Mountain Record: The Zen Practitioners' Journal

Mountain Record is a perfect antidote for anyone who fears that Buddhist practice is being diluted by its current popularity in American culture. It is a voice of authenticity that reminds us of what genuine spiritual practice has always been and will continue to be long after it ceases to be fashionable.

—Lawrence Shainberg

Lawrence Shainberg

Lawrence Shainberg is an American author. Lawrence Shainberg was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He has been published several times. His books include: Ambivalent Zen, a memoir of spiritual ambition, One on One; Brain Surgeon: An Intimate View of the World; Memories of Amnesia; and CRUST...

, author of Ambivalent Zen

This quarterly journal is a record of the sayings and doings of the Mountains and Rivers Order, its main house Zen Mountain Monastery

Zen Mountain Monastery

Zen Mountain Monastery is a Zen Buddhist monastery and training center on a forested property in the Catskill Mountains in Mount Tremper, New York. It was founded in 1980 by John Daido Loori, originally as the Zen Arts Center. It combines the Rinzai and Sōtō Zen traditions, in both of which Loori...

in Mount Tremper, New York, and its affiliated temples and sitting groups. It is published quarterly by Dharma Communications the educational outreach arm of Zen Mountain Monastery.

Published for the last twenty-seven years, Mountain Record features over 120 pages of articles examining the heart of Zen training, as well as the challenges encountered in meditation practice and the actualization of wisdom in the world.

Topics from previous issues

• The Body (Volume 25-4 Summer 2007)
• Commitment (Volume 25-3 Spring 2007)
• Art and Creativity (Volume 25-2 Winter 2007)
• Mountains and Rivers (Volume 25-1 Fall 2006)
• Family Dharma (Volume 24-4 Summer 2006)
• The Buddha Treasure (Volume 24-3 Spring 2006)
• 25th Anniversary Issue (Volume 24-2 Winter 2006)
• Consciousness (Volume 24-1 Fall 2005)
• Urban Practice (Volume 23-4 Summer 2005)
• Buddhism in Transition (Volume 23-3 Spring 2005)
• Dreams (Volume 23-2 Winter 2005)
• Spiritual Power (Volume 23-1 Fall 2004)
• Authenticity (Volume 22-4 Summer 2004)
• Medicine and Sickness (Volume 22-3 Spring 2004)
• Women and Monasticism (Volume 22-2 Winter 2004)
• Dharma Food (Volume 22-1 Fall 2003)
• Communication (Volume 21-4 Summer 2003)
• Desire (Volume 21-3 Spring 2003))