Kurt Cole Eidsvig digs into motivation, poetic strategies, and the mystery of where the arrows of our intentions land.
Category: Interview
A Fire Runs Through All Things: Susan Murphy on How We Can Meet the Climate Crisis
An interview with Susan Murphy about her new book and what koan practice can teach us about engaging the climate crisis.
Enlightenment is an Accident – Tim Burkett on How to Be More Accident Prone
Tim Burkett on enlightenment, meditation, and the balance of traditional and contemporary practices.
Engaging in Compassionate Action: Pamela Ayo Yetunde
A conversation with Pamela Ayo Yetunde about spirituality, interconnectedness, and the need to foster understanding and compassion in today's world.
Why I Write: Jenna Wysong Filbrun
In the wake of her new collection, Away, we reached out to poet Jenna Wysong Filbrun to find out more about her motivations and process.
Why I Write: Christian Dillo
Christian Dillo on a contemporary Zen approach to awakening and what meaningful transformation actually looks like.
Gil Fronsdal on Immanent and Naturalistic Buddhism
Buddhist teacher and author Gil Fronsdal on the meanings of naturalistic Buddhism, religion, life and death.
Body Like a Rag, Mind Like a Mirror – Guo Gu Breaking Through Boundaries
Chan teacher Guo Gu on silent illumination, punk music and his teacher Sheng Yen's legacy.
Surviving Intact – Norman Fischer on Zen, Language and Growing Old
Zen teacher and poet Norman Fischer on where and how poetry and Zen practice meet and interact.
Why I Write – A Conversation with Kathleen Dean Moore
Author and activist Kathleen Dean Moore on what inspires her, what drives her, and her struggle to write about hope.