December 2017

  • Shodo Harada

    ‘Zen is not a scholarly study or some kind of special knowledge. It is only facing…

  • Dogen

    The ancestral way come from the west I transmit east. Fishing the moon, cultivating clouds, I…

  • Nansen

    ‘Why is it that phenomenal existence is empty? If there is nothing within mind, then how…

  • Pema Chödrön

    ‘As human beings, not only do we seek resolution, but we also feel that we deserve…

  • Qingyuan

    ‘A monk asked Qingyuan, “What is the meaning of Bodhidharma’s coming from India?” Qingyuan said, “It’s…

  • Sekkei Harada

    ‘We mustn’t let the self and Dharma grow apart with thoughts like, “I am working,” or…

  • Dogen

    ‘Sometimes I, Eihei, enter the ultimate state and offer profound discussion, simply wishing for you all…

  • Joanna Macy

    ‘The great open secret of gratitude is that it is not dependent on external circumstance. It’s…

  • Ikkyu

    Bliss and sorrow; love and hate; light and shadow; heat and cold; happiness and anger; self…

  • Chan Master Sheng Yen

    ‘There are no illusory thoughts in the present moment.’ (Song of Mind) Is this the same as…