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Blue Mountains are Always Walking

by Kogetsu Dogen teaches in his Mountains and Rivers sutra that, “The walking of the Blue Mountains is swifter than the wind, but human...

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Drop the Bucket List

Mountains and waters right now are the actualization of the buddhas and ancestors – Dogen, Mountains and Rivers Sutra By Jiho Seven years...

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Healing Social Injustice

Gatha for Healing Racial, Systemic and Social Inequity Aware of the suffering caused by racial, systemic, and social inequities, we...

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Viral Confinement

"I just finished rereading the Hsin Hsin Ming and I had forgot how deep it got into oneness. It was a good reminder of being in the...

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Joy, the Fundamental Condition of Existence

In a recent public talk, Thich Nhat Hanh quoted a poem attributed to the Buddha: All formations are impermanent. They are subject to...

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Beginning the Way

By Donald D. Like in anything in life you must start at the beginning. That is a true fact in life. Even though it may seem there are...

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What Is Faith Really For

by Horaku Sitting on the cushion the other day I realized that I had absolutely no idea what I was doing there in the first place. Why...

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A Tribute to Manjusri

By Jozan I have been contemplating my most recent drawing for a while now. Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Prajna (wisdom) rides his lion...

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Kyojukaimon: Dogen’s Teachings on Morality and Precepts

Mushin Sensei offers insights into the Great Precepts of the Buddhas Given on October 12, 2019 at Southern Palm Zen Group

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Tree

By Kogetsu Beautiful lovely tree You stand so tall and free I wish like you I could be Do you suffer dear tree The winds come, the storms...

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