Ordinary Mind Zendo
The Zendo was founded in 1996 by Barry Magid, a Dharma heir of Charlotte Joko Beck and is dedicated to her vision of a psychologically minded Zen practice adapted to the needs of American students practicing in the context of our everyday lives.
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You Can't Be Yourself By Yourself
There’s a recurrent theme in a lot of Zen stories and koans about the necessity of having one’s own experience, one’s own personal realization. The classic example is a story in which Huangbo is chiding his students, monks on pilgrimage goi...
Thought After Thought, The Flow Never Stops
The Blue Cliff Record, Case 80.
A monk asked Jōshū, “Does a newborn baby have the sixth consciousness or not?” Jōshū said, “Bouncing a ball upon swift waters.” The monk also asked Tōsu, “What does ‘bouncing a ball upon swift waters’ mean?”...
Your True Self Is All Of It
Sesshin Opening Remarks: “Which one of your many selves will join us today? Will you make room on the cushion for all of them?”
Blue Cliff Record, Case 96.
Jōshū addressed the assembly using three turning phrases. That’s the whole case....
Say A Word Of Zen
I’m sure you’re all familiar with the story of Gutei, the Zen teacher, of whom it was said that whenever anyone asked him a question, he simply raised one finger. But he’s even better remembered for an encounter in which one of his young mo...
A Seamless Monument - Taking Our Life Whole
Blue Cliff Record, Case 18.
The emperor asked the national teacher, “After you die, what will you need?” The national teacher said, “Build a seamless monument for me.” The emperor said, “Please tell me, Master, what would the monument look...
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