shundo
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Robin Wall Kimmerer
‘While expressing gratitude seems innocent enough, it is a revolutionary idea. In a consumer society, contentment…
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Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
‘One who receives or tries to follow the vows (even if they are not ordained) isn’t…
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Muriel Daw
‘Sesshin week gets worse and worse. Nerves are strained to breaking-point. The tension rises. Then, usually…
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Lanzan
Worldly affairs pass slowly by,Incomparable to the mountains and hills,Lying under wisteria vines,With a stone for…
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Issho Fujita
‘When we hear that zazen is about no achievement, we immediately ask, “If zazen is that,…
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Corey Ichigen Hess
‘When I met the Roshi, the love he showed me for many years was what got…
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Shauzhou Zhangjing
Shauzhou Zhangjing said to the assembly, “If you take one step forward, you will be at…
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Shitou
‘As you are will not do; not as you are will not do. Either way, nothing…
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Dharma Gates Of Joy And Ease
As we approach the one-year anniversary of moving into lockdown, it seems inevitable that there will…
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Daowu
‘Daowu was sitting on the high seat of meditation when a monk came and asked, “What…
