Jan.16.2010
by Kozan
Liberation
as far as the eye can see
nothing to be seen
just this
not even this
ta ta ta…
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Nov.30.2009
by Kozan
Rohatsu December 2009
Rohatsu Sesshin is upon us here at Sanshinji. We will begin by having dinner together at 6:00pm and then meet again at 7:30pm for Okumura Roshi’s orientation talk. When he finishes sharing his words of encouragement, we will turn and face the wall, as the Buddha did all those years ago.
We sit a classic Uchiyama [...]
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Nov.23.2009
by Kozan
Flowers Of Emptiness
My life is not theoretical. It is real. In this life, at all times, all things are possible. Only I can obstruct myself. I have met many students of Zen over the years, and one thing that seems to be common, is the lack of belief in their own innate wisdom. As if what the [...]
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Oct.17.2009
by Kozan
zen practice?
zen practice
might not be
just sitting
just walking
just working
just listening
it could be
dancing
who knows?
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Jan.29.2009
by joseph
Half A Person Does Not Know
half a person
neither retreats
nor advances
what! is our vital function
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Nov.05.2008
by joseph
Space
this space
momentarily manifesting
characters
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