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  • Generosity and Joy

    These were my passports to attending my first in-house shuso ceremony in two years. I just…

  • Nyogen Senzaki

    ‘An ideal Buddhist should wash off all kinds of dirt and walk freely in naked truth.…

  • Mumon

    The blue sky and bright day, No more searching around! “What is the Buddha?” you ask:…

  • Katagiri Roshi

    ‘During zazen it is important to keep the right posture. You should especially keep the right…

  • Katherine Thanas

    ‘The heart is a mysterious organ. It doesn’t just pump blood. I don’t think we know…

  • Shodo Harada

    ‘We have received so much grace since our birth, but we forget to be grateful. If…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘All the difficulties you have in zazen should not take place outside your mind. Your efforts…

  • Rosy-Fingered Dawns

    Thanksgiving could be a mixed bag at Zen Center. The food was always exceptional – the…

  • Dogen

    ‘Monks in zazen do not turn their heads to look and see who is entering or…

  • Michio Mado

    When I came back home on a rainy day,A cleaning rag was waiting for me in…