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“Kyogen gives it to us straight: Zen demands intense discipline, unwavering commitment, and deep faith, not only in the practice itself and in revered idealized figures like Dogen and the Buddha, but in an all-too-human teacher encountered in the midst of everyday life. This is Zen for grown-ups.”—Barry Magid, author of Nothing Is Hidden: The Psychology of Zen Koans “This book is the Recorded Sayings of Kyogen Carlson, Daiosho. He and his wife, Gyokuko Carlson Roshi, disciples of Jiyu-Kennett, founded Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon, one of the largest Zen centers in the United States. Like the classic Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, this book is for the person who is a beginner on the path of Zen as well as the person who has been practicing for decades. Such a wonderful book. Please savor this rich feast of Kyogen Carlson’s deep and accessible Dharma.”—Shinshu Roberts, author of Being-Time: A Practitioner’s Guide to Dōgen’s Shōbōgenzō Uji

KYOGEN CARLSON was ordained as a Zen priest by Jiyu Kennett Roshi in 1974. In 1982, he moved to Portland, Oregon, to serve as a teacher at the Dharma Rain Zen Center. Kyogen held the role of Abbot (and later co-Abbot with his wife, Gyokuko) of the center for more than thirty years. He is the author of Zen in the American Grain- Discovering the Teachings at Home.

SALLIE JIKO TISDALE is the author of nine books, most recently Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them). Her other books include Talk Dirty to Me, Stepping Westward, and Women of the Way. Violation, a collection of essays, was published in 2015. Her work has appeared in Harper’s, Antioch Review, Conjunctions, Threepenny Review, The New Yorker, and Tricycle, among other journals.

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