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  • Back In The Dharma Seat

    Today I will be joining the Hebden Bridge sangha for a sit, well-being ceremony, dharma talk…

  • Ta Hui

    ‘Buddhas are those who have comprehended and completed things in the realm of sentient beings; sentient…

  • Lama Rod Owens

    ‘When silence is intentionally used to understand ourselves, then it will reveal many secrets to us.…

  • Tesshu Yamaoka

    Whether in clear weatherOr under clouds,Mount Fuji is beautifulHer shape does not change. A different version…

  • Barbara O’Brien

    ‘Once you start paying attention to it, you notice that at least 80 percent of your…

  • Corey Ichigen Hess

    ‘First, at first we think that being present is exhausting. We have this limited amount of…

  • Gudo Nishijima

    ‘We all have desire. Desire is an important factor in our life. But excessive desire is…

  • The Great Matter

    ‘The novice monk Dayi Daoxin asked “I entreat the master, with your compassion, to teach me…

  • Such A Time

    This is the last week before the clocks go forward here. It’s the time of year…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘You should not try to make some tentative particular effort based on your small mind like,…