December 2018

Shinshu Roberts

‘When I first began to practice, I really wanted to be the doan, a person who hits…
Bassho

New Years Day! when I reflect – lonely autumn evenings.
Katagiri Roshi

‘Why do you get up in the morning? “I want to do zazen.” Saying “I want…
Shohaku Okumura

‘The Heart Sutra says, “Form is emptiness and emptiness is form.” Logically, form is not empty and emptiness…
Joshu

‘A monk asked, “The bright jewel is in my hand. Is there anything that is illuminated…
The Practice of Zazen

‘Japanese monastic practice purposefully challenges the distinction between ceremony and meaning, between bodily form and understanding,…
Wendell Berry

‘Be joyful, though you’ve considered all the facts.’ (quoted in Less) Since Christmas is a part of…
Tatsugami Roshi

‘There is no better way to understand non-thinking or thinking the unthinkable than through the actual…
Han Shan

In one flash of thought My turbulent mind came to a rest. The inner and the…
Kobun Chino

‘One period of sitting is not your own sitting. You may feel it is your sitting,…