Vine of Obstacles Zen

Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts

Cats, Cars, and Categories: The Wondrous Subtlety of the Buddhadharma

One crucial point in this work is to grok the subtle truth of these three perspectives with the whole bodymind. Wallowing in moralism is dangerous. Realizing emptiness is not enough.

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Can Householders Really Do The Work of Zen?

You will need to let go of living your life based on fleeting and fickle human feelings. Beyond that, it is really simple. Find teachers with a training program that challenges you to throw yourself into the house of Buddha with wild abandon.

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Zhiyi

Vowing to Bring Beings to Full Maturity

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Record of Going Easy

Favor and Disgrace Are Disturbing, So Deeply Trust Yourself

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Awakening

A Fire Child Comes Seeking Fire: Understanding or Awakening?

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The Interacting Communion of Appeal and Response: Kanno Doko

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Practice Opportunities That Come From Being Reviled

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An Exercise For Loosening The Cold Dead Grip Of Thought

The purpose of this exercise is to provide you with an essential perspective to do awakening work. Once that perspective is integrated, you won't have to think about it.

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Platform Sutra

A Single Wisp of Cloud

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The Platform Sutra

Platform Sutra, Ch 6: Repentance Reflection

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Uplifting Buddha's Robe

When one who is kind speaks, their kindness is seen.

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Zazen: The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Ancestor Section 5

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Platform Sutra

Platform Sutra, Week 5: Zazen

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What is Shugyo 修行 (aka "Cultivating Conduct")?

"Shugyo refers to training the whole being in the most profound manner by taking the wisdom of awakening itself as the basis of training."

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Record of Going Easy

Not Two: Marvelous Function Without Limit

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Platform Sutra

Platform Sutra Week 4: Meditation and Wisdom

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Platform Sutra

Platform Sutra Week 3

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Platform Sutra

"Do I Need A Teacher or Not?" The Quirky Perspective of the Platform Sutra

Platform Sutra

The Platform Sutra's Nonabiding

"If you can clear away grasping mind, you will be permeated with non obstruction."

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Platform Sutra

Platform Sutra Week 2

Platform Sutra

Problems With The Platform Sutra: Dogen

...if you have a problem with the buddhadharma and don't even consider the possibility that it might be your personal problem, you really aren't in that moment studying the buddhadharma.

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Platform Sutra

Platform Sutra Week 1

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Platform Sutra

Platform Sutra Course Information

Platform Sutra

Problems With The Platform Sutra: Scholars

There is a strong consensus among Buddhist scholars that "The Platform Sutra" is not what it presents itself to be....

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Record of Going Easy

At All Times, Do Not Give Rise To Deluded Thoughts (Not)