March 2017

Yunyan

‘Dongshan asked Yunyan, “When I want to see it face to face, what should I do?”…
Shodo Harada

‘We sit and become clear, free of obstructive thoughts and fear. This is the very important…
Shohaku Okumura

‘If we did something good yesterday, we should forget it and face what confronts us today.…
A New Shuso Crop

I have written about shuso ceremonies at Zen Center before, and we are in the spring season for…
Ta Hui

‘By keeping mindful of the matter of birth and death, your mental technique is already correct.…
Anryu Suharu

When, with breaking heart, I realize this world is only a dream, the oak tree looks…
Hongzhi

‘We all have the clear, wondrously bright field from the beginning. Many lifetimes of misunderstanding come…
Suzuki Roshi

‘To practice is not to collect things and put them in your basket, but rather to…
Blanche Hartman

‘You can use whatever metaphor comes up for you that will help you spot an unskillful…
Clouds and Water

Redbuds always make me think of Tassajara, where I first came across them: one by the…