What is Zen Mind training
I had a rather interesting email conversation with a Roshi of a large Los Angels Zen center a while back
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The Trap of Seeking Enlightenment
In this article, I will be discussing the pitfalls of phenomenal materialistic practices that most Buddhist engage in, and how
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Zen Hara Breath Meditation
The question has been asked of me about Zen “Hara” Meditation as if this is a practice or not. Now
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The case of the missing dog
All Zen students eventually come across the koan/case of Joshu’s dog. So, it goes simply like this: 趙州和尚、因僧問、狗子還有佛性也無。州云、無。 Monk Joshu
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Self Mastery
Do not say, “I understand! I have attained mastery!” If you have attained mastery, then why are you going around
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The Zen dance
Orthodox vs. Living Spirituality (progressive) So, orthodox would mean that scriptures are the only source of spiritual knowledge, whereas progressive
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Zen Head-games
Oh, I have run across many clever dicks in my time. Many Zen Center Roshis are very clever dicks in
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What makes someone a zen master?
Q: What is one general advice you’d give from the height of your ~60 years to someone who is ~40.
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This is the way
When you realize exactly what this world-existence is, you will want to abandon, relinquish and renounce it completely. To study
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