An Outpost From A Complex World

When I envision a 'perfectly enlightened' person I don't see them sitting, though they may spend a lot of time sitting. Instead ...

Once we get a sense of true self and emptiness, it's pretty easy to develop a preference, or even outright addiction to them. And it...

The following post is my attempt to synthesize a cohesive set of notes reflecting my understanding of the concepts self, true self, emptines...

A good friend I used to have Dharma discussions with once posed the question of whether true self is one and the same for everyone. It's...

Today is Earth Day, a weekend of religious holiday, and April 22, 2011. Of this much I am certain. As far as the rest, I recognize that I...

Does the One Great Matter matter? Yes — the one great matter is the most important matter of all: The matter is the one and only matter that...

When the mind is in delusion, the Flower of Dharma turns. When the mind is in realization, we turn the Flower of Dharma. ...Without intentio...

Hokke-ten-hokke is translated as " The Flower of Dharma Turns the Flower of Dharma ". What is the 'Flower of the Dharma'? ...

With the speed of 'news' these days it's easy to get caught up in large scale tragedies, especially natural disasters. Whether w...

Quoting Dogen's Master: There are few who have even seen and heard of the causes and conditions of the certificate of succession and the...