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Sitting still amid a certain amount of pain or restlessness is a very valuable form of discipline, but the point of Zen practice is not to train people to hold out under torture. Students can sit still and straight in chairs if sitting cross-legged is unbearable and people need to learn for themselves what amount of difficulty is useful for them to
... See moreBarry Magid • Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide
Accept Everything Just The Way It Is.
Do Not Seek Pleasure For It's Own Sake.
Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, Depend On A Partial Feeling.
Think Lightly Of Yourself And Deeply Of The World.
Be Detached From Desire Your Whole Lifelong.
Do Not Regret What You Have Done.
Never Be Jealous.
Never Let Yourself Be Saddened By A Separation.
Resentment And
Khotanese monk’s name was Shikshananda,
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
Nowadays, you hardly ever see monks practicing takuhatsu. In Kyoto, they are found on the bridges; in Tokyo, they are usually in Ueno and in some more traditional neighborhoods; and in Nara, you can see them near the temples, but not inside.
Hector Garcia • Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony (Geek In...guides)
right in the middle of such discrimination, how can you settle yourself in peace and harmony? This is Zen practice.
Dainin Katagiri, Steve Hagen (Editor) • You Have to Say Something: Manifesting Zen Insight
respected Tanchiu Koji Terayama, director of Hitsu Zendo. The English translation of his book’s title is Zen and the Art of Calligraphy (transl. by John Stevens; Penguin Group, 1983).
Sato,Shozo • Shodo: The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy, Learn the Wisdom of Zen Through Traditional Brush Painting
TRULY, I love this life of seclusion. Carrying my staff, I walk toward a friend’s cottage. The trees in his garden, soaked by the evening rain, Reflect the cool, clear autumnal sky. The owner’s dog comes to greet me; Chrysanthemums bloom along the fence. These people have the same spirit as the ancients; An earthen wall marks their separation from
... See moreJohn Stevens • One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryokan
Zen arrived in Japan shortly after the beginning of the Kamakura Era, when the military dictator Yoritomo and his samurai followers had seized power from the hands of the then somewhat decadent nobility. This historical coincidence provided the military class, the samurai, with a type of Buddhism which appealed to them strongly because of its
... See moreAlan W. Watts • The Way of Zen
