Here we find the common motifs of cliffs, rocky outcrops, pavilions, and a lone figure crossing a bridge.
Chan / Seon / Zen
Sōji-ji — Reading the Sutras
The chanting is all in Japanese. Hope you enjoy it.
Guidance of a Departed Spirit by Kusan Sunim
Can you understand that originally there is no birth or death?
Everyday Zen by Shodo Harada Roshi
Film: In it he talks about the purpose of Zen meditation in daily life.
To Stop Babies from Crying. Master Mazu
A monk asked, ‘Master Ma, why do you say that mind is Buddha?’
Zen Gardens and Temples of Kyoto
A guide to Kyoto’s most important Zen garden and temple sites.
Master Jinen relates the Life and Teachings of Dogen Zenji
Think of not Thinking. How? By leaving thinking as-it-is. Dogen Zenji
Dogen is again questioning: What is moving and not-moving? By Shohaku Okumura
That is a problem in Buddhism — that ‘something’ that does not change even though our body and mind have been changing, what is it?
