Illusion and truth are not two different things, by Shen Hui
'All efforts to reach salvation are inadequate, are moves inside samsara', if only the beings would recognize their own true face as that of the Tathagata whom they so eagerly seek...
View ArticleShakyamuni Descending from the Mountain
Shakyamuni Descending from the Mountain. 15th century, Japan. © Metropolitan Museum of Art Shakyamuni renounced the world and went into the mountains to become an ascetic when he was twenty-nine years...
View ArticleWords of love are not necessarily only Kindly words, by Trevor Leggett
Love has to be brave enough to drink up the person entirely ― poison and all.
View ArticleDogen is again questioning: What is moving and not-moving? By Shohaku Okumura
That is a problem in Buddhism — that ‘something’ that does not change even though our body and mind have been changing, what is it?
View ArticleZen Gardens and Temples of Kyoto
A guide to Kyoto's most important Zen garden and temple sites.
View ArticleSeeing The Unseen by Trevor Leggett
‘It is clear before you, but you do not see it,’ says the Zen master.
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