Finding Time for Zazen
As most of you know, zazen or seated meditation (“sitting”) is the core of our practice. Zazen helps us quiet the mind, temporarily reducing and …
The posts in this category are very short teisho by Gendo Sensei. Please feel free to leave comments!
As most of you know, zazen or seated meditation (“sitting”) is the core of our practice. Zazen helps us quiet the mind, temporarily reducing and …
Eihei Dogen Zenji once said to his assembly: A dragon howls in a dark cave; the whole universe quiets. A tiger roars at the edge …
I think of painting as a matter of placing pigments of various kinds on paper or fabric. Depending on the nature of the pigment, it …
Like the moon in its many phases, human beings, trees, mountains, asteroids, and amoebas are all subject to moment-by-moment creation and destruction. Most people who …
Each of us strives to live a perfect life, just as Shakyamuni Buddha once did. Unlike the Buddha, however, most of think of a perfect …
We know that the moon’s light is actually the reflected light of the sun. For billions of years, the moon has reflected this light and …
A sliver of moon is brighter than the full moon. Do you understand what I mean by that? Most people go out of their way …
Bodhisattvas, we should not say we are too busy to come to practice. Nor should we say we are too tired, too sick, or too …
Greetings, members and friends of Great Wave. I wanted to let you know that this summer I will be starting to write occasional posts at …