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What is Karma?

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Otomo 0 Comments buddhism, zen

Many Buddhist believe in a ‘Pre-deterministic future‘ in that Karma is playing out and you are all but an actor

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Is Zen just religious BDSM?

January 11, 2023February 3, 2023 Otomo 0 Comments cults, roshi, zen, zen teacher

Is Zen just religious BDSM? Clearly, there is a power play going on in Zen. In Asian cultures, the power play

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Zen saving sentient beings

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Otomo 0 Comments buddhism, zen

The question has been asked: Can Zen cure illnesses? Master Baizhang When a Buddha appears in the world to rescue

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Is zazen actually hypnosis?

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Otomo 0 Comments buddhism, hypnotism, zazen, zen

My investigation as to what exactly Zazen is about has led me to discover the power of hypnosis and how

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Can you tell me, what is the purpose of Zazen?

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Otomo 0 Comments

First, a bit on my background. I probably sat thousands of hours in total, was a staff member at a

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Moralism as Zen enlightenment?

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Otomo 0 Comments buddhism, zen

Master Yunju You said to an assembly: In formless light there is a real human with no status appearing and

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I am not a saint

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Otomo 0 Comments buddhism, zen

“Zen is not about being a saint.” I tell people who ask me what Zen is about, and I also

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What does the modern Zen Center believe?

November 13, 2022November 14, 2022 Otomo 0 Comments buddhism, japan, japanese, zazen, zen

Many ask what exactly is Zen, in the modern western context, and what is it exactly? In this post, I

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Ecclesiastical Authority in Zen

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Otomo 0 Comments buddhism, dark zen, japan, japanese, zen

I was listening to a podcast in which the speaker was explaining that the only difference between Protestant and Catholic

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Zen take: Is Zen Buddhism?

September 3, 2022September 2, 2022 Otomo 0 Comments buddhism, zen

Someone recently posted that: Zen Masters do not teach the Eightfold Path The Buddha taught the Eightfold Path, and the

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