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  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘I already started, you know, to explain the direct experience… experience of Zen, in our… in…

  • Gudo Nishijima

    ‘Trying to obey the precepts is a hopeless task. The harder we try the more difficult…

  • Touzi Datong

    ‘A monk asked, “What about when the golden manacles are not open?Touzi said, “They are open.”‘…

  • Gesshu Soko

    Under the trees,welcoming spring.Things take care of themselves. A monk looks weirdto the common folk. The…

  • Enkyo O’Hara

    ‘There’s a fantasy about Buddhism that everything will be perfect and I’ll be “all one,” plus…

  • Lama Rod Owens

    ‘Dharma means “truth” or “law.” I usually define it as the true essence of phenomenal reality.…

  • Dale S. Wright

    ‘Cultivating trust, we acknowledge and address our lack of control, all the ways in which our…

  • Today

    This post first appeared on my Patreon page: I apologise if I have shared this story…

  • Coming Attractions

    Happily, I am starting 2021 with three new (or newish) dharma offerings, and I hope that…

  • Rindo Fujimoto

    ‘Beginners often ask me about their problems; however, it is very difficult for me to be…