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  • A.R. Ammons

    I have a life that did not become,that turned aside and stopped,astonished:I hold it in me…

  • Issho Fujita

    ‘While we are sitting in zazen, we definitely have a feeling of disappointment and unsatisfactoriness, a…

  • Dogen

    ‘That you accept the teaching of authentic transmission of this buddha robe in your body and…

  • Katagiri Roshi

    ‘In Zen Center, someone says, “I don’t like to kill cockroaches.” In Tassajara, “I don’t like…

  • Keizan

    ‘Through zazen we break free from all things, forsake myriad relations, do nothing, and stop the…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘When you study Buddhism, you should have a general house cleaning of your mind. You must…

  • Ruth Ozeki

    ‘When I read Marie Kondo’s book for the first time, I thought, oh, she’s introducing a…

  • Dogen

    The gentle hues of spring are
Everywhere apparent in this eastern paradise;
In heaven or on earth,
The season’s…

  • Mindful of Transiency

    Lou Hartman, when he could be prevailed upon to give talks at City Center, had something…

  • Dasui

    Dasui asked a monk, “Where are you going?”The monk said, “I’m going to live alone on…