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. In other words … no need to travel to a distant monastery, nor to seek a far off teacher … no reason to buy another ‘Zen’ or ‘Self-help’ book, or watch another ‘Sit-a-long with Jundo’ … It is all right here, right now. Where did you think it was? Broadly then, in this world…

. Zazen is boring, there is nothing to get out of it. Some days are joyful or peaceful, some days are not. So what attitude gets my backside over to that Zafu, day in and day out? ‘Homeless’ Kodo said … Each and every step is our Practice, is our Life Therefore, we do not…

. If there is nothing to obtain, no place to go, why does Master Dogen speak of “the direction of effort”, “going forward”? And what is there to ‘achieve’ if there is nothing to achieve? Where are we trying to get to? Attaining ‘non-attainment’ is a very great attainment ‘Homeless’ Kodo said … If we…

. ‘Homeless’ Kodo said … Zazen has no results … there’s nothing to gain … But one thing we certainly gain is balance … balance in body and mind … balance as we go forward in everyday life It is not unlike an acrobat or tightrope walker, as we maintain a stable inner balance amid…

. ‘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.…

.I have been asked by a few folks recently about the meaning of ‘Right Action‘. Can we always knows the ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ thing to do in a certain situation? I think that we cannot always know. But is there still a ‘Right Action‘ for every situation? I think that there is. Does ‘Right Action‘…

I just received this report (unconfirmed) through the grapevine of Zen teachers. Photos can be seen below. Since phones and internet are cut off to Burma, it may be assumed that events like this are widespread … The incident happened at 12:30 am midnight when the military raided the monastery … We sit with our…

.The following are from the Metta Sutta (The Discourse on Loving Kindness), as published by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Burma: May all beings be always well and happy; May they be free from danger and enmity; May they live peacefully * * * May all human beings be free from deceiving one another…
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