Masters

A person who discovers the direction of his life in zazen, who vows and at the same time lives by … *Original excerpts from the book Sit: Zen Teachings

A person who discovers the direction of his life in zazen, who vows and at the same time lives by …   *Excerpt from the book Opening the Hand of Thought by

Masters Resources The Practice Zen Quotes by Kodo Sawaki   “Practicing zazen is like a tiger taking to the mountains. It’s like a dragon diving … Mondo

Mumonkan, Mu Mun Kwan, Wu Men Kuan, Wu-men kuan, Wu-men-kuan, Wumenguan (Gateless Gate, Gate of Gatelessness) represents a collection of 48 koans, compiled

One day, my master Kodo Sawaki confided in me, “Why did zen impress me so much? It wasn’t reading the Shobogenzo, or the words of the masters or any other

Ritual traditions have changed over historical time and differ from sect to sect and from region to region throughout East Asia. Descriptions of Zen ritual

 A monk asked Joshu, “Has a dog the Buddha Nature?” Joshu answered, “Mu.” In order to master Zen, you must pass the barrier of the patriarchs.

From ancient time, all traditions have set up “paths” of spiritual development.  The Zen Oxherding Pictures show the passage from initiation

Camellia-petal fell in silent dawn . . . spilling A water-jewel Haiku is a contemplative, unrhymed Japanese poem that attempts to chronicle the essence