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Beyond Self : The Zen of Ko Un

Posted on May 5th, 2007 by JewelMountain : fool JewelMountain

Zen is serious, and Zen is play. The playful business of being serious about what we're doing. The serious business of being playful with what we're doing. Here's some poems by the Korean Zen poet... More »

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What Makes You Not A Buddhist

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

The following is an extract from Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche's book "What Makes You Not A Buddhist" (i might post some in days to come from other wonderful Tibetan teachers like Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Dzogchen Ponlop... More »

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Enlightenment, Delusion, Reality and Dogen

Posted on Mar 3rd, 2007 by JewelMountain : fool JewelMountain

  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 »

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