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Here is more information on the ‘Cosmic Mudra’ of Zazen then you probably wanted. There are the traditional interpretations … In Japanese, known as the ‘Hokaijyo-in (‘Dharmachakra’ or ‘Dharma Realm’ Mudra when found in Esoteric Buddhism, and there usually associated with images of the Buddha ‘Dainichi Nyorai’) or the ‘Zenjou-in’ (‘Dhyana Meditation’ or ‘Contemplation’ Mudra…

If you think, “I breathe,” the “I” is extra. There is no you to say “I.” What we call “I” is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale. It just moves; that is all. When your mind is pure and calm enough to follow this movement, there is nothing:…

In the Fukanzazengi, Master Dogen did not have much to say about breathing during Zazen … Let the tongue spread against the roof of the mouth. Let the lips and teeth come together. Let the breath pass imperceptibly through the nose. [NISHIJIMA] But in his Eihei-koroku he wrote: In our zazen, it is of primary…

Below is a statue of Kannon (Quan Yin), the embodiment of Compassion, with 1000 arms and eyes to see and reach out to suffering wherever it occurs. But does She/He really exist in this universe as more than just a statue? Of course! Press on arrow for ‘play’ .
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