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Yen Shou
‘Turning against present awareness, you lose the essence of your own mind; pursuing comparative and wrong…
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Sekkei Harada
‘It is a splendid thing to dwell within causes and conditions as they are.’ (Unfathomable Depths) To…
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New Forms
This is about the midpoint of my visit, and after the constant movement of last week,…
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Gesshin Greenwood
‘In my experience, there is a lot of basic trust involved in Buddhist practice. First of…
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Nyogen Senzaki
‘This meditation hall is sometimes quite warm in the summer, and somewhat cold even in early…
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Juzhi
(Zen Speaks) This is one of the best-known zen stories, and here it is in its…
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Like A Turtle
The weather turned damp once I moved on from Hereford on Friday; I walked between the…
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Suzuki Roshi
‘I don’t necessarily want to give a lecture. I just want to live with you: moving…
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Shoushan
‘Shoushan said to the assembly, “If you attain at the first phrase, you will be teacher…
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Kobun Chino
‘I have spoken many times about posture, which is one third of the sitting position, but…
