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Ow! The Rest of the One Finger

Ow! The Rest of the One Finger

Speak Truth Now!

Speak Truth Now!

Not Misusing Sexuality: A Dead Tree

Not Misusing Sexuality

Not Misusing Sexuality: A Dead Tree

Nanquan Beheads a Cat: Putting the Two Together with One Stroke of a Blade

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Nanquan Beheads a Cat: Putting the Two Together with One Stroke of a Blade

A Fire Child Comes Seeking Fire: Understanding or Awakening?

A Fire Child Comes Seeking Fire: Understanding or Awakening?

This Breath Turns Millions Of Scrolls: An Invitation For The Ancestor To Go To East India

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This Breath Turns Millions Of Scrolls: An Invitation For The Ancestor To Go To East India

A Goose in a Bottle: How Will You Be Free?

A Goose in a Bottle: How Will You Be Free?

Kannon Bodhisattva pays us a visit, drops their usual name and form, enters us, and turns in accord with the circumstances as they are.

Originally So Close

Originally So Close

“This Way is originally so close.”

Living With a Burning Question: The Heart of Zen

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Living With a Burning Question: The Heart of Zen

Not Knowing is Most Intimate

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Not Knowing is Most Intimate

Gnawing Through Qiánfēng’s Three Illnesses and Two Lights

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Gnawing Through Qiánfēng’s Three Illnesses and Two Lights

"... You will see the infinite compassion contained in Qiánfēng’s instructions...."

Dogen’s Instruction for Householder Zen Training

Dogen’s Instruction for Householder Zen Training

(Eihei kōroku V8.14) Translated with introduction and notes by Dōshō Port Introduction Because this Dōgen dharma discourse (hōgo) was written for householders, includes examples of awakened householders, and offers instructions for householders, I've long been curious about it. After all, 99% or so of those engaged in

Dōgen: Find a Good Teacher, Ask For a Koan, Break Through (EK V8.14.5)

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Dōgen: Find a Good Teacher, Ask For a Koan, Break Through (EK V8.14.5)

Dark Night, Broken Bridge: What To Do When What's Worked Doesn't

The Broken Bridge, West Lake, Hangzhou, China Many of us come to a place in our journey where what once worked is broken, where the path is dark, where we're at a loss - especially in these dark days of ongoing pandemic, climate crisis, social divisions, and political

Going Through the Mystery

Going Through the Mystery Question 4: How Can This Be Avoided?

Who Hears?

Hakuin Zenji Post Index For Wild Fox Zen Blog

Hakuin's Single Hand

Blue Cliff Record

Fine Snowflakes, They Don't Fall Elsewhere

Zazen is Dropping Body and Mind

All Buddhas Come From This Sutra