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Suzuki Roshi summed up all of the teachings of Buddhism in three simple words, “Not always so.” When we try to repeat what has been in the past, we lose the true sense of life as an opening, a flowering, an unfolding, an adventure.
Jack Kornfield • A Path With Heart: The Classic Guide Through The Perils And Promises Of Spiritual Life
This koan resists the totalitarian impulse in spiritual paths.
John Tarrant • Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life
This sudden experience characteristic of Zen, also known as kachi ichige, is a cry of great surprise and shock at the instant when body and mind fall away.
Kōun Yamada • Zen: The Authentic Gate
Subhuti has just witnessed the compassion and detachment with which the Buddha performed his daily round of giving and receiving offerings,
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
Genpo Roshi,
Charlotte J. Beck • Everyday Zen: Love and Work (Plus)
Are there any serene, gentle monastics from Chögyam Trungpa’s generation who have accomplished this much in the West? I’m still looking.
Jamyang Khyentse • The Guru Drinks Bourbon?
dedicating ourselves to bodhicitta, to tonglen, to stepping out of the small self and embracing the universal self?
Dzigar Kongtrul • The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life
