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Suzuki Roshi's Zen

Posted on Jun 24th, 2007 by JewelMountain : fool JewelMountain

7) Whole heartedness in all activity. Suzuki-Roshi often spoke of the nature of time. that it is not an unfolding of things in a linear or accumulative way, but rather the depth and completion that... More »

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Life & Death - The Hawkness Of The Hawk.

Posted on May 25th, 2007 by JewelMountain : fool JewelMountain

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 »

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When I Was Young

Posted on May 24th, 2007 by JewelMountain : fool JewelMountain

When I was young I lived with God, And in my innocence I loved him, Beard and all. But he was old, and with a sense of sin And jealous in a very nasty way.... More »

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dukkha and practice

Posted on Apr 23rd, 2007 by JewelMountain : fool JewelMountain

So during zazen at home this morning this song by George Harrison kept presenting itself. I can't remember it all but right now i do identify with it. Here's some lines i do remember. ---------------------------------------------... More »

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All A Mistake Dayang Jingxuan

Posted on Apr 2nd, 2007 by JewelMountain : fool JewelMountain

In the past, when I began to study Zen, it was all a mistake. Wandering through numberless mountains and rivers, I wanted to find something to know. (It's all clear in hindsight.) It is hard... More »

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