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March 2018

March 12, 2018
In a letter written by Hakuin in 1734 (Complete Plum Blossoms in a Thicket of...
March 05, 2018
One of the hallmarks of Hakuin's vivid style of Zen was his emphasis on the...

February 2018

February 23, 2018
This post continues the series on the teaching of the great Rinzai teacher Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴,...
February 12, 2018
              This past week, I received an email from...
February 05, 2018
            Studying Hakuin, the real guy keeps showing up -...

January 2018

January 29, 2018
This post continues the series on the teaching of Hakuin, the 18th Century Japanese Rinzai...
January 22, 2018
The road passes among cresting mountains, Winding through thickets and vines; The border of the...
January 15, 2018
Kuang-hui asked Nan-yuan, "What about before the wooden fish wumps?" "Looking at the sky, not...
January 07, 2018
In my last post, Who Is This Hakuin Guy?, I gave some background for Hakuin...
January 05, 2018
                Recently, I interviewed a prospective student for...

December 2017

December 30, 2017
Meanwhile, the center is closed for winter break, giving me more time for reflection and...
December 15, 2017
                "This mind is Buddha" is one of...

November 2017

November 27, 2017
              I just found this old photo of Tangen...
November 20, 2017
                In this look at Brad Warner's new...
November 13, 2017
          I've been working on a review of Brad Warner's new...
November 08, 2017
                Above is Zenshin Tim Buckley, a friend...
November 06, 2017
At the end of the day in most Zen practice centers, a student rises from...

October 2017

October 28, 2017
          A few weeks ago we were talking about koan. A guy...
October 25, 2017
Forty years ago today, I walked into the Minnesota Zen Center building (pictured), met Katagiri...
October 14, 2017
I was talking with an Zen teacher friend this past week and he mentioned that...
October 09, 2017
          What about when you feel that you just can't do...

September 2017

September 25, 2017
Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright  One reason...
September 18, 2017
The point of this post is simple. Whether you identify as a Traditionalist Buddhist or...
September 11, 2017
                Katagiri Roshi, who spent most of his...
September 05, 2017
Zen doesn't rely on words and Buddhism doesn't have the equivalent of a Bible or...

August 2017

August 29, 2017
                I've just learned that the new Diagnostic...
August 25, 2017
            Unlike in 1984 when the above photo was taken at...
August 22, 2017
How does a Zen student know if a Zen teacher is a reliable guide, a...

July 2017

July 06, 2017
        "Some Sōtō Zen scholars and priests argue that Dōgen was against...
July 03, 2017
Arising-extinguishing is the activity of this life-death. The kōan that I'll be presenting today asks...
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