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“Within These Walls” A Poem by Floyd P.

Within these walls Creations are numberless, Within these walls, I vow to free them. Within these walls, Delusions are inexhaustible....

More from Joseph C.

One of our prison sangha members recently wrote the following to Mushin Sensei: Four years of diligent practice and I realize I’m still a...

Tribute to Peter Muryo Matthiessen

A Poem by Mich Engu Dobbs Sensei, Ocean Zendo, Sagaponick, NY MURYO! Now you’ve shed the robes that weighed heavy, and returned back to...

Bowing Freedom : Dharma Talk by Doshin Sensei

Bowing Freedom- Dharma talk given by Doshin Sensei at the Windhorse Zendo in Ashville, SC This talk was given back on July 4, 2010. It...

The Founder of Our Zendo, Muryo Matthiessen Roshi

In our evening gatha, we chant: Birth and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes and opportunity is lost. Awaken, take...

The Quality of Being

Suzuki’s Reading: “For When you do something, if you fix your mind on the activity with some confidence the quality of your state of mind...

Man Hanging from a Tree

Mushin Sensei offers this commentary on Case #5 of The Gateless Gate: What if you are hanging by your teeth from a branch in a tree on a...

Nothing Is Hidden : Dharma Talk by Doshin Sensei

March 2014 Southern Palm Zen Group Download Talk

Notes from Behind the Fence

Notes from Behind the Fence Hello, may this letter find you happy and at peace. I want to start this letter off by sharing an insight I...

A letter from Joseph C.

Mushin’s pen pal shares these insights with us: “I read the Sutras daily and meditate each day, but now the difference is that I take a...