"Nothing to Do" is NOT "Wallowing in Thoughts" I have heard some folks misunderstand the "Nothing to Attain, Nothing in Need of Doing" of Shikantaza Zazen as meaning we "just sit there," wallowing in thoughts, stewing and tangled in emotions, drowning in the mud of the world. Nothing could be further from the Truth! In… Continue reading Roshi Jundo Cohen on Shikantaza Zazen
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Door to understanding the 100 Dharmas
Shastra - Door to understanding the 100 Dharmas Shastra_on_the_Door_to_Understanding_the_Hundred_Dharmas - English It was only when I met a Buddhist monk in China, and he introduced me to the "Shastra - Door to understanding the 100 Dharmas" that I became interested in studying the basics of Buddhism, and the early books that were brought back from… Continue reading Door to understanding the 100 Dharmas
Reality is Dharma 