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  • Katagiri Roshi

    ‘If you want to save all sentient beings, first you have to experience many things from…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Student: Docho Roshi, how is it possible to lose the fear of no nose, no mouth,…

  • Michael Pollan

    ‘To identify the neural correlates of these different modes of thinking, Christoff Hadjiilieva puts people in…

  • Jiashan

    Clear and luminous, no Dharma of awakening,Awakening confuses people.In paradise with two feet and eyes, Nothing…

  • Trees and Rocks

    ‘“Trees and rocks,” alludes to the story of the Buddha’s past life recorded in the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra.…

  • Dogen

    ‘Once, when I was in Song China, practicing on a long sitting platform, I observed the…

  • Nor Summer

    In the Genjo Koan, Dogen wrote, “Do not call winter the beginning of spring, nor summer…

  • Shodo Harada

    ‘We cannot say that the mind is empty and then try to guard that state of…

  • Yaoshan

    A monk once asked Master Yaoshan, “Did the essence of the awakened way exist here before…

  • Carole Cadwalladr

    ‘Was it AI that selected the Iranian school where at least 168 people were killed, mostly…