Writings

Essays and reflections from Appamada's teachers on practice in the sangha and in daily life.

2016
2016 SZBA Conference, Oct 5, 2016

2017
The War on Consciousness, Feb 22, 2017
Values, Purpose, and Drive, July 14, 2017
Emptiness, Karma, and President Obama, Aug 27, 2017
Meditation on Breathing, Aug 31, 2017
Chicago Branching Streams Conference Report, September 25 , 2017

2018
Courage and Caution in an Age of Fear, March 8, 2020
Building the Habit of Inquiry, December 27, 2018

2019
Non-oppositional Disagreement, Feb 9, 2019
Resolving Disagreements, Feb 9, 2019
Noble Simplicity, April 30, 2019

2020
Dharma Teacher Entrustment, Jan 17, 2020
How to be Disagreeable, Feb 2, 2020
Practicing with the Brahmaviharas, March 15, 2020
Meeting the Pandemic, April 5, 2020
Threading the Needle, April 26, 2020
Where do you come from? May 17, 2020

2021
A Reflection, Sept 20, 2021
What_Does_a_Sangha_Need, Sept 20, 2021
Reflections_on_Zen_and_Sangha_Introduction, Sept 20, 2021
What_Does_a_Sangha_Need, Sept 20, 2021
The_Four_Noble_Truths_for_Community, Sept 22, 2021
On_Spiritual_Friendship, Sept 28, 2021

2024
Light & Dark Together (Flint Sparks), Nov. 5, 2024

2025
Reflections on Cause & Effect, May 5, 2025
Reflections on Cause & Effect (Part 2), May 12, 2025