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. ‘Homeless’ Kodo Sawaki Roshi (our Nishijima Roshi’s first teacher) had this to say about Zazen … Often people ask me how many years they have to practice zazen before it shows results. Zazen has no results. You won’t get anything at all out of zazen. In true dharma there’s nothing to gain. In false…

.Dogen Zenji wrote about Zazen (in Fukanzazengi): Do not think of good and bad. Do not care about right and wrong. .So, should we just live any way we want, without thought of ‘right‘ and ‘wrong‘? Since Zen is about ‘Freedom‘, should we live with a freedom to do as we please, pillaging and plundering…

.Yesterday, I said that ‘Right Action’ is largely determined by the intent of the heart … Our hearts judge whether conduct is likely to be helpful and healthful to others and to ourselves, or likely to cause harm … Our hearts are the judge even if, ultimately, the outcome is not quite what was expected.…
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