Koan study in Johanneshof
Hello, next week master Myoken, master Keisen and a few disciples will go to Johanneshof for the yearly koan study with Baker roshi. This time the 21st koan from the Shoyoroku will be studied. The koan goes like this: [...]
Mind and Environment
Yangshan asked a monk, “Where are you from?” The monk said, “From Yu province.” Yangshan said, “Do you think of that place?” The monk said, “I always think of it. ” Yangshan said, “The thinker is the mind and [...]
Buddha and the Non-Buddhist
A Non-Buddhist said to the Buddha, "I do not ask for words; I do not ask for silence." Buddha just sat quietly. The Non-Buddhist said admiringly, "The compassion of the World-Honored One has opened the clouds of my illusion, [...]
Stopping and Seeing
As for the stopping and seeing of the mind, sitting straight, correctly mindful, one clears away wrong consciousness and abandons errant thoughts. Do not think at random, or grab on to appearances, just focus solely on the realm of reality. [...]
