The Placeless Abode: Talks and Writings on the Nature of Existence

The Placeless Abode weaves together five dharma talks delivered by Yoshin David Radin at the Rinzai—ji Zen Center of Los Angeles—his teacher Joshu Sasaki Roshi’s home temple. Structured like the sesshin, or Zen retreat, from which the material arose, each day’s talk is followed by other writings that reflect and deepen the themes addressed.

The book invites readers to question the fundamental delusion of selfhood, explore the nature of death,...