Mumon’s Comment Study should be real study, enlightenment should be real enlightenment. You should once meet this barbarian directly to be really intimate with him. But saying you are …
Keiko Harada is one of the few UK residents to teach Japanese Calligraphy in general and ‘Zen Calligraphy’ in particular. On 18th of June, she will organise a new …
Anyone who is familiar with Mahayana Buddhism, in general, and Soto Zen, in particular, is also familiar with the term Bodhisattva. But what does it really mean? In Soto school, …
In the past people had to make their own tools in order to practice shodo, but nowadays things have changed. One could find all the necessary objects in stores …
”Buddhist philosophy refers to the philosophical investigations and systems of inquiry that developed among various Buddhist schools in India following the death of the Buddha and later spread throughout …
AT THAT TIME Inexhaustible Intention Bodhisattva rose from his seat, uncovered his right shoulder, placed his palms together, and facing the Buddha, said, “World Honored One, for what reason …
Same as last year, Keiko Harada is organizing a Japanese Calligraphy Workshop. Therefore, if you are a calligraphy practitioner or just an occasional “consumer” you are all invited in …
Dharma (Sanskrit) or dhamma (Pali) is a word buddhists use very often. It is the second gem of the Three Jewels – Buddha, Dharma, Sangha. The word often is …
The growth in Chan (Zen) toward an established place in Chinese life began to consolidate under the Fourth Ancestor, Dayi Daoxin, whose life spanned the Sui and the early …
The Way is originally perfect and all-pervading. What need is there for practice and realization? The Dharma vehicle is rolling freely. Why should we exhaust our effort? There is …