Primary Point is the teaching journal of the Kwan Um School of Zen, published since 1983.

The current issue available as a PDF download. For older issues, please visit the Primary Point Archive.

Buddha’s Teaching and the Bodhisattva’s Teaching
Zen Master Seung Sahn

Transmission Ceremony for Zen Master Dae An

Buddha’s Birthday Poem 2025
Zen Master Gu Ja

Precepts Revisited
Zen Master Hyon Ja

Suddenly, You Are Always a Teacher: A Conversation with Jiří George Hazlbauer JDPSN

How Old Are You, Really?
Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN

Facing Change Beyond Change
Jan Sendzimir JDPSN

The Prajna Ship
Veronique Struis

The Building of Zen Forest in Lithuania
Linas Ryskus

Our Desires and Climate Change
Algis Lankelis

Pine Needle Powder
Avital Sebbag

The Cornflakes Bowl Kong-an
Jacob Shafir

Falling Down with Try Mind
Alley Smith