Category: Zen – Study
Dongshan’s Heat and Cold – Shobogenzo
http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/C%20-%20Zen/Modern%20Teachers/John%20Daido%20Loori%20-%20Dharma%20Talks/DISCOURSE%20Dongshan%92s%20Heat%20and%20Cold.htm Dongshan’s Heat and Cold Dharma Discourse by Abbot John Daido Loori Master Dogen's 300 Koan Shobogenzo,* Case 225 Featured in Mountain Record 17.4, Summer 1999 The Main Case A monk asked Master Dongshan, “Cold and heat descend upon us. How can we avoid them?”1Dongshan answered, “Why don’t you go to the place where there… Continue reading Dongshan’s Heat and Cold – Shobogenzo
Impermanence – k Sri Dhammananda
" the Buddha reminded us that all existing composite things are impermanence. With birth, there is death; with rise, there is dissolution; with meeting, there is separation. How can there be birth without death? How can there be emergence without dissolution? How can there be a meeting without separation? By declaring the law of impermanence… Continue reading Impermanence – k Sri Dhammananda
The Treatise on the Golden Lion – Fa Zhang
The Treatise on the Golden Lion https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?t=15347 Fa-tsang's Treatise on the Golden Lion is, evidently, one of my favourites. I read it first in Buddhism: Introducing the Buddhist Experience, by Donald W. Mitchell, pp 216-218. It discusses the idea of the co-arising of the world using the gold of a statue as a simile for… Continue reading The Treatise on the Golden Lion – Fa Zhang
The Ten Essential Precepts – Soto Zen
from: http://sfzc.org/about-zen-center/principles-governance/ethics/ethical-principles/the-ten-essential-precepts The Ten Essential Precepts The Ten Essential Precepts are inseparable from both Buddha Nature and our relations with each other. They are the strands of Indra's Net. 1. A disciple of Buddha does not kill but rather cultivates and encourages life. This precept expresses the bodhisattva's intent to live compassionately and harmlessly. When… Continue reading The Ten Essential Precepts – Soto Zen
What is Zen? – Brad Warner
What is Zen Anyways? http://hardcorezen.info/what-is-zen-anyway/3279
Dogen’s Shikantaza – Jundo Cohen Roshi
Why Shikantaza is Complete, Boundless and Unlike Any Other Way of Zazen, Period, End of Story -- by Jundo I can sometimes come across as a 'Shikantaza-fanatic,' insisting that Master Dogen's way of 'Just Sitting' is totally unlike any other flavor of Zazen or meditation, even those (such as "Silent Illumination" or "Dzogchen") it very… Continue reading Dogen’s Shikantaza – Jundo Cohen Roshi
Eiheiji Monastery – Documentary
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/eiheiji/3004479/?autoplay This is a great documentary on the Zen practice at Eiheiji Monastery in Japan, which was established by Dogen in 1240. It is (永平寺) is one of two main temples of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eihei-ji
Dropping the Body – Jundo Cohen Roshi
Dropping Body - By Jundo In our Shikantaza Way, Mind and Body are “not two.” Sometimes we speak of the body, sometimes of the mind, yet always just “bodymind.” Sitting in a balanced, stable and still way helps facilitate balance, stability and stillness of mind. As well, a balanced, stable and still mind allows one… Continue reading Dropping the Body – Jundo Cohen Roshi
Reality is Dharma 