This Mind Alone is Buddha

Zen is solving the problem of Birth and Death.

Why do we practice Zazen, doing no-thing?

If we already have Buddha Nature, why do we meditate?

This Mind Alone, There Is No Other Mind

Taking responsibility for your life and liberation are not different.

Zen Day with Chong An Sunim

A Zen Day at OZS, Friday, May 9th, 2025. OZS is located at 4690 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, Florida 34232. The suggested donation for the talk is $10.00 and $40.00 for the Zen Day. You may come just to the talk on Thursday night. Zen Day participants are asked to attend the talk (your donation will cover both). The Zen Day will have several walking and sitting meditations and a potluck lunch. Space is limited, and you will need to RSVP. […]

News – Chong An Sunim is coming to OZS in May

Posted on April 6, 2025April 7, 2025 by Will Rauschenberger

‘Ignorance, intelligence, and insight – how to obtain who we are and find our true path.’ A talk with Chong An Sunim on Thursday evening, May 8, 2025, followed on Friday, May 9th, 2025, with a Zen Day at OZS. OZS is located at 4690 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, Florida 34232. Thursday’s Dharma Talk will be from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Friday’s Zen Day will be from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The suggested donation for the talk is $10.00 […]

I have no words, a walk down the road of habit

Posted on March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 by Will Rauschenberger

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. So we use words because we’ve forgotten who we are in our ignorance. 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 we didn’t think we […]