An Outpost From A Complex World

As I was working on another bit of writing , I re-read a thought I tried to articulate (though not very well) in another post, namely that:...

Repeating the Universal Precept of the Seven Buddhas from my last post: The eternal buddha says, Not to commit wrongs, To practice the ma...

Shoaku-makusa is translated as "not doing wrongs".   In  Shoaku-makusa  Dogen tackles the subject of moral conduct. He opens wit...

There were so many aspects of my Antaiji experience that fit some way or another into the topic of rice planting ( Tave ) that I’ve come to ...

This morning I woke up to the first day that seems to be truly Fall instead of a preview of Fall. The sun came up while I was sitting, but i...

With one-minded aim  Mountains and River Valleys  Sing all their verses. In the rest of   Keisei-Sanshiki   Dogen gives some helpful advic...

Raising an eyebrow, With a flower and a smile, Knowing that again. A lot of the concepts I’ve encountered since I’ve been practicing Zen...

The more I look at Keisei-Sanshiki, the more clues about enlightenment I see, and those clues have gotten me thinking (yikes?!). Since I bro...

When voices are heard Waves break back into themselves And surf crashes sky. In Keisei-Sanshiki Dogen brings up Buddha-Nature and enlighte...

Voices of River, Mountain and Valley faces  — Awaken new Sight. In Keisei-Sanshiki, translated as The Voices of the River Valley and the...