Man in a Boat at Sea, from Genjokoan
Dogen
When a man is in a boat at sea and looks back at the shoreline, it may seem to him as though the shore is moving. But when he fixes
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Teisho: Yamada Ryoun Roshi: Rinzai’s “True Person,” Case 38, Shoyoroku, Book of Equanimity (Part 3 of 4)
Case 38: Rinzai instructed his assembly and said, “There is one true person of no rank, always coming out and going in through the gates of your face. Beginners who have
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Flowers Fall, from Genjokoan
When all things are the Buddha Dharma, there is illusion and enlightenment, practice, birth death, Buddhas and sentient beings. When all things are without self, there is no illusion or enlightenment,
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Teisho: Book of Equanimity Case 21, Ungan Sweeps the Ground
Description: Case 21, Book of Equanimity: Ungan Sweeps the Ground When Ungan was sweeping the ground, Dôgo said, “You are working hard, aren’t you.” Ungan said, “You should know there is one
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Teisho: Case 28, Book of Equanimity: Gokoku’s “Three Disgraces” Part 1 of 2
“This whole being called me is just a hole.” Description: Case 28: Book of Equanimity: Gokoku’s “Three Disgraces” Part 1 of 2 A monk asked Gokoku, “How about when a crane
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The Fire Boy Comes Seeking Fire, Dogen
Zen Master Xuanze had affinity with Fayan. Once Xuanze was appointed as director in the assembly of Fayan. One day Fayan said, “How many years have you been here?” Xuanze
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Withered Trees
Great Master Jisai of Tōsuzan in Jōshū, the story goes, is asked by a monk, Among withered trees does the moaning of dragons exist or not? The master says, I
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Teisho: Case 19 Book of Equanimity, Unmon’s Mt Sumeru, Part 3 of 3
Description: Henry finishes his discussion of Unmon’s Mt Sumeru. In addition to cutting through our thought streams, Unmon’s powerful short phrase teachings also “ride the waves and sail the swells.” Henry
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When a Man is in a Boat at Sea
When a man is in a boat at sea and looks back at the shoreline, it may seem to him as though the shore is moving. But when he fixes
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