What is the meaning of the Buddhadharma? The cyprus tree in the yard.
—Book of Serenity, Case 47
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Topics include Buddhist philosophy, mindfulness meditation, parenting, interfaith, ecological and social justice, and science. Readers are welcome to post comments, to ask questions, and to reflect on these posts to see if they ring true or not. The heart of Zen is verification of truth not by an authority, but through one’s direct experience.
The Ancestral Lineage Monk bowing to tree. By Daishin Sitting at the edge of a small, sparsely wooded area on my college campus, the trees
Our Worldviews “Enso” By Daishin A worldview is that which bridges the way we think and what we believe with the way that we live.
Shikantaza and the Jhanas All art by Daishin See more here. Table of Contents Overview At the edge of a forest filled with immense banyan
The Heart of the Matter My father would have been in a coffin when I was 16 years-old had he not noticed subtle changes in
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