/25 – In celebration of Hojin Sensei’s formal installation as abbot of Ze...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 12/14/25 – In this season of giving, we naturally think of celebration, connection,...
ZMM – 12/07/25 – Shugen Roshi officiates the Novice Monastic Ordination ceremony for Rebecca Shindo Kisch; a joyful occasion ...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 11/30/25 – This talk on a koan from an early Chan teacher is taken up by Shugen Rosh...
Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei – 11/23/25 – How do we know what is ultimately true? In this koan from the Mumonkan, Shoan Sensei de...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 11/22/25 – This final section of Shugen Roshi’s Genjokoan commentary looks at the dy...
Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei – ZMM – 11/21/25 – How do we know what is ultimately true? In this koan from the Mumonkan, Sho...
Ron Hogen Green, Sensei – ZMM – 10/20/25 – The moment when each person decides to step into the unknown, to an authentic l...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 11/19/25 – Our personal experience is what guides and corrects our steps on a dharma...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi and Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei – ZMM – 11/16/25 – After introducing Shoan Sensei, and after...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 11/9/25 – Shugen Roshi officiates the November 2025 Ango Jukai ceremony at Zen Mount...
Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei – ZMM – 11/6/25 – The beautiful activity of Fusatsu, taking the time to recognize/acknowledge...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 11/2/25 – Genjokoan presents Dōgen’s perspective that practice and realization are n...
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 10/26/25 – Shugen Roshi explores how we and all beings strive to live in harmony wit...