The Self
You say it is certainly a tremendous sickness to mount a donkey and then go looking for the donkey. I
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The Path of Zen
The Zen Teachings of Bodhisattva Otomo
Master Rinzai reveals the true nature of a shit-stick
With Zen, it is easy to take on many ‘views of Zen’ and think to yourself, “This is Zen” up
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Why study Buddhism?
Buddhism ponders the question: “Why do I suffer”, and “is this all there is?” Buddhism is not a savior religion,
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Differences between Theravada and Mahayana
# TOPIC THERAVADA BUDDHISM MAHAYANA BUDDHISM 1 The Buddha Only the historical Gautama (Sakyamuni) Buddha and past buddhas are accepted.
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Law and saviors
First, they come asking, “What are the rules that I have to follow to be a Buddhist?” There is this
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Biguan and the practice of no-practice
Although the terms mianbi (面壁, wall-facing) and biguan (壁觀, wall-vipaśyanā/contemplation), associated with Bodhidharma are interpreted by a number of scholars
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Should I sit Zazen?
Most Zen Center students have no clue as to why they even engage in ‘Sitting meditation’ AKA “Zazen” other than
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My stupid, simple Zen practice
I have come to realize, now some 20 years, there is not a thing I can say to stop anyone
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Is there such a thing as philosophical zen and religious zen as in Taoism
Yes there is, let me explain Many people try to decern the philosophical Zen by pulling apart the quotes from
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Is Japanese Zen dead?
In a conversation with a friend of mine about Zen, he mentioned that his Japanese Zen priest associates told him
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