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  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Student 2: Docho Roshi, why do we cling to ignorance when the true dharma is all…

  • Rempo Niwa

    ‘I left home to be ordained at the age of 12 years old. … In those…

  • Koshin Paley Ellison

    ‘I encourage you to think of the people close to you. What tragedies, challenges, and losses…

  • Pico Iyer

    ‘Over 50 years of constant travel I’ve been lucky enough to visit Antarctica and Tibet, to…

  • Xiangyan

    The chick pecks from within, the hen from without.The chick breaks free through the shell.When hen…

  • Cycles

    The week of the clock change started well: it was bright on Sunday, I had an…

  • Sekkei Harada

    ‘The deluding passions arise by means of either body, mind, or mouth. When we do zazen,…

  • Kodo Sawaki

    ‘What we call the Way is the imprint of the footsteps of the sages of the…

  • Dogen

    ‘Do not worry about old age. It is hard to know what this life is, whether…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘At Tassajara we have a very difficult time to practice our way. For almost one year…