Category: Mondo

Masters Mondo Stories Zen *by Norman Fischer (originally published at Buddhadharma Magazine – Spring 2014.)   From the beginning, Norman Fischer never had much use for …  Tenzo Kyokun was compiled …

There are a plethora of things that one might do/see/experience/understand while attending a sesshin. However, I wanted to extract just … A person who discovers the direction of his …

There are a plethora of things that one might do/see/experience/understand while attending a sesshin. However, I wanted to extract just … Exercises of yoga by Gabriela Sobel zen nun …

Mondo Resources The Practice Zen * “During zazen we are observing ourselves. We are observing ourselves subjectively—we are observing ourselves objectively. So when I say, … Half a century …

If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper. … Books Resources The Practice Zen by Roy Melvyn …

Excerpts from To you by Sawaki Kôdô Rôshi * Translated from Japanese by Jesse Haasch and Muhô. The complete book … Masters Mondo Stories Zen *by Norman Fischer (originally …

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 of …

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 Resources The …

Taisen Deshimaru (Yasuo was his given first name) was born in on November 20, 1914, near the town of Saga, on the isle of Kyushu. His mother was a …

During mondo, somebody asked: „You always say strong, strong, strong.” Strong decision! In history, the monk Tosui is an example of a strong decision of following the Way. Tosui …