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Longya Judun
One room,one quilt,one jar,one bowl.Enough. The pathwinds downto the village butI don’t even knowwhat the houses…
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Dogen
‘This mountain monk has not lectured for the sake of the assembly for a long time.…
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Nan Shepherd
‘I began to discover the mountain in itself. Everything became good to me, its contours, its…
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Suzuki Roshi
‘If I– if you see me, you may ask, “Is there lecture tonight?” Maybe I’m very…
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Sekkei Harada
‘Of the religions of the world we can say that many or even most are comprised…
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Shohaku Okumura
‘As a bodhisattva, we can never say, ‘I have achieved all vows’. We cannot be proud…
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Brad Warner
‘Nishijima Roshi used to say that every philosophy but one fell into either the category of…
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Mumon
With realization, all things are of one family; Without realization, everything is separate and different; Without…
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Katagiri Roshi
‘A diver jumping off the cliff, a mountain climber, an artist, a poet, or a musician…
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Chan Master Sheng Yen
‘When some older people find out I became a monk at thirteen, they become discouraged, thinking…
Shundo David Haye - Zen Priest 