Shikantaza and the Jhanas
Shikantaza and the Jhanas All art by Daishin See more here. Table of Contents Early Buddhism At the edge of a forest filled with immense
January 27, 2023
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Daishin McCabe
Shikantaza and the Jhanas All art by Daishin See more here. Table of Contents Early Buddhism At the edge of a forest filled with immense
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
Healing in Zen Manjushri said, “Go out and bring back one stalk of medicinal herb.” Sudhana left and looked throughout the entire earth, but there
The Gate of Repentance All my past and harmful karma, born from beginningless greed, hate and delusion, through body speech and mind I now fully
Zazen as Medicine? “We can put the drug companies out of business if we learn to tap into our own natural highs through meditation.” This
Solid as a Rock and Still as a Tree An old tree conveys the transformative function without moving even slightly. A large rock completely holds
What Does Receiving the Precepts Mean? One should be mindful at each moment of the ceremony and receive the precepts as one’s own. Dogen Zenji
Teacher Qualities in Soto Zen Zen teachers profoundly influence the way we see the world. My teacher, Rev. Dai-En Bennage, taught me, through her own
What is Shikantaza? A Definition Dogen called his meditation practice shikantaza, which literally means “just sitting.” In shikantaza we sit without the koans used in
Developing Religious Sensitivity As a Soto Zen priest dedicated to the Buddhist path, I can say with great confidence that no religion has all the
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