December 2017

Mitsu Suzuki

Pleasure of organizing small drawers – year’s end
Shodo Harada

‘When the ego is affixed to something, we only see a very narrow view; when that…
Hongzhi

‘Traveling the world, meeting conditions, the self joyfully enters samadhi in all delusions and accepts its function,…
Kobun Chino

‘Speaking and listening have the same quality as many of the sounds around us (a duck…
Christmas with Coyotes

It would be an exaggeration to say that I was woken up on Christmas morning by…
Kasan

‘Master Kasan quoted, “To study is mon [the character meaning ‘hear’]. To cut off study is…
The Monastic Life

I don’t remember how exactly I came across this passage, but it was probably a couple…
Ryokan

In the stillness by the empty window I sit in formal meditation wearing my monk’s surplice,…
Sekkei Harada

‘We know that Master Dogen did not lie down to rest for three years, yet he…
Robert White

‘Feelings are, among other things, your brain’s way of labeling the importance of thoughts, and importance…