In “Facing a Wall” Rev. Clairissa reflects on the compassionate offering each of us makes, in our way, by sitting with our eyes open, facing a wall. At this time of his yearly festival, she offers glimpses into the teaching embodied in Great Master Engaku Bodhidharma, the Sōtō Zen Ancestor who brought with him the heart of Serene Reflection Meditation from his master in India and passed it on to his disciple in China, thus establishing the Chinese Ch’an tradition.

Rev. Master Mokugen Kublicki's article "Going to the Well" appeared in Volume 32, Number 2/3 2559 B.E. (Summer/Autumn 2016) of the Journal of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives. Used with the author’s kind permission.