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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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A close and loving relationship with a teacher... Almost everyone who came into contact with Suzuki-Roshi was deeply affected by the experience, and I find it inspiring to listen to the warmth and immediacy with... More »
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Kindness and toughness are not two different things. Suzuki Roshi did some hard training in his youth. his original teacher Gyokujun So-on was very tough. Today, in our world, we might almost call him an... More »
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Zazen is the most important thing in our practice, and true zazen is our whole life. Suzuki-Roshi definitely emphasized zazen practice, physically taking our posture on the cushion, and all of his disciples who teach... More »
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I think sometimes if you read Suzuki Roshi's words and think about what he is saying, you might think that he is rather wishy-washy. He often will not take a definite position about things, or... More »
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As you all probably realize, the Zen school in China was founded on the experience of sudden personal insight into Buddha's mind. There had been many schools of Buddhism in China with many practices and... More »
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I think most people come to Buddhist practice with great expectations. We don't go to Christianity or Judaism or Islam with these kind of expectations, and I think in Asia most modern people do not... More »
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Buddhism is really one teaching. Although there are many forms of Buddhism, many ways of speaking about the teaching and many ways of putting it into practice, really all forms of Buddhism are just different... More »
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excerpt from Ed Brown's book 'Tomato Blessings, Radish Teachings' [p.3] When I arrived in April of 1967 to undertake my role as head cook of the newly-founded Zen Mountain Center located at Tassajara Hot Springs,... More »
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Student: In light of what you said earlier, I don't understand the vows. If there are no sentient beings why do we vow to save them? It sounds like a big joke. Suzuki Roshi: That... More »
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