February 2021

Lanzan

Worldly affairs pass slowly by,Incomparable to the mountains and hills,Lying under wisteria vines,With a stone for…
Issho Fujita

‘When we hear that zazen is about no achievement, we immediately ask, “If zazen is that,…
Corey Ichigen Hess

‘When I met the Roshi, the love he showed me for many years was what got…
Shauzhou Zhangjing

Shauzhou Zhangjing said to the assembly, “If you take one step forward, you will be at…
Shitou

‘As you are will not do; not as you are will not do. Either way, nothing…
Dharma Gates Of Joy And Ease

As we approach the one-year anniversary of moving into lockdown, it seems inevitable that there will…
Daowu

‘Daowu was sitting on the high seat of meditation when a monk came and asked, “What…
Longya Judun

One room,one quilt,one jar,one bowl.Enough. The pathwinds downto the village butI don’t even knowwhat the houses…
Dogen

‘This mountain monk has not lectured for the sake of the assembly for a long time.…
Nan Shepherd

‘I began to discover the mountain in itself. Everything became good to me, its contours, its…