Daily Zen Library


Zen is for Everyone – The Xiao Zhi Guan text by Zhi Yi

The Xiao Zhi Guan makes the practice of Zen, a seemingly harsh and strict discipline, accessible to the lay person.  Popularly known as Beginner's Zen and The Little Samatha Vipasana Manual, this charmingly simple book of meditation has been a favorite of teachers and students of Zen from the sixth century to the present.  Its author Zhi Yi (538-597), was the founder of Tiantai Buddhism in China.

Birch Meditation Bench

18" x 6 1/2" wide x 7" high Birch is a symbol of renewal and purification. Birch is a hard, close-grain wood that is heavy, strong, and resistant to warping in changing climate conditions; used in furniture construction. The birch we have fo...

Details »