Desert Rain Zen

09/07/2026

Desert Rain Zen is now studying The Heart Sutra in our Tuesday evening study group on Zoom. We're moving along at a nice leisurely pace, keeping company with Red Pine's commentary as well as Hakuin. So far the conversations have been pretty lovely, and the sutra seems to be sinking in for everyone, in a kind of looping way. If you're interested in joining us to see what the sessions are like, please email [email protected] . -- Tenney

02/07/2026

from Tenney: I just posted the first part of a new piece to my zen substack, on the great Yunmen koan "The Golden Wind Reveals Itself." As usual, there's a poetry connection (developed in the next three parts of the essay): to Keats's "To Autumn, " Yeats's "Among Schoolchildren," and Stevens's "The Snow Man." so if either koans or poems work as a hook for you, maybe you can check the piece out. As always, I'd welcome feedback.
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Keeping Company with the Koan

01/25/2026

new on the Desert Rain Zen podcast: talks by Megan Rundel and Tenney Nathanson from the opening night of our March 2024 Desert Sunrise refuge retreat. Three other nights of talks from the same retreat to follow soon. Just search "Desert Rain Zen" on your favorite podcast hosting platform.

01/11/2026

Desert Rain Zen today on zoom, 3:30-5:00 Arizona/Mountain time. if you'd like the zoom link you can email [email protected]. We'll sit with this short koan, from Linji: "There is a true person of no rank constantly coming in and out through the gates of your face." (for some more info you cam head over to the FB page for Tenney Nathanson)