October 2021

Keizan Jokin

The wind traverses the vast sky, clouds emerge from the mountains; Feelings of enlightenment and things…
Foyan

‘You should step back and investigate. How do you step back? It is not a matter…
Ontology vs. Meontology?

‘“First philosophy” in the Western tradition is ontology, which asks the question of “being qua being,”…
Shohaku Okumura

‘In the reality of Buddha’s life, we are connected with and supported by all things. The…
Blanche Hartman

‘A monk shaving the head is symbolic of renunciation. But really what is to be renounced…
Suzuki Roshi

‘I think we have very good spirit here in this zendo and Tassajara. I was rather…
Awakening The Archive

I have been working with Charlie at Engage Wisdom for five and a half years. I…
Tachibani Akemi

What a delight it is When on the bamboo matting In my grass-thatched hut, All on…
The Rainy Season Starts

All the talk was of the coming rain, and it blew in right on schedule; the…
Kosho Uchiyama

‘By nature, we are all living out the reality of the life force. Therefore, if we…