Oneness and Mindfulness
"Master Ungan Donjo in the Tan district was sweeping the ground one day. Master Dogo Enchi said: 'You are very diligent in your work'. Master Ungan replied: 'There is someone who is not diligent'. Master... More »
"Master Ungan Donjo in the Tan district was sweeping the ground one day. Master Dogo Enchi said: 'You are very diligent in your work'. Master Ungan replied: 'There is someone who is not diligent'. Master... More »
So Basho asked after a visit to the zoo, "They were a society of flightless creatures, content, secure, well fed and well taken care of. But were they pink flamingos?" Good question! The cosmologist Brian... More »
So tomorrow is the start of Ango, Spring Practice Period, here at Black Mountain ZC. Practice Period has its roots in the "rains retreats" during the time of Shakyamuni Buddha in India - a time... More »
So last weekend we had a wonderful friend Andre Elsen visit our Zen Centre from Germany to lead a weekend event. In a sparkling dharma talk on 'Clarity of Intention' the deep question of "what... More »
What is enlightenment? What is delusion? Students of Dogen and other great masters may understand this; some will, some will not. Yet Dogen was pretty clear on the subject. Our living practice can be... More »