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The Lamp of Zazen

by Shunryu Suzuki| November 29, 2020

The Lamp of Zazen

The point of zazen, says Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, is to live each moment in complete combustion, like a clean-burning kerosene lamp.

Steadfast in the Midst of Samsara

by Shinshu Roberts| April 10, 2020

Steadfast in the Midst of Samsara

Shinshu Roberts examines the suffering inherent in the bodhisattva path, what Dogen referred to as being “the blue lotus in the flame.”

What Are the Three Minds?

by Lion's Roar Staff| December 13, 2019

What Are the Three Minds?

Zen master Dogen wrote that someone working to benefit others should maintain three minds: magnanimous mind, parental mind, and joyful mind.

You Can’t Meditate Wrong

by Barry Magid| January 9, 2019

You Can’t Meditate Wrong

Barry Magid says Buddhist practice is like looking in a mirror — there’s no wrong way to do it. The important thing is to be yourself.

Dogen’s Instructions for Zazen

by Eihei Dogen| November 30, 2018

Dogen’s Instructions for Zazen

Shine the light inward. Body and mind will drop away. A meditation instruction from Eihei Dogen, one of Buddhism’s greatest teachers.

Trust Practice, Practice Trust

by Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat Roshi| February 2, 2018

Trust Practice, Practice Trust
Buddhanature Dogen Zenji Rinzai Buddhadharma Shinge Roko Sherry ChayatPhoto by David Gabriel Fischer.

When we truly give ourselves over to practice, explains Roko Sherry Chayat, we let go of our dependence on outcomes and begin to trust just being what we are, buddhanature, revealed right here, right now, in this very body and place.

Bearing Witness to All of Life

by Bernie Glassman| January 2, 2018

Bearing Witness to All of Life

Roshi Bernie Glassman on the three pure precepts — cease from evil, do good, and do good for others — and why they all come down to one point.

Becoming the Mountains and Rivers

by John Daido Loori| September 4, 2017

Becoming the Mountains and Rivers

When we know something intimately, taught Dogen, it ceases to exist and so do we. John Daido Loori Roshi examines this teaching.

The Naked Nature of Time

by Dainin Katagiri Roshi| March 1, 2017

The Naked Nature of Time

The late Dainin Katagiri Roshi explores Dogen’s concept of Being-Time and how to work with it in our daily lives.

A Zen read of the visual language of “Arrival”

by Koun Franz| December 13, 2016

A Zen read of the visual language of “Arrival”

If the new film Arrival had you thinking about “Zen circles,” you’re not the only one. Buddhadharma Deputy Editor Koun Franz on the happy accident of the film’s unique approach to alien communication.

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