The groundlessness of being.
Podcasts: Note To Self
Podcasts of the Dharma Talks at Ordinary Zen Sangha.
Melting Pot Zen and the Great Way.
The gateless gate is your own mind, there is no other. How to be free in this moment. What does a good teacher do?
Ram Dass Meets a Koan
Michael Marsicano gives the Dharma Talk on Sunday, August 14, 2022.
Time Travelers
Dependent origination = A time of reckoning.
The Thief In The Weeds
The thief in the weeds is finally subdued.
The Mind King
“Verses of the Mind King” is attributed to Fu Dashi (a famous Chinese sixth-century Lay Buddhist). The poem, having referred to the Mind King, who, for all his importance, is not evident to the senses, goes on to say: The salt put in water / the glue put in paint – Certainly these are present / But we cannot see their form. The Mind King is also thus / Abiding within the body, Going in and out the (gate of […]
Walking in Buddha’s Footprints
Just like this, each step we take is walking in Buddha’s footprints.
The Great Way
The what, why, and how of Ordinary Zen practice.
Do you value your opinions?
Opinions matter, but not in the way you think!
Life’s Disease
Be careful what you identify with.