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doing nothing | You Are IT
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Seeking unitive truth through comparative philosophies. May 10, 2015. There is such a deeply rooted belief that we must ‘do’ something with surging emotions, feelings, and sensations in our bodies: to understand them, to link them to some aspect of our life circumstance, to change them, to transform them, to eliminate them, or even to ‘heal’ them. In their arising, they are pure forms of creative energy but how will we meet them? What if the most wise, loving, attuned response was to take no action?
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Young People’s Dharma? | No Zen in the West
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No Zen in the West. A blog and Dharma forum from Jiryu Mark and Hondo Dave Rutschman-Byler. Is There Zen in the West? Two Shores… the Book. Young People’s Dharma? Young People’s Dharma? Below is an older No Zen post about young people in the Dharma, and the dozens of first responses to it. It clearly struck a nerve, and I hope this can be a place for an ongoing discussion about it. Please read or skim around and offer your thoughts! Perhaps all of this talk can even come to something. March 8, 2010.
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No Zen in the West | A blog and Dharma forum from Jiryu Mark and Hondo Dave Rutschman-Byler | Page 2
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No Zen in the West. A blog and Dharma forum from Jiryu Mark and Hondo Dave Rutschman-Byler. Is There Zen in the West? Two Shores… the Book. Young People’s Dharma? Newer posts →. February 20, 2015. Another in a series of posts trying to think through and share some takeaways from my recent graduate work and thesis about Soto Zen in the Meiji Period. And maybe why you should join…? All those stupid religions that try to grow themselves and gain converts, enticing them with heavens and grabbing onto them wi...
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Two Shores… the Book | No Zen in the West
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No Zen in the West. A blog and Dharma forum from Jiryu Mark and Hondo Dave Rutschman-Byler. Is There Zen in the West? Two Shores… the Book. Young People’s Dharma? Two Shores… the Book. Two Shores of Zen: An American Monk’s Japan. By Jiryu Mark Rutschman-Byler. Download and read excerpts. Order a copy from lulu.com. How far has Western Buddhism come from its roots – or how far has it fallen? Two Shores of Zen. Subscribe to No Zen. There Is No Seeing Clearly. Online Dharma and Cheese Sandwich Buddhism.
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The Right Relationship of Priest and Lay | No Zen in the West
https://nozeninthewest.wordpress.com/2015/03/07/the-right-relationship-of-priest-and-lay
No Zen in the West. A blog and Dharma forum from Jiryu Mark and Hondo Dave Rutschman-Byler. Is There Zen in the West? Two Shores… the Book. Young People’s Dharma? The Laypeople are Taking Over Zen! No Limits to Shakyamuni’s awakening? The Right Relationship of Priest and Lay. March 7, 2015. I’ve been surprised to see how much engagement and reaction there has been to my last blog post. Some roughly stated options:. No distinction – neither monk nor layperson is the norm for all practitioners. T...Priests...
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Laypeople: Leap Clear of Mushrooms! | No Zen in the West
https://nozeninthewest.wordpress.com/2015/02/12/laypeople-leap-clear-of-mushrooms
No Zen in the West. A blog and Dharma forum from Jiryu Mark and Hondo Dave Rutschman-Byler. Is There Zen in the West? Two Shores… the Book. Young People’s Dharma? Laypeople: Leap Clear of Mushrooms! February 12, 2015. Another in a series of posts trying to think through and share some takeaways from my recent graduate work and thesis about Soto Zen in the Meiji Period. I understand if you haven’t yet leapt from your seat in amazement. The kicker isn’t the. Laypeople (“stay-at-homers”) to. Until then, the...
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No Drinking or No Selling? “Prajñā Water” or Vice? | No Zen in the West
https://nozeninthewest.wordpress.com/2015/01/18/no-drinking-or-no-selling-prajna-water-or-vice
No Zen in the West. A blog and Dharma forum from Jiryu Mark and Hondo Dave Rutschman-Byler. Is There Zen in the West? Two Shores… the Book. Young People’s Dharma? Sex, War, and the Problem of Zen Precepts. Or Don’t.) →. No Drinking or No Selling? Prajñā Water or Vice? January 18, 2015. Another in a series of posts trying to think through and share some takeaways from my recent graduate work and thesis about Soto Zen in the Meiji Period. In my last post. Warmed with hot water. I haven’t sorted out y...
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What Are the Depths to Which You’ll Go? « Nyohō Zen
https://nyoho.com/2013/09/18/what-are-the-depths-to-which-youll-go
The look, feel, and stuff of the Dharma. Principles of Zazen (Shōbōgenzō Zazengi). Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen (Fukanzazengi). What Are the Depths to Which You’ll Go? To believe it. But mostly, for me, it was poetic talk. So early on, from before I ever sat on a cushion or met a Buddhist teacher, my version of practice was to look at the person across from me and ask myself, “Are we the same? 8221; It was “Am I capable of the same things that person is capable of? It doesn’t work...
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Repost: No Sex Scandals in the East? | No Zen in the West
https://nozeninthewest.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/repost-no-sex-scandals-in-the-east
No Zen in the West. A blog and Dharma forum from Jiryu Mark and Hondo Dave Rutschman-Byler. Is There Zen in the West? Two Shores… the Book. Young People’s Dharma? Who Owns the Dharma? Repost: No Sex Scandals in the East? November 25, 2012. There’s been a flurry of activity in the last few weeks over at. In the context of the recent heartbreaking tangled situations involving Eido Shimano Roshi. And Genpo Merzel Roshi. A good summary of the events are here. How is possible that we could trust a man of such...