The Hsin Hsin Ming

The Hsin Hsin Ming, the classic poem by the Third Patriarch of Zen, Seng T’san, read by Will Rauschenberger. Seng T’san was the third Chinese patriarch of Zen. The poem attributed to him, the “Hsin Hsin Ming” (lit. “Trust Mind Inscription), is one of the earliest and most influential Zen writings, blending together Buddhist and Taoist teachings. —Translated by Hae Kwang

Transcription of a OZS Dharma Talk – We Use Words

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Edited Transcription of a OZS Dharma Talk – 03-22-2023 I have no words. There’s nothing I can give you that you don’t already have. There’s nothing I can add to what you already are. In our ignorance, we’ve forgotten who we are. We walk down the road of habit energy, it drags us along like a chain, and we struggle. As we go down the path of getting to know ourselves, we discover that there are options for us that […]

Sitting on your ass doing nothing

Appreciate the uniqueness of your own life, you cannot be someone else, that’s a fool’s errand. Get to know who you are, that is the path to awakening.

Non-Violence

Anger has no hold on the awakened Heart/Mind.