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Realization and Zen Practice
Realization happens when we do nothing!
The Awakened Heart-Mind
What is required to live an ethically good life?
Not Two, Just This!
Already you see, already you hear, before you think I see, I hear.
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
We Use Words
Just This!
Non-Violence
Anger has no hold on the awakened Heart/Mind.
Words and No Words
A non-Buddhist asks Buddha a question.
Fundamental Zen Practice
The fundamentals of Zen. Why practice meditation?
Life is a burden until it isn’t
Life is a burden, our impressions are based on perceptions, and the cat is dying.