In the Sea of Ise, ten-thousand feet down, lies a single stone. I want to pick up that stone without getting my hands wet. ~ Pacific Zen …

Print: Peach Boy, Mayumi Oda, the Original Goddess An old lady, having just awakened, comes upon an ancient mirror; That which is clearly…

Print: Mayumi Oda, Samatabhadra Someone takes you skydiving as a birthday gift. You learn all the safety procedures, but just after you j…

Yunmen said to the assembly, “Medicine and sickness heal each other. The whole of the Earth is medicine. What are you?” ~ Blue Cliff Reco…

How extraordinary these times are. Social distancing. State of emergency. Executive order. Lockdown. Shelter in place. Only a couple of weeks ago, these words were as novel to us as this Corona Virus. Even so, in this second week of sheltering, the novelty is wearing off and the feeling of an extended siege has begun to set in.

The teacher asked, “Where are you going?” Fayan replied, “On pilgrimage.” The teacher asked, “Why are you going on pilgrimage?” Fayan rep…

“What is a sword so sharp, that it cuts a hair blown against it?Each branch of coral holds up the moon.” ~ Baling’s Three Turning Phrases…

Yunmen said, “You come and go by daylight, you make people out by daylight. But suddenly it’s midnight and there’s no sun, no moon, no la…

Three times Linji went to Huangbo and asked him,”What is the true meaning of the Buddhadharma?” and three times, Huangbo hit him and drov…

Three times Linji went to Huangbo and asked him,”What is the true meaning of the Buddhadharma?” and three times, Huangbo hit him and drov…