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Jump to Comments A sample from Talks by Hakuin Introductory to Lectures On the Records of Old Sokko (Sokko-roku kaien fusetsu) Translated by Norman Waddel When the resolve to seek the Way first began to burn in me, I was drawn by the spirits of the hills and streams among the high peaks of Liyama.

Jump to Comments Translated into English by Lucien Stryk and Shinkichi Takahashi Poems by Japanese Masters Coming, going, the waterfowl Leaves not a trace, Nor does it need a guide. Dogen (1200-53) The Western Patriarch’s doctrine is transplanted! I fish by moonlight, till on cloudy days.

Jump to Comments Nagarjuna, characterised as a Buddhist philosopher by many Western philosophers and scholars1, is perhaps best approached not as a Buddhist philosopher (although he certainly was that) but as a Mahayana teacher. In the Zen tradition, he is the 14th Patriarch.

Jump to Comments A highly profound teaching by Chinul,the greatest Korean Zen (Son) master of all time. Highly recommended for beginners and intermediate practitioners alike. By Son (Zen) Master Chinul This threefold world, with its irritations and afflictions, is like a flaming house; who can bear to stay here long, willfully going through endless pain?

Jump to Comments Dajian Huineng (慧能 or 惠能; Pinyin: Huìnéng, 638–713) was a Chinese Chán monastic who is one of the most important figures in the entire tradition. Huineng is the Sixth Patriarch of Chán Buddhism, as well as the last official patriarch. Since then, there are unofficial “patriarchs” of different lineages derived from Chán.

Dharma Discourse by John Daido Loori, Roshi True Dharma Eye, Case 88 Lingzhou’s “Bright and Clear” Featured in Mountain Record 24.4, Summer 2006 The Main Case While sitting, Layman Pangyun asked his daughter Lingzhou, “A teacher of old said, ‘Bright and clear are the one hundred grasses,1

There are many ways to enter the Path, but briefly Speaking they are of two sorts only. The one is “Entrance by Reason” and the other “Entrance by Conduct”.[1] By “Entrance by Reason” we mean the realization of the spirit of Buddhism by the aid of the scriptural teaching.

By J. Krishnamurti There is not a cloud in the sky; there is not a breath of wind; the sun is pouring down cruelly and relentlessly its hot rays; there is a mist caused by the heat, and I am alone on the road.

Sermons by Chinese Zen Master Fo-yen Ching-yuan (1067-1120): (excerpts) (Thomas Cleary, “Instant Zen: Waking Up in the Present”. North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, 1994) There is no particular pathway into it.

Han Shan The name Han Shan means: Cold Cliff, Cold Mountain, or Cold Peak. Han Shan is known in Japan as “Kanzan.” He lived in China sometime between 630 and 830 CE. Since many writers refer to Han Shan as a late 8th Century poet, I will assume he flourished from around 750 to 800 CE.