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  • Dogen

    ‘In general, the twirling of flowers existed before the World-honored One’s realization of the truth, it…

  • Weddings and Warmth

    I confess that when I scheduled the Suzuki Roshi post for yesterday, I had not twigged…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Because you have inner, strong — some desire, you don’t know how to appease it. It…

  • Koshin Paley Ellison

    ‘We tend to divide thoughts into positive and negative. This can be a helpful pointer and…

  • Jerry Brotton

    ‘Children living in urban environments rarely see the sun rise or set and cannot tell the…

  • Layman Pang

    Well versed in the Buddha way,I go the non-WayWithout abandoning myOrdinary person’s affairs.The conditioned andName-and-form,All are…

  • Clarity After The Rain

    For probably the fourth year running, my dharma sister Kim and her husband hosted a Thanksgiving…

  • Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

    ‘Ordinarily, we equate diligence with a lot of effort. On the one hand, there’s a sense…

  • Joanna Macy

    ‘The great open secret of gratitude is that it is not dependent on external circumstance. It’s…

  • Shitou

    Jingzhao Shili asked Shitou, “What are Buddhist monks supposed to do?” Shitou said, “What are you…