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WE WEN KUAN, MUMONKAN: THE GATELESS GATE, BY KATSUKY SEKIDA:

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Preface
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Buddhism makes mind its foundation and no-gate its gate: Preface at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case1: Joshu's Mu
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Jõshû, "Has a dog the Buddha Nature?" Jõshû answered, "Mu.": Case 1 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case2: Hyakujo's Fox
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. When Hyakujõ Oshõ delivered a certain series of sermons, an old man always followed the monks to the main hall and listened to him: Case 2 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case3: Gutei Raises A Finger
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Whenever Gutei Oshõ was asked about Zen, he simply raised his finger: Case 3 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case4: The Western Barbarian With No Beard
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Wakuan said, "Why has the Western Barbarian no beard?": Case 4 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case5: Kyogen's "Man Up In A Tree"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Kyõgen Oshõ said, "It is like a man up in a tree hanging from a branch with his mouth; his hands grasp no bough, his feet rest on no limb": Case 5at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case6: The Buddha Holds Out A Flower
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. When Shakyamuni Buddha was at Mount Grdhrakuta, he held out a flower to his listeners: Case 6 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case7: Joshu's Wash Your Bowl
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida.A monk said to Jõshû, "I have just entered this monastery": Case 7 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case8: Keichu The Wheelmaker
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Gettan Oshõ said, "Keichû, the first wheelmaker, made a cart whose wheels had a hundred spokes": Case 8 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case9, Daitsu Chisho Buddha
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Kõyõ Seijõ, "Daitsû Chishõ Buddha sat in zazen for ten kalpas and could not attain Buddhahood. He did not become a Buddha. How could this be?": Case 9 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case10: Seizei Is Utterly Destitude
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Seizei said to Sõzan, "Seizei is utterly destitude": Case 1o at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case11: Joshu Sees The Hermits
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida.Jõshû went to a hermit's cottage and asked, "Is the master in? Is the master in?": Case 11 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case12: Zuigan Calls His Master
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Zuigan Gen Oshõ called to himself every day, "Master!" and answered, "Yes, sir!": Case 12 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case13: Tokusan Holds His Bowls
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Jõshû, "Has a dog the Buddha Nature?" Jõshû answered, "Mu.": Case 1 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case14: Nansen Cuts The Cat In Two
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Nansen Oshõ saw monks of the Eastern and Western halls quarreling over a cat: Case 14 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case15: Tozan's Sixty Blows
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Tõzan came to study with Unmon. Unmon asked, "Where are you from?": Case 15 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case16: When The Bell Sounds
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Unmon said, "The world is vast and wide": Case 16 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case17: Chu The National Teacher Gives Three Calls
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. The National Teacher called his attendant three times, and three times the attendant responded: Case 17 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case18: Tozan's "Masagin"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Tõzan, "What is Buddha?": Case 18 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Wu Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case19: Nansen's "Ordinary Mind Is The Way"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Jõshû asked Nansen, "What is the Way?": Case 19 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism,We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case20: The Man Of Great Strength
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Shõgen Oshõ asked, "Why is it that a man of great strength does not lift his legs?": Case 20 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case21: Unmon's "Kanshiketsu"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Unmon, "What is Buddha?": Case 21 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case22: Kashyapa's "Knock Down The Flagpole"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Ananda asked Kashyapa, "The World-honored One gave you the golden robe; did he give you anything else?": Case 22 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case23: Think Neither Good Nor Evil
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. The Sixth Patriarch was pursued by the monk Myõ as far as Taiyu Mountain: Case 23 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case24: Fuketsu's Speech And Silence
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Fuketsu, "Both speech and silence are faulty in being ri [inward action of mind] or bi [outward action of mind]. How can we escape these faults?": Case 1 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case25: Kyozan's Dream
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. In a dream Kyõzan Oshõ went to Maitreya's place and was led in to sit in the third seat: Case 25 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case26: Two Monks Roll Up The Blinds
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. When the monks assembled before the midday meal to listen to his lecture, the great Hõgen of Seiryõ pointed at the bamboo blinds: Case 26 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case27: Nansen's "Not Mind, Not Buddha, Not Things"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Nansen, "Is there any Dharma that has not been preached to the people?": Case 27 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case28: Ryutan BLows Out The Candle
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Tokusan asked Ryûtan about Zen far into the night: Case 28 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case29: The Sixth Patriarch's "Your Mind Moves"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. The wind was flapping a temple flag, and two monks started an argument: Case 29 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case30: Baso's "This Very Mind Is The Buddha"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Daibai asked Baso, "What is the Buddha?": Case 30 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case31: Joshu Investigates An Old Woman
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked an old woman, "What is the way to Taisan?": Case 31 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case32: A Non-Buddhist Philosopher Questions The Buddha
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A non-Buddhist philosopher said to the Buddha, "I do not ask for words; I don not ask for non-words.": Case 32 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case33: Baso's "No Mind, No Buddha"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Baso, "What is the Buddha?": Case 33 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case34: Nansen's "Reason Is Not The Way"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Nansen said, "Mind is not the Buddha, reason is not the Way.": Case 34 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case35: Joshu's Mu
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Goso said to his monks, "Seijo s soul separated from her being. Which was the real Seijõ?": Case 35 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case36: When You Meet A Man Of The Way
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Goso said, "When you meet a man of the Way on the path, do not meet him with words or in silence. Tell me, how will you meet him?": Case 36 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case37: Joshu's Oak Tree
en Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Jõshû, "What is the meaning of Bodhidharma's coming to China?": Case 37 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case38: A Buffalo Passes The Window
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Goso said, "A buffalo passes by the window. His head, horns, and four legs all go past. But why can't the tail pass too?": Case 38 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case39: A Mistake In Speaking
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk said to Unmon, "The brilliance of the Buddha silently illuminates the whole universe. . .": Case 39 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case40: Tipping Over A Water Bottle
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. When Isan Oshõ was with Hyakujõ, he was tenzo [head cook] of the monastery.: Case 40 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case41: Bodhidharmas Mind Pacifying
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Bodhidharma sat facing the wall: Case 41 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case42: The Girl Comes Out Of Samadhi
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Once, in the old days, in the time of the World-honored One, Manjusri went to the assembly of the Buddhas and found that everyone had departed to his original dwelling place: Case 42 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case43: Shuzan's Shippei
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Shuzan Oshõ held up his shippei [staff of office] before his disciples and said, "You monks! If you call this a shippei, you oppose its reality": Case 43 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case44: Basho's Staff
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Bashõ Osho said to his disciples, "If you have a staff, I will give you a staff": Case 44 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case45: Hoen's "Who Is He?"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida.Hõen of Tõzan said, "Even Shakya and Maitreya are servants of another": Case 45 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case46: Proceed On From The Top Of The Pole
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Sekisõ Oshõ asked, "How can you proceed on further from the top of a hundred-foot pole?": Case 46 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case47: Tosotsu's Three Barriers
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Tosotsu Etsu Oshõ set up three barriers for his disciples: Case 47 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case48: Kempo's One Road
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Kempõ Oshõ, "It is written, 'Bhagavats in the ten directions. One straight road to Nirvana.'": Case 48 at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Mumon's Postscript
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. The sayings and doings of the Buddha and the patriarchs have been set down in their original form: Mumon's Postscript at energyenhancement.org

THE MANUAL OF ZEN BUDDHISM, BY DAISETZ TEITARO SUZUKI :

Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, The Ten Oxherding Pictures
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, The Ten Oxherding Pictures at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Introduction
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Introduction at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, I. Gathas and Prayers
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro SuzukiGatha is a Sanskrit term meaning "verse" or "hymn". In Buddhist literature it is used to designate the versified portion of the sutras: I. Gathas and Prayers at energyenhacement.org
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, II. The Dharanis
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki.Properly speaking, the dharani has no legitimate place in Zen. That it has nevertheless crept into its daily service is clue to the general characteristics of Chinese Buddhism of the Sung dynasty, when the Japanese Zen masters visited China and imported it as they found it then, together with the Shingon elements of Chinese Zen: II. The Dharanis at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, III. The Sutras
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki.The sutras most read in Zen are the Shingyo (Prajnaparamitahridaya), the Kwannongyo (Samantamukha-parivarta), and the Kongokyo (Vajracchedika): III. The Sutras at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, IV. From the Chinese Zen Masters
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki.There is a large mass of literature to be called especially Zen because of its style and terminology: IV. From the Chinese Zen Masters at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, V. From the Japanese Zen Masters
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki.Dai-o (1235-I308), Daito (1282-1336), and Kwanzan (1277-1360) are the three outstanding luminaries in the history of the Japanese Rinzai school of Zen. All the masters of this school now in Japan are their descendants: V. From the Japanese Zen Masters at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, VI. The Buddhist Statues and Pictures in a Zen Monastary
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki.Visitors to a Zen monastery in Japan will be greeted by various Buddhist figures enshrined in the different parts of the institution. This section is devoted to the description of such figures: VI. The Buddhist Statues and Pictures in a Zen Monastary at energyenhancement.org

THE GREAT ZEN MASTER TA HUI:

The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 1: Clear the mind
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 1: Clear the mind, BUDDHA SAID, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE REALM OF BUDDHAHOOD, YOU MUST MAKE YOUR MIND AS CLEAR AS EMPTY SPACE, AND LEAVE FALSE THINKING AND ALL GRASPING FAR BEHIND at energyenhancement.org

The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 2: Insight
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 2: Insight, TEND THE OX SINCE YOU'RE STUDYING THIS PATH, THEN AT ALL TIMES -- IN YOUR ENCOUNTERS WITH PEOPLE AND RESPONSES TO CIRCUMSTANCES -- YOU MUST NOT LET WRONG THOUGHTS CONTINUE. IF YOU CANNOT SEE THROUGH THEM, THEN THE MOMENT A WRONG THOUGHT COMES UP YOU SHOULD QUICKLY CONCENTRATE YOUR MENTAL ENERGY TO PULL YOURSELF AWAY. IF YOU ALWAYS FOLLOW THOSE THOUGHTS AND LET THEM CONTINUE WITHOUT A BREAK, NOT ONLY DOES THIS OBSTRUCT THE PATH, BUT IT MAKES YOU OUT TO BE A MAN WITHOUT WISDOM. IN THE OLD DAYS KUEI SHAN ASKED LAZY AN, WHAT WORK DO YOU DO DURING THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE DAY? AN SAID, I TEND AN OX at energyenhancement.org

The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 3: Power
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 3: Power, DO NOT GRASP ANOTHER'S BOW NOW IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MENTAL POWER, DO NOT BE CONCERNED WITH WHETHER OR NOT A THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILD CAN SAY IT, OR WHETHER OR NOT AN EIGHTY-YEAR-OLD-MAN CAN CARRY IT OUT. JUST DON'T DO ANY EVIL AND YOU HAVE MASTERED THESE WORDS. THEY APPLY WHETHER YOU BELIEVE OR NOT, SO PLEASE THINK IT OVER. at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 4: Trust
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 4: Trust, DO NOT GRASP ANOTHER'S BOW ACTIVELY TRY TO CLEAR OUT YOUR MIND, THEN YOU WON'T GO WRONG; SINCE YOU DON'T GO WRONG, CORRECT MINDFULNESS STANDS OUT ALONE. WHEN CORRECT MINDFULNESS STANDS OUT ALONE, INNER TRUTH ADAPTS TO PHENOMENA; WHEN INNER TRUTH ADAPTS TO EVENTS AND THINGS, EVENTS AND THINGS COME TO FUSE IN INNER TRUTH. WHEN PHENOMENA FUSE WITH THEIR INNER TRUTH, YOU SAVE POWER; WHEN YOU FEEL THE SAVING, THIS IS THE EMPOWERMENT OF STUDYING THE PATH. IN GAINING POWER YOU SAVE UNLIMITED POWER; IN SAVING POWER YOU GAIN UNLIMITED POWER at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 5: Non-attainment
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 5: Non-attainment, THERE IS NOTHING TO ATTAIN GENTLEMEN OF AFFAIRS OFTEN TAKE THE MIND, WHICH ASSUMES THERE IS SOMETHING TO ATTAIN, TO SEEK THE DHARMA, WHEREIN THERE IS NOTHING TO ATTAIN. WHAT DO I MEAN BY THE MIND, WHICH ASSUMES THERE IS SOMETHING TO ATTAIN? IT'S THE INTELLECTUALLY CLEVER ONE, THE ONE THAT PONDERS AND JUDGES. WHAT DO I MEAN BY THE DHARMA, WHEREIN THERE IS NOTHING TO ATTAIN? IT'S THE IMPONDERABLE, THE INCALCULABLE, WHERE THERE'S NO WAY TO APPLY INTELLIGENCE OR CLEVERNESS at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 6: Innocence
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 6: Innocence, THERE IS NOTHING TO ATTAIN ONLY IF THE PERSON TRULY POSSESSES THE FACULTY OF WISDOM AND WILL POWER WILL HE CONSENT TO STEP BACK AND REFLECT at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 7: The Source
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 7: The Source, SEE THE MOON, FORGET THE POINTING FINGER YOU MUST SEE THE MOON AND FORGET THE FINGERS. DON'T DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING BASED ON THE WORDS. AN ANCIENT WORTHY SAID, THE BUDDHAS EXPOUNDED ALL TEACHINGS TO SAVE ALL MINDS; I HAVE NO MIND AT ALL, SO WHAT'S THE USE OF ALL THE TEACHINGS? IF THEY CAN BE LIKE THIS WHEN READING THE SCRIPTURES, ONLY THEN WILL PEOPLE OF RESOLVE HAVE SOME COMPREHENSION OF THE INTENT OF THE SAGES at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 8: Delusion
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 8: Delusion, ENLIGHTENMENT AND DELUSION BUDDHA IS THE MEDICINE FOR SENTIENT BEINGS; ONCE THE DISEASE OF SENTIENT BEINGS IS REMOVED, THE MEDICINE HAS NO FURTHER USE. IF YOU WANT TO ATTAIN ONENESS, JUST GIVE UP BOTH BUDDHAS AND SENTIENT BEINGS AT ONCE! at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 9: Illusion
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 9: Illusion, THE GREAT AFFAIR THIS AFFAIR IS LIKE THE BRIGHT SUN IN THE BLUE SKY, SHINING CLEARLY, CHANGELESS AND MOTIONLESS, WITHOUT DIMINISHING OR INCREASING. IT SHINES EVERYWHERE IN THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF EVERYONE, APPEARING IN EVERYTHING. THOUGH YOU TRY TO GRASP IT, YOU CANNOT GET IT; THOUGH YOU TRY TO ABANDON IT, IT ALWAYS REMAINS. IT IS VAST AND UNOBSTRUCTED, UTTERLY EMPTY. LIKE A GOURD FLOATING ON WATER, IT CANNOT BE REINED IN OR HELD DOWN. SINCE ANCIENT TIMES, WHEN GOOD PEOPLE OF THE PATH HAVE ATTAINED THIS, THEY'VE APPEARED AND DISAPPEARED IN THE SEA OF BIRTH AND DEATH, ABLE TO USE IT FULLY. THERE IS NO DEFICIT OR SURPLUS: LIKE CUTTING UP SANDALWOOD, EACH PIECE IS IT at energyenhancement.org

The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 10: Clinging
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 10: Clinging, LECTURE AT THE REQUEST OF WEI CH'IANG HAVEN'T YOU SEEN THE SAYING OF THE MAN OF OLD: EVEN IF THERE WERE SOMETHING SURPASSING NIRVANA, I WOULD SAY THAT IT TOO IS LIKE A DREAM, AN ILLUSION. IF IN THE MIDST OF DREAMLIKE ILLUSION, YOU ARE ABLE TO WITNESS IT AS IT REALLY IS, TO UNDERSTAND IT AS IT REALLY IS, TO WORK ON IT AS IT REALLY IS, AND TO ACT ON IT AS IT REALLY IS, THEN YOU CAN USE THE METHOD OF `ACCORDING WITH REALITY' TO SUBDUE YOURSELF, AND, AROUSING AN ATTITUDE OF GREAT COMPASSION, CREATE ALL KINDS OF SKILLFUL EXPEDIENTS WHEREBY YOU CAN ALSO SUBDUE ALL SENTIENT BEINGS at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 11: Emptying
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 11: Emptying, STILLNESS AND COMMOTION WORLDLY PASSIONS ARE LIKE A BLAZING FIRE: WHEN WILL THEY EVER END? at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 12: Non-duality
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 12: Non-duality, ILLUSION SPEAKING OF EMPTY ILLUSION, IT IS ILLUSION WHEN CREATED, AND ILLUSION WHEN EXPERIENCED TOO; IT'S ILLUSION WHEN YOU'RE KNOWING AND AWARE, AND ILLUSION WHEN YOU'RE LOST IN DELUSION TOO. PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE ARE ALL ILLUSIONS. TODAY, IF WE REALIZE OUR WRONG, WE TAKE AN ILLUSORY MEDICINE TO CURE AN EQUALLY ILLUSORY DISEASE. WHEN THE DISEASE IS CURED, THE MEDICINE IS REMOVED, AND WE ARE THE SAME PERSON AS BEFORE. IF YOU THINK THAT THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE OR SOME SPECIAL DOCTRINE, THEN THIS IS THE VIEW OF A MISGUIDED OUTSIDER at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 13: Nothingness
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 13: Nothingness, NOTHING TO BE GIVEN THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANYTHING TO GIVE TO PEOPLE, ONLY FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO POINT OUT THE ROAD FOR PEOPLE. AN ANCIENT WORTHY SAID, HAVING SOME ATTAINMENT IS THE JACKAL'S YELP; HAVING NO ATTAINMENT IS THE LION'S ROAR at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 14: Clarity
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 14: Clarity, PROFOUND CLARITY I AM GIVING YOU THE NAME CHAN-JAN, PROFOUND CLARITY. A PATRIARCH SAID, AS LONG AS THERE IS MENTAL DISCRIMINATION, AND CALCULATING JUDGMENT, ALL THE PERCEPTIONS OF ONE'S OWN MIND ARE DREAMS. IF MIND AND CONSCIOUSNESS ARE QUIESCENT AND EXTINCT, WITHOUT A SINGLE THOUGHT STIRRING, THIS IS CALLED CORRECT AWARENESS at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 15: Suchness
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 15: Suchness, SEE THE TATHAGATA EVERYWHERE WHERE DO WE COME FROM AT BIRTH? WERE DO WE GO AT DEATH? IF YOU KNOW WHERE WE COME FROM AND WHERE WE GO, THEN YOU CAN BE CALLED A STUDENT OF BUDDHA at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 16: Before seeKing
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 16: Before seeKing, BEFORE SEEKING YOU'VE INDICATED YOU WANT ME TO INSTRUCT YOU BY LETTER IN THE DIRECT ESSENTIALS. THIS VERY THOUGHT OF SEEKING INSTRUCTION IN THE DIRECT ESSENTIALS HAS ALREADY STUCK YOUR HEAD INTO A BOWL OF GLUE. THOUGH I SHOULDN'T ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF FROST TO THE SNOW, NEVERTHELESS WHERE THERE'S A QUESTION IT SHOULDN'T GO UNANSWERED. I ASK YOU TO ABANDON AT ONCE ALL THE JOY YOU'VE EVER FELT IN READING THE WORDS OF THE SCRIPTURES YOURSELF OR WHEN BEING AROUSED AND INSTRUCTED BY OTHERS at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 17: No goal
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 17: No goal, DON'T CONSCIOUSLY AWAIT ENLIGHTENMENT WHETHER YOU'RE HAPPY OR ANGRY, IN QUIET OR NOISY PLACES, YOU STILL MUST BRING UP CHAO CHOU'S SAYING, A DOG HAS NO BUDDHA-NATURE. ABOVE ALL, DON'T CONSCIOUSLY AWAIT ENLIGHTENMENT. IF YOU CONSCIOUSLY AWAIT ENLIGHTENMENT, YOU'RE SAYING, RIGHT NOW I'M DELUDED. IF YOU WAIT FOR ENLIGHTENMENT, CLINGING TO DELUSION, THOUGH YOU PASS THROUGH COUNTLESS EONS YOU WILL STILL NOT BE ABLE TO GAIN ENLIGHTENMENT. AS YOU BRING UP THE SAYING, JUST AROUSE YOUR SPIRIT, AND SEE WHAT PRINCIPLE IT IS at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 18: No guilt
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 18: No guilt, CONTEMPLATING NO A MONK ASKED CHAO CHOU, DOES A DOG HAVE BUDDHA-NATURE OR NOT? CHAO CHOU SAID, NO. THIS ONE WORD NO IS A KNIFE TO SUNDER THE DOUBTING MIND OF BIRTH AND DEATH. THE HANDLE OF THIS KNIFE IS IN ONE'S OWN HAND ALONE at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 19: Radiance
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 19: Radiance, PRESENT AWARENESS AND COMPARATIVE AWARENESS YEN T'OU SAID, IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU WANT TO PROPAGATE THE GREAT TEACHING, IT MUST FLOW OUT POINT BY POINT FROM WITHIN YOUR OWN BREAST TO COVER HEAVEN AND EARTH: ONLY THEN WILL IT BE THE ACTION OF A MAN OF POWER. THAT WHICH FLOWS OUT FROM ONE'S OWN BREAST, AS HE CALLS IT, IS ONE'S OWN BEGINNINGLESS PRESENT AWARENESS, FUNDAMENTALLY COMPLETE OF ITSELF. AS SOON AS YOU AROUSE A SECOND THOUGHT, YOU FALL INTO THINKING. AWARENESS IS SOMETHING FROM BEFORE YOUR PARENTS WERE BORN at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 20: Affliction
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 20: Affliction, POWER ... THE SENSES ARE MANIFESTATIONS OF ONE'S OWN MIND. IF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THOROUGHLY LIKE THIS, THEN IT'S CALLED THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S NEITHER SELF NOR OTHERS. HEAVEN AND HELL ARE NOWHERE ELSE BUT IN THE HEART OF THE PERSON at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 21: Understanding
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 21: Understanding, UNDERSTANDING RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE IF YOU WANT TO STUDY THIS PATH, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE. AS SOON AS YOU RELY ON THE SLIGHTEST KNOWLEDGE, YOU MISS THE SCENE RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE STANDING. WHEN YOU'VE COMPLETELY COMPREHENDED THE SCENE RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE, THEN ALL KINDS OF KNOWLEDGE -- ALL WITHOUT EXCEPTION -- ARE THINGS RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 22: Witnessing
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 22: Witnessing, DISCRIMINATING CONSCIOUSNESS AND WISDOM CONSTANTLY CALCULATING AND MAKING PLANS, FLOWING ALONG WITH BIRTH AND DEATH, BECOMING AFRAID AND AGITATED at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 23: So very close
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 23: So very close, SO VERY CLOSE JUST BECAUSE IT'S SO VERY CLOSE, YOU CANNOT GET THIS TRUTH OUT OF YOUR OWN EYES at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 24: The inescapable
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 24: The inescapable, THE INESCAPABLE WHENEVER YOU RUN INTO SOMETHING INESCAPABLE AMIDST THE HUBBUB, YOU'VE BEEN EXAMINING YOURSELF CONSTANTLY, BUT WITHOUT APPLYING THE EFFORT TO MEDITATE. THIS VERY INESCAPABILITY ITSELF IS MEDITATION: IF YOU GO FURTHER AND APPLY EFFORT TO EXAMINE YOURSELF, YOU'RE EVEN FURTHER AWAY at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 25: Two awakenings
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 25: Two awakenings, TWO AWAKENINGS IN THE OLD DAYS THE VENERABLE YEN YANG ASKED CHAO CHOU, WHAT'S IT LIKE WHEN NOT BRINGING A SINGLE THING? CHOU SAID, PUT IT DOWN. YEN YANG SAID, SINCE NOT A SINGLE THING IS BROUGHT, PUT WHAT DOWN? CHOU SAID, IF YOU CAN'T PUT IT DOWN, PICK IT UP at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 26: Wordlessness
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 26: Wordlessness, THERE IS NO SECOND PERSON MASTER CHANG CHING SAID, THE ULTIMATE TRUTH IS WORDLESS. PEOPLE OF THE TIME DO NOT REALIZE THIS: THEY IMPOSE THE PRACTICE OF OTHER THINGS, CONSIDERING THEM ACCOMPLISHMENTS at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 27: Just being
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 27: Just being, WHO IS IN THE WAY? WHEN MASTER JUI YEN WAS DWELLING CONSTANTLY IN HIS ROOM, HE WOULD CALL TO HIMSELF, BOSS! AND ALSO RESPOND TO HIMSELF, YES?, BE ALERT! at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 28: Mindlessness
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 28: Mindlessness, NOT KEEPING THE MIND STILL, BUT MINDLESSNESS THOUGH YOU MAY NOT FULLY KNOW WHETHER THE TEACHERS OF THE VARIOUS LOCALITIES ARE WRONG OR RIGHT, IF YOUR OWN BASIS IS SOLID AND GENUINE, THE POISONS OF WRONG DOCTRINES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HARM YOU, KEEPING THE MIND STILL AND FORGETTING CONCERNS INCLUDED at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 29: Faith
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 29: Faith, ONE SUCHNESS TO TAKE UP THIS GREAT AFFAIR, YOU MUST HAVE A DETERMINED WILL. IF YOU'RE HALF BELIEVING AND HALF IN DOUBT, THERE'LL BE NO CONNECTION. AN ANCIENT WORTHY SAID, STUDYING THE PATH IS LIKE DRILLING FOR FIRE at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 30: Be thorough going
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 30: Be thorough going, BE THOROUGHGOING NOW THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN UP THIS AFFAIR, YOU MUST STEADFASTLY MAKE YOURSELF THOROUGHGOING, AND SIT UPRIGHT IN A ROOM WITH WHAT YOU'VE TRULY EXPERIENCED AND AWAKENED TO IN THE COURSE OF YOUR LIFE. IT'S LIKE CROSSING A BRIDGE MADE OF A SINGLE PLANK CARRYING A TWO-HUNDRED-POUND BURDEN at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 31: Release
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 31: Release, RELEASE IN OUR FAMILY THERE IS INDEED A SUBTLE MARVEL NOT TRANSMITTED. IT WOULDN'T HELP EVEN IF THE SKY BECAME MY MOUTH, AND GRASS, TREES, PEBBLES, AND STONES ALL EMITTED LIGHT TO HELP ME EXPOUND THE TRUTH. THUS WE BELIEVE THAT THIS THING CANNOT BE TRANSMITTED AND CANNOT BE STUDIED: IT REQUIRES ONE'S OWN REALIZATION AND ENLIGHTENMENT at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 32: Desirelessness
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 32: Desirelessness, RELEASE ONE DAY KU SHAN APPROACHED HSUEH FENG. FENG KNEW HIS CIRCUMSTANCES WERE RIPE, SO HE SUDDENLY GOT UP, HELD HIM TIGHT, AND SAID, WHAT IS IT? OPENING UP, KU SHAN WAS COMPLETELY ENLIGHTENED -- HE EVEN FORGOT HIS COMPREHENDING MIND AND JUST RAISED HIS HAND AND WAVED, NOTHING MORE. FENG SAID, WILL YOU EXPRESS SOME PRINCIPLE? at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 33: Serenity
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 33: Serenity, SILENT ILLUMINATION OLD P'ANG SAID, JUST RESOLVE TO EMPTY ALL THAT EXISTS: DON'T MAKE REAL ALL THAT DOESN'T EXIST at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 34: Enlightenment
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 34: Enlightenment, ENLIGHTENMENT: THE KEY SOME TAKE SITTING WORDLESSLY WITH EYES SHUT BENEATH THE BLACK MOUNTAIN, INSIDE THE GHOST CAVE at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 35: Discontinuity
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 35: Discontinuity, A TALK TO THE ASSEMBLY (PART ONE) DO YOU WANT TO ATTAIN TRUE ONE SUCHNESS OF MIND AND OBJECTS? at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 36: Compassion
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 36: Compassion, A TALK TO THE ASSEMBLY (PART TWO) BUDDHA SAID, ONE MAY WISH TO REVEAL IT WITH COMPARISONS, BUT IN THE END THERE IS NO COMPARISON THAT CAN EXPLAIN THIS. SAYING IT'S BROAD AND VAST HAS ALREADY LIMITED IT at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 37: This moment
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 37: This moment, A TALK TO THE ASSEMBLY (PART THREE) DON'T REMEMBER WHAT I'VE SAID, AND CONSIDER IT RIGHT at energyenhancement.org
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 38: Transformation
Zen, The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, Chapter 38: Transformation, A TALK TO THE ASSEMBLY (PART FOUR) IF YOU WERE A MAN, A REAL CH'AN MAN, WHEN YOU HEARD ME SAY, WHERE ARE THERE OLD ADEPTS APPEARING IN THE WORLD? at energyenhancement.org

Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing

Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 1: The Great Way
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 1: The Great Way, THE GREAT WAY IS NOT DIFFICULT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO PREFERENCES. WHEN LOVE AND HATE ARE BOTH ABSENT EVERYTHING BECOMES CLEAR AND UNDISGUISED. MAKE THE SMALLEST DISTINCTION, HOWEVER, AND HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE SET INFINITELY APART. IF YOU WISH TO SEE THE TRUTH THEN HOLD NO OPINION FOR OR AGAINST. THE STRUGGLE OF WHAT ONE LIKES AND WHAT ONE DISLIKES IS THE DISEASE OF THE MIND at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 2: The way is perfect
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 2: The way is perfect, WHEN THE DEEP MEANING OF THINGS IS NOT UNDERSTOOD THE MIND'S ESSENTIAL PEACE IS DISTURBED TO NO AVAIL. THE WAY IS PERFECT LIKE VAST SPACE WHERE NOTHING IS LACKING AND NOTHING IS IN EXCESS. INDEED, IT IS DUE TO OUR CHOOSING TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THAT WE DO NOT SEE THE TRUE NATURE OF THINGS at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 3: Truth cannot be sought
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 3: Truth cannot be sought, TO DENY THE REALITY OF THINGS IS TO MISS THEIR REALITY; TO ASSERT THE EMPTINESS OF THINGS IS TO MISS THEIR REALITY. THE MORE YOU TALK AND THINK ABOUT IT, THE FURTHER ASTRAY YOU WANDER FROM THE TRUTH. STOP TALKING AND THINKING, AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KNOW at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 4: Return to the root
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 4: Return to the root, TO RETURN TO THE ROOT IS TO FIND THE MEANING, BUT TO PURSUE APPEARANCES IS TO MISS THE SOURCE. AT THE MOMENT OF INNER ENLIGHTENMENT THERE IS A GOING BEYOND APPEARANCE AND EMPTINESS. THE CHANGES THAT APPEAR TO OCCUR IN THE EMPTY WORLD WE CALL REAL ONLY BECAUSE OF OUR IGNORANCE. DO NOT SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH; ONLY CEASE TO HOLD OPINIONS at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 5: The unity of emptiness
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 5: The unity of emptiness, WHEN THOUGHT OBJECTS VANISH, THE THINKING SUBJECT VANISHES, AS WHEN THE MIND VANISHES, OBJECTS VANISH. THINGS ARE OBJECTS BECAUSE OF THE SUBJECT; THE MIND IS SUCH BECAUSE OF THINGS. UNDERSTAND THE RELATIVITY OF THESE TWO AND THE BASIC REALITY: THE UNITY OF EMPTINESS at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 6: Strive to no goals
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 6: Strive to no goals, TO LIVE IN THE GREAT WAY IS NEITHER EASY NOR DIFFICULT, BUT THOSE WITH LIMITED VIEWS ARE FEARFUL AND IRRESOLUTE: THE FASTER THEY HURRY, THE SLOWER THEY GO, AND CLINGING CANNOT BE LIMITED; EVEN TO BE ATTACHED TO THE IDEA OF ENLIGHTENMENT IS TO GO ASTRAY. JUST LET THINGS BE IN THEIR OWN WAY AND THERE WILL BE NEITHER COMING NOR GOING at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 7: All dreams must cease
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 7: All dreams must cease, REST AND UNREST DERIVE FROM ILLUSION; WITH ENLIGHTENMENT THERE IS NO LIKING AND DISLIKING. ALL DUALITIES COME FROM IGNORANT INFERENCE. THEY ARE LIKE DREAMS OR FLOWERS IN THE AIR: FOOLISH TRY TO GRASP THEM. GAIN AND LOSS, RIGHT AND WRONG: SUCH THOUGHTS MUST FINALLY BE ABOLISHED AT ONCE at energyenhancement.org
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 8: Life in true faith
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 8: Life in true faith, CONSIDER MOVEMENT STATIONARY AND THE STATIONARY IN MOTION, AND BOTH THE STATE OF MOVEMENT AND THE STATE OF REST DISAPPEAR. WHEN SUCH DUALITIES CEASE TO EXIST ONENESS ITSELF CANNOT EXIST. TO THIS ULTIMATE FINALITY NO LAW OR DESCRIPTION APPLIES. FOR THE UNIFIED MIND IN ACCORD WITH THE WAY ALL SELF CENTERED STRIVING CEASES at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 9: Neither this nor that
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 9: Neither this nor that, IN THIS WORLD OF SUCHNESS THERE IS NEITHER SELF NOR OTHER-THAN-SELF. TO COME DIRECTLY INTO HARMONY WITH THIS REALITY JUST SIMPLY SAY WHEN DOUBTS ARISE, 'NOT TWO.' IN THIS 'NOT TWO' NOTHING IS SEPARATE, NOTHING IS EXCLUDED.
NO MATTER WHEN OR WHERE, ENLIGHTENMENT MEANS ENTERING THIS TRUTH.
AND THIS TRUTH IS BEYOND EXTENSION OR DIMINUTION IN TIME OR SPACE; IN IT A SINGLE THOUGHT IS TEN THOUSAND YEARS at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 10: No Yesterday, No tomorrow, No today
Zen Buddhism, Talks on the Faith Mind of Sosan, Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book Of Nothing Chapter 10: No Yesterday, No tomorrow, No today, EMPTINESS HERE, EMPTINESS THERE, BUT THE INFINITE UNIVERSE STANDS ALWAYS BEFORE YOUR EYES. INFINITELY LARGE AND INFINITELY SMALL; NO DIFFERENCE, FOR DEFINITIONS HAVE VANISHED AND NO BOUNDARIES ARE SEEN. SO TOO WITH BEING AND NON-BEING. DON'T WASTE TIME IN DOUBTS AND ARGUMENTS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS at energyenhancement.org

Dang Dang Doko Dang:

Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 1: Never Pretend, Even About Skulls
Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 1: Never Pretend, Even About Skulls, THE MASTER FUGAI WAS CONSIDERED VERY WISE AND GENEROUS, YET HE WAS MOST SEVERE BOTH WITH HIMSELF AND HIS DISCIPLES. HE WENT TO THE MOUNTAINS TO SIT IN ZEN. HE LIVED IN A CAVE, AND WHEN HE WAS HUNGRY HE WENT TO THE VILLAGE FOR SCRAPS. ONE DAY A MONK CALLED BUNDO, ATTRACTED BY FUGAI'S AUSTERITIES, CALLED AT THE CAVE AND ASKED TO STAY THE NIGHT. THE MASTER SEEMED HAPPY TO PUT HIM UP, AND NEXT MORNING PREPARED RICE GRUEL FOR HIM. NOT HAVING AN EXTRA BOWL HE WENT OUT AND RETURNED WITH A SKULL HE FOUND LYING NEAR A TOMB. HE FILLED IT WITH GRUEL AND OF OFFERED IT TO BUNDO at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 2: Magicless Magic, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 2: Magicless Magic, Question 1, YESTERDAY WHILE SITTING IN ZAZEN I FELT MYSELF GET HIT WITH A STICK ON MY HEAD. BUT PRADEEPA THAT TIME HAD NOT HIT ME. ALSO TODAY DURING THE LECTURE I GOT HIT TWICE ON THE HEAD BUT NO STICK-HITTER WAS AROUND. IS THIS MAGICLESS MAGIC? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 2: Magicless Magic, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 2: Magicless Magic, Question 2, WHILE PRACTICING ZAZEN, JUST SITTING, I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD BECOME THE GREATEST FOOL ON EARTH. BUT SUDDENLY I REMEMBERED ONE PROVERB: WHEN IGNORANCE IS BLISS, IT IS FOLLY TO BE WISE. THOUGH THIS STUPIDITY HAS MADE ME A FOOL, I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO FULL AS I AM NOW. I HAVE NOW FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THIS ZAZEN STUPIDITY. I INVOKE YOUR BLESSINGS SO THAT I REMAIN A FOOL TILL ETERNITY at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 2: Magicless Magic, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 2: Magicless Magic, Question 3, I FEEL THE WORD 'GOD' HAS NO HEARTFELT POTENTIAL, YET THE SKY AND PLANTS CAN BRING ME TO MY KNEES AND THERE IS A HEARTACHE FOR SOMETHING UNKNOWN. ZEN ATTRACTS ME WITH ITS FRESHNESS, COOLNESS, BUT ITS DEMANDS MAKE ME FEEL IMPOTENT. YOU SEEM THE MOST ATTRACTIVE, YOU WARM MY HEART AND HAVE THE COOLNESS OF A STREAM. ARE YOU POSSIBLY A THIRD WAY? BECAUSE I CAN'T DECIDE at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 2: Magicless Magic, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 2: Magicless Magic, Question 4, ...THE SKY AND THE PLANTS CAN BRING ME TO MY KNEES AND THERE IS A HEARTACHE FOR SOMETHING UNKNOWN at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 3: As within, so without
Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 3: As within, so without, AFTER BANKEI HAD PASSED AWAY, A BLIND MAN WHO LIVED NEAR THE MASTER'S TEMPLE SAID TO A FRIEND: 'SINCE I AM BLIND I CANNOT WATCH A PERSON'S FACE, SO I MUST JUDGE HIS CHARACTER BY THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE. ORDINARILY WHEN I HEAR SOMEONE CONGRATULATE ANOTHER UPON HIS HAPPINESS OR SUCCESS, I ALSO HEAR A SECRET TONE OF ENVY. WHEN CONDOLENCE IS EXPRESSED FOR THE MISFORTUNE OF ANOTHER, I HEAR PLEASURE AND SATISFACTION, AS IF THE ONE CONDOLING WAS REALLY GLAD THERE WAS SOMETHING LEFT TO GAIN IN HIS OWN WORLD. 'IN ALL MY EXPERIENCE HOWEVER, BANKEI'S VOICE WAS ALWAYS SINCERE. WHENEVER HE EXPRESSED HAPPINESS, I HEARD NOTHING BUT HAPPINESS, AND WHENEVER HE EXPRESSED SORROW, SORROW WAS ALL I HEARD' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 1, HAPPINESS IS NOT BEING SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT TO WORRY ABOUT at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 2, DURING MY DANCING MEDITATION I KEPT HAVING FLASHES ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID CONCERNING THE SOCIETY, DRUGS, ETC. AND WONDERING THAT NOW THAT I AM INTOXICATED BY THE ULTIMATE DRUG, YOU, OSHO, CAN ANYONE TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME? BRING ME DOWN FROM THAT ETERNAL HIGH? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 3, I KEPT WONDERING WHAT YOU MEANT ABOUT OUR HAVING TO GO ASTRAY -- WONDERING WHAT I WOULD HAVE TO DO, AND THEN SUDDENLY REALISED, WE ARE ASTRAY at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 4, I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH CHUANG TZU, WITH JOSHU, WITH MUMON, WITH BODHIDHARMA. HOW CAN I NOT FOLLOW THEM? I FEEL ALREADY THEY HAVE TRANSFORMED ME. HOW CAN I NOT BE THANKFUL? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 5
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 5, I HAVE GOT A FUTURE-EGO. IT KEEPS TELLING ME WHAT A SUPER PERSON I AM GOING TO TURN OUT TO BE IN A FEW YEARS' TIME WHEN I AM FINISHED WITH THIS TRIP. IT IS VERY SMUG AND IN THE MEANTIME, LIKE RIGHT NOW, IT IS PRETENDING TO BE SO HUMBLE, SO MALLEABLE, SO ADAPTABLE, AND SO UNTOUCHABLE. COULD YOU HELP ME TO GET AT IT? IT IS BUGGING ME at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 6
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 6, YESTERDAY IN YOUR DISCOURSE YOU SAID THAT ONE HAS TO CHOOSE THE PATH BEST SUITED TO ONE'S TEMPERAMENT -- EITHER THE PATH OF MEDITATION OR THE PATH OF THE HEART -- BUT I DO NOT FEEL BOTH PATHS TO BE TOTALLY SEPARATE. CAN ONE TRAVEL A PATH THAT IS SOMEHOW A FUSION OF THE TWO? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 7
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 4: When Grapes Are Sour, Question 7, ARE YOU THE TRICK OR THE TREAT? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 5: Two Ladies And A Monk
Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 5: Two Ladies And A Monk, THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN IN CHINA WHO HAD SUPPORTED A MONK FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. SHE HAD BUILT A HUT FOR HIM, AND SHE FED HIM WHILE HE WAS MEDITATING. ONE DAY SHE DECIDED TO FIND OUT JUST WHAT PROGRESS HE HAD MADE IN ALL THIS TIME. SHE OBTAINED THE HELP OF A GIRL RICH IN DESIRE, AND SAID TO HER: 'GO AND EMBRACE HIM, AND THEN ASK HIM SUDDENLY, 'WHAT NOW?' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 6: Joy Is The Criterion, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 6: Joy Is The Criterion, Question 1, HOW CAN I KNOW IF DETACHMENT OR INDIFFERENCE IS GROWING WITHIN? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 6: Joy Is The Criterion, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 6: Joy Is The Criterion, Question 2, WHEN MY MIND IS THE CAUSE OF MY UNHAPPINESS EITHER I DON'T KNOW HOW TO COME OUT OF MIND OR I MUST STILL ENJOY BEING IN MY MIND, DREAMS, FANTASIES at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 6: Joy Is The Criterion, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 6: Joy Is The Criterion, Question 3, YOU TALK ABOUT A LIVING RELIGION YET IN SOME CENTRES PEOPLE KNEEL OVER THE CAST OF YOUR FEET. I AM REMINDED OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION WHERE I LOST THE MEANING OF THE TEACHINGS AND INSTEAD VENERATED THE SYMBOL. PLEASE TELL ME WHY WE NEED YOUR SYMBOLS. THEY ARE NOT YOU,NOR YOUR TEACHING at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 6: Joy Is The Criterion, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 6: Joy Is The Criterion, Question 4, IT IS AN UNIMPORTANT POINT IN A VERY INTERESTING INSPIRING DISCOURSE, BUT WHY DO YOU SAY THAT THE SUN WILL BE FINISHED IN FOUR THOUSAND YEARS? MY ATLASES OF THE EARTH AND THE UNIVERSE GIVE A FIGURE FOR THE NEXT MAJOR CHANGE IN THE SUN'S PRESENT OUTPUT -- TO A RED GIANT STAGE -- TO BE ABOUT FIVE BILLION YEARS OR SO -- WHICH WOULD ANNIHILATE LIFE ON EARTH. ARE YOU TRYING TO START A STAMPEDE? OR IS THIS AN 'INTENTIONAL IMPERFECTION' INSERTED INTO YOUR DISCOURSE AS IN A PERSIAN RUG? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 7: Be A Light Unto Yourself
Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 7: Be A Light Unto Yourself, LONG AGO, IN JAPAN, A BLIND MAN VISITING A FRIEND ONE NIGHT, WAS OFFERED A PAPER-AND-BAMBOO LANTERN TO CARRY HOME WITH HIM. 'I DO NOT NEED A LANTERN,' HE SAID, 'DARKNESS OR LIGHT IS ALL THE SAME TO ME.' 'I KNOW YOU DO NOT NEED A LANTERN TO FIND YOUR WAY, HIS FRIEND REPLIED, 'BUT YOU MUST TAKE IT BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE SOMEONE ELSE MAY RUN INTO YOU.' THE BLIND MAN STARTED OFF WITH THE LANTERN AND BEFORE HE HAD WALKED VERY FAR SOMEONE RAN SQUARELY INTO HIM. 'LOOK OUT WHERE YOU ARE GOING!' HE EXCLAIMED TO THE STRANGER. 'CAN'T YOU SEE THIS LANTERN?' 'YOUR CANDLE HAS BURNT OUT, BROTHER,' REPLIED THE STRANGER at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 8: Another Sunday, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 8: Another Sunday, Question 1, AS A CHILD, SUNDAYS HAVE BEEN SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL TO ME. NOW, SINCE A FEW DAYS, I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND GO OUT, SEE THE SUN SHINING THROUGH THE TREES, HEAR THE BIRDS SINGING AND GET THIS FEELING, 'AH, ANOTHER SUNDAY.' I PUT ON MY BEST CLOTHES AND HAVE SUNDAY FOR THE WHOLE DAY. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 8: Another Sunday, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 8: Another Sunday, Question 2, I AM HAVING A GREAT STRUGGLE DEEP INSIDE ME BEFORE TAKING THE FINAL STEP, BUT LAST NIGHT, WHEN I SLEPT IN ORANGE CLOTHES, I FELT MYSELF A DIFFERENT PERSON. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 8: Another Sunday, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 8: Another Sunday, Question 3, I AM HAVING A GREAT STRUGGLE DEEP INSIDE BEFORE TAKING THE.FINAL STEP, BUT LAST NIGHT, WHEN I SLEPT IN ORANGE CLOTHES, I FELT MYSELF A DIFFERENT PERSON. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 8: Another Sunday, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 8: Another Sunday, Question 4, SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE WHEREVER I GO I AM FACING THE WALL at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 8: Another Sunday, Question 5
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 8: Another Sunday, Question 5, WHEN THE OTHER BANK IS THIS VERY BANK, THEN THERE IS NO NEED FOR ENLIGHTENMENT. IF ONE IS ALIVE IN THIS MOMENT, THEN WHY SHOULD ONE DREAM OF ENLIGHTENMENT? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 9: Dang Dang Doko Dang
Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 9: Dang Dang Doko Dang, HO-SHAN USED TO GIVE THE FOLLOWING SERMON: 'TO DISCIPLINE OURSELVES IN LEARNING, IS CALLED HEARING; TO REACH A POINT WHERE ANY MORE LEARNING NO MORE AVAILS, IS CALLED APPROACHING. WHEN ONE GOES BEYOND THESE TWO STAGES HE IS SAID TO HAVE TRULY TRANSCENDED.' ONCE A MONK ASKED: 'WHAT THEN IS TRULY TRANSCENDING?' WITHOUT UTTERING A WORD HO-SHAN MOTIONED AS IF BEATING A DRUM, SAYING: 'DANG, DANG, DOKO DANG, DOKO DANG.' TO ALL SUCH QUESTIONS HO-SHAN'S ANSWER WAS ALWAYS THE SAME: 'DANG, DANG, DOKO DANG, DOKO DANG at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 10: Lady You Need Love!, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 10: Lady You Need Love!, Question 1, I HAVE TOO MUCH SEXUAL ENERGY BURNING WITHIN MY BODY. WHEN I DANCE, SOMETIMES I FEEL I AM GOING TO KILL THE WHOLE WORLD AND AT SOME STAGES SO MUCH ANGER AND VIOLENCE BUBBLES WITHIN MY BODY THAT I CAN'T CHANNELISE THE ENERGY INTO MEDITATION TECHNIQUES AND IT DRIVES ME CRAZY. I DON'T FEEL TO GO INTO THE SEX ACT BUT VIOLENT ENERGY IS STILL BURNING LIKE VOLCANIC FIRE. I CAN'T BEAR IT AND IT MAKES, ME SOMETIMES SUICIDAL. PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW TO GIVE A CREATIVE OUTLET TO THIS ENERGY at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 10: Lady You Need Love!, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 10: Lady You Need Love!, Question 2, FOR THE LAST TEN DAYS I HAVE FELT TREMENDOUSLY HAPPY -- AS I NEVER DID BEFORE. JUST BEING MYSELF AND ACCEPTING ME AS I AM FEELS GREAT. SOMETIMES THIS INCREDIBLY GOOD FEELING IS DISTURBED BY TWO THOUGHTS. FIRST, WILL THIS STAY THAT WAY? CAN I KEEP THIS FEELING IN THE FUTURE? AND SECOND, WHY DID I HAVE TO BECOME SO OLD BEFORE I REACHED THIS POINT? I CANNOT FORGET AND STILL I FEEL SORRY FOR ALL THOSE YEARS THAT I DID NOT LIVE AT ALL. PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW TO GET RID OF THESE DISTURBANCES OF MY HAPPINESS at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 10: Lady You Need Love!, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 10: Lady You Need Love!, Question 3, THE OTHER DAY I TOOK A PIECE OF PAPER AND DID A LITTLE DOODLING OR FREE WRITING, AND I WAS PAINED TO FIND THAT I WAS FULL OF SELF-CONDEMNATION AND SELF-PITY. I HAD NOT A NICE WORD FOR ME IN THAT LONG NOTE. IS IT THAT I AM TOO IDEALISTIC AND SELF-CENTRED AND IS THERE A WAY OUT OF THIS DARKNESS? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 10: Lady You Need Love!, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 10: Lady You Need Love!, Question 4, THE OTHER DAY YOU SAID THAT EFFORT IS DANGEROUS, BUT HARD WORK IS NEEDED IN THE MEDITATIONS. FOR MY GERMAN MIND, EFFORT EQUALS HARD WORK. IS THERE HARD WORK WITHOUT EFFORT? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 10: Lady You Need Love!, Question 5
  Talks on Zen, Dang Dang Doko Dang Chapter 10: Lady You Need Love!, Question 5, FOR ENLIGHTENMENT DOES ONE NEED A HUMAN BODY? CAN'T A DOG OR A TREE WHICH IS FLOWERING GET ENLIGHTENED? at energyenhancement.org

Nirvana: The Last Nightmare:

Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 1: Mastered By Zen
Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 1: Mastered By Zen, DATE-JITOKU, A FINE WAKA POET, WANTED TO MASTER ZEN. WITH THIS IN MIND HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE EKKEI, ABBOT OF SHOKOKUJI IN KYOTO. JITOKU WENT TO THE MASTER FULL OF HOPES, BUT AS SOON AS HE ENTERED THE ROOM HE RECEIVED A WHACK at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 2: The Ultimate Nightmare, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 2: The Ultimate Nightmare, Question 1, YOU TELL US TO BE HERENOW, WITHOUT GOALS AND WITHOUT PURPOSE, BUT THEN YOU ALLURE US ALSO BY TALKING ABOUT ECSTASY, ENLIGHTENMENT, FREEDOM, AND THE POSSIBLE FULFILLMENT. IT LOOKS CONTRADICTORY at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 2: The Ultimate Nightmare, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 2: The Ultimate Nightmare, Question 2, I UNDERSTAND THAT NONE OF YOUR DISCIPLES HAVE YET ACHIEVED. HOW CAN I CONSIDER THE IDEALISM OF PREPARING MYSELF FOR LOSING MY EGO BETTER THAN THE IDEALISM OF WHICH YOU SPOKE TODAY? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 2: The Ultimate Nightmare, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 2: The Ultimate Nightmare, Question 3, WU-WEI AND THE WAY OF THE HEART -- HOW ARE THEY INTERRELATED? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 2: The Ultimate Nightmare, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 2: The Ultimate Nightmare, Question 4, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED, BUT I AM HERE WITH YOU. WHAT PUSHED ME TOWARDS YOU -- A SEARCH FOR SOMETHING? BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT EITHER. IS THAT IDEALISTIC? ANY EXPECTATION HIDDEN UNDER THAT? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 3: Players Of A Game
Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 3: Players Of A Game, MUSO, THE NATIONAL TEACHER, AND ONE OF THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS MASTERS OF HIS DAY, LEFT THE CAPITAL IN THE COMPANY OF A DISCIPLE FOR A DISTANT PROVINCE. ON REACHING THE TENRYU RIVER THEY HAD TO WAIT FOR AN HOUR BEFORE THEY COULD BOARD THE FERRY. JUST AS THE FERRY WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE SHORE A DRUNKEN SAMURAI RAN UP AND JUMPED INTO THE PACKED BOAT, NEARLY SWAMPING IT. HE TOTTERED WILDLY AS THE SMALL CRAFT MADE ITS WAY ACROSS THE RIVER at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 1, I DON'T UNDERSTAND -- WHAT DOES THE WORD GOD MEAN? I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND. GOD, WHAT IS THAT? YOU SAY LIFE IS EVERYTHING. LIFE IS WHAT IS, WHAT COUNTS, HERE AND NOW -- NO PLANNING, NO WISHING, NO WANTING, NO HOPING, NO SEARCHING. LIVE NOW, SPONTANEOUSLY. JUST BE. YES. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WHAT IS GOD? IS GOD THE SAME WORD FOR LIFE. FOR WHAT IS? BUT WHY DO WE USE THE WORD 'GOD' AND NOT JUST LIFE? THEY SAY GOD IS THE ONE WHO CREATED THE WORLD. IS THAT WHAT GOD IS? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 2, IF ONE IS IN THE SITUATION OF MUSO'S DISCIPLE -- WISHING TO TERMINATE A SAMURAI FOR DARING TO ASSAULT THE MASTER -- SHOULD ONE DO IT WITH CONCRETE TOTALITY, AND MEDITATE AFTER- WARDS, OR SUPPRESS THE EGO-BASED IMPULSE, OR IS THERE A THIRD ALTERNATIVE? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 3, HER HORSE AND BUGGY WAS IN THE STREET AND SHE WAS SITTING THERE. FURTHER UP THE ROAD WAS A HORSE AND CART OUTSIDE THE SADDLER'S SHOP. THE FARM-BOY WAS GOING TO CHANGE THE HORSE'S BRIDLE IN THE STREET. HE TOOK OFF THE BLINKERS AND FOR THE FIRST TIME THE HORSE CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE CART HE HAD BEEN PULLING FOR YEARS. SUDDENLY IT BECAME A FEARSOME OBJECT LOOMING UP BEHIND HIM AND HE TOOK OFF IN FRIGHT, GALLOPING DOWN THE STREET WITH THE CART IN TOW. MY MOTHER JUMPED OUT OF HER BUGGY JUST AS THE TERRIFIED HORSE AND HIS CART LEAPED OVER IT, KNOCKING DOWN THE HORSE AND BUGGY. HE KEPT GOING, TIED TO THE CART HE WAS TRYING TO ESCAPE. I AM THE HORSE. WHAT IS THE CART? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 4, HOW CAN YOU BE A WITNESS WHEN TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH THE MOMENT? I FEEL CONFUSED, BECAUSE WHEN INVOLVED WITH THE BELOVED IT SEEMS PHONEY TO BE WATCHING THE SITUATION at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 5
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 5, I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO YOU FOR THE LAST YEAR. STILL I FEEL EVERY MORNING IS A NEW ADVENTURE. I WAIT FOR YOUR ARRIVAL WITH A THRILLED HEART AND WITH A STRANGE EXCITEMENT. DOES THIS HAPPEN EVEN AFTER LISTENING TO YOU FOR ONE YEAR? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 6
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 4: The Drunken Dancer, Question 6, A LOVE-LETTER. YOU TALK TOO MUCH at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 5: Killing the buddha
Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 5: Killing the buddha, SATO-KAISEKI WAS VERY MUCH DISTURBED BY THE IMPLICATIONS OF COPERNICUS' HELIOCENTRIC THEORY, WHICH, OF COURSE, WAS INCONSISTENT WITH THE OLD BUDDHIST COSMOLOGY IN WHICH MOUNT SUMERU OCCUPIES THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE. HE REASONED THAT IF THE BUDDHIST VIEW OF THE COSMOS WERE PROVED FALSE, THE TRIPLE WORLD, AND THE TWENTY-FIVE FORMS OF EXISTENCE WOULD BE REDUCED TO NONSENSE -- RESULTING IN THE NEGATION OF BUDDHISM ITSELF. SO HE IMMEDIATELY SET ABOUT WRITING A BOOK IN DEFENCE OF THE MOUNT SUMERU POSITION, SPARING HIMSELF NO EFFORT. WHEN HE HAD FINISHED THE WORK HE TOOK IT AT ONCE TO MASTER EKIDO AND PRESENTED IT TRIUMPHANTLY. AFTER LEAFING THROUGH THE FIRST FEW PAGES THE MASTER THRUST IT BACK, SHAKING HIS HEAD AND SAYING: 'HOW STUPID! DON'T YOU REALIZE THAT THE AIM OF BUDDHISM IS TO SHATTER THE TRIPLE WORLD AND THE TWENTY-FIVE FORMS OF EXISTENCE? WHY STICK TO SUCH UTTERLY WORTHLESS THINGS AND TREASURE MOUNT SUMERU? BLOCKHEAD!' DUMBFOUNDED, KAISEKI SHOVED THE BOOK UNDER HIS ARM AND QUICKLY WENT HOME at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 1, IN THE BEGINNING YOU TOLD ME WHAT I HAD TO DO. IT WAS HARD. NOW YOU TELL ME THAT I CAN DECIDE FOR MYSELF, THAT I CAN DO WHAT I FEEL. THIS IS HARD TOO. I AM AFRAID OF MAKING A WRONG DECISION at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 2, YOU ARE THE SURVIVOR OF A SHIPWRECK. YOU ARE ABLE TO FIND A SMALL PLANK JUST CAPABLE OF STAYING AFLOAT WITH ONE PERSON ON IT. JUST THEN ANOTHER SURVIVOR APPEARS AND ATTEMPTS TO JOIN YOU ON THE PLANK at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 3, YOU HAVE MENTIONED MANY TIMES THE CHRISTIAN TRINITY: THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY GHOST. COULD YOU TELL US PLEASE, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MOTHER? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 4, COULD YOU PLEASE TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PATIENT NON-REACTION OF THE ZEN MASTER AND THE POISONOUS NON-REACTION OF REPRESSIVE SELF-CONTROL? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 5
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 5, THE EGO FEELS SO CUNNING THAT EVEN MOMENTS OF INNER SILENCE, MOMENTS OF LET-GO, SEEM TO BE BUT SUBTLE TRICKS OF THE CONTROL MONSTER. IT IS LIKE A SKILLFUL FISHERMAN PLAYING WITH THE FISH HE HAS HOOKED, GIVING IT ROOM TO RUN AND GET TIRED BEFORE PULLING IT IN at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 6
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 6: Taking the risk, Question 6, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE EASTERN MIND MEETS WITH THE WESTERN MIND? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 7: Fingers at the moon
Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 7: Fingers at the moon, THE MASTER FOSO HOYEN SAID: 'THEY SAY THAT BUDDHA UTTERED FIVE THOUSAND AND FORTY-EIGHT TRUTHS DURING HIS LIFETIME. THEY INCLUDE THE TRUTH OF EMPTINESS AND THE TRUTH OF BEING. THEY INCLUDE THE TRUTH OF SUDDEN ENLIGHTENMENT AND THE TRUTH OF GRADUAL ENLIGHTENMENT. ARE NOT ALL THESE YEA-SAYINGS? 'BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, YOKA, IN THE 'SONG OF ENLIGHTENMENT' SAYS THERE ARE NO BEINGS AND NO BUDDHAS -- SAGES ARE SEA-BUBBLES, AND GREAT MINDS ARE ONLY FLICKERINGS OF LIGHTNING. ARE NOT ALL THESE NAY-SAYINGS? 'OH MY DISCIPLES, IF YOU SAY YEA, YOU DENY YOKA, AND IF YOU SAY NAY, YOU CONTRADICT BUDDHA. IF BUDDHA WERE HERE WITH YOU, HOW WOULD HE SOLVE THIS PROBLEM? 'IF WE KNEW WHERE TO STAND WE WOULD QUESTION BUDDHA EVERY MORNING AND GREET HIM EVERY NIGHT. BUT AS WE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO STAND I WILL LET YOU INTO A SECRET: WHEN I SAY THIS IS SO, PERHAPS IT IS NOT A YEA-SAYING. WHEN I SAY THIS IS NOT SO, PERHAPS IT IS NOT A NAY-SAYING. 'TURN TO THE EAST AND SEE THE HOLY WESTERN LAND, FACE SOUTH TO SEE THE NORTHERN STAR' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 8: Collecting seashells, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 8: Collecting seashells, Question 1, HOW CAN I FEEL LIFE FRESH DAY BY DAY? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 8: Collecting seashells, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 8: Collecting seashells, Question 2, WHAT AM I FOR? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 8: Collecting seashells, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 8: Collecting seashells, Question 3, YOU SAID YESTERDAY THAT EVERYTHING IS PERFECT HERENOW, NOTHING HAS TO BE CHANGED, EVERYTHING IS AS IT SHOULD BE. THEN, OSHO, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE IN THE MEDITATION CAMPS? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 8: Collecting seashells, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 8: Collecting seashells, Question 4, THE OTHER DAY YOU SAID, 'DON'T FOLLOW ME!' LATER, YOU ADVISED US TO BECOME SANNYASINS. IT SEEMS TO ME A CONTRADICTION. I DON'T FOLLOW YOU at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 9: Dead with dignity
Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 9: Dead with dignity, THE MASTER FUGAI WAS A FINE PAINTER, AND HE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE WISE AND GENEROUS. BUT HE WAS ALSO MOST SEVERE -- BOTH TO HIMSELF AND TO HIS DISCIPLES. IT IS TOLD THAT FUGAI MET HIS END IN AN EXTRAORDINARY MANNER. FEELING THAT HIS LAST DAY HAD COME, HE QUICKLY HAD A HOLE DUG, THEN CLIMBED IN AND ORDERED THE DIGGER TO COVER HIM WITH EARTH. THE ASTONISHED MAN RAN OFF. ON HIS RETURN TO THE SPOT HE FOUND THE MASTER STANDING IN THE HOLE WITH GREAT DIGNITY -- DEAD at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 10: Living in nirvana, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 10: Living in nirvana, Question 1, DURING ONE OF YOUR LECTURES WE LEARNED THAT IF WE TRY TO LEAVE OUR EGO JUST BY TRYING TO BE HUMBLE FOR EXAMPLE, THEN THE EGO COMES THROUGH HUMILITY. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF THE EGO IS MEDITATION. BUT DOESN'T THE EGO COME THROUGH THAT ALSO? I ASK THIS BECAUSE I'VE SEEN LIVE EXAMPLES IN THE ASHRAM at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 10: Living in nirvana, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 10: Living in nirvana, Question 2, EVERY TIME I THINK I WANT TO DO SOMETHING, THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE HAPPENS AND I FEEL AS IF I AM GOING CRAZY. IT FEELS AS IF I HAVE NO MORE POWER OVER WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 10: Living in nirvana, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 10: Living in nirvana, Question 3, SEVERAL SANNYASINS HAVE TOLD ME THAT YOU DO NOT APPROVE OF MACROBIOTICS. IS THIS SO? I WONDER WHETHER YOUR CRITICISMS WERE DIRECTED AT OBSESSIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS DIET RATHER THAN AT THE PRINCIPLES OF MACROBIOTICS. MACROBIOTICS IS PURE TAOISM. THERE ARE NO RULES AND NO PROHIBITIONS. ITS EMPHASIS IS ON AWARENESS, FREEDOM, SENSIBILITY AND FLEXIBILITY. IT HAS NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH FOOD FADS, RIGID DIETS OR OBSESSIVE ATTITUDES. BROWN RICE IS MISTAKENLY REGARDED BY SOME AS THE BASIS OF MACROBIOTICS, BUT IT IS ONLY ONE ELEMENT AND CAN BE USED OR DISCARDED, RECOGNIZED OR IGNORED at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 10: Living in nirvana, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 10: Living in nirvana, Question 4, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOING WITHIN AND GOING NOWHERE? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 10: Living in nirvana, Question 5
  Talks on Zen, Nirvana: The Last Nightmare Chapter 10: Living in nirvana, Question 5, HOW TO BE CREATIVE WHILE DOING JOBS WHICH SEEM NOT TO LEAVE ANY SPACE FOR CREATIVITY, LIKE CLEANING, ETC.? at energyenhancement.org

A BIRD ON THE WING:

Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 1: Empty Your Cup
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 1: Empty Your Cup, THE JAPANESE MASTER NAN-IN GAVE AUDIENCE TO A PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY. SERVING TEA, NAN-IN FILLED HIS VISITOR'S CUP, AND KEPT POURING. THE PROFESSOR WATCHED THE OVERFLOW UNTIL HE COULD RESTRAIN HIMSELF NO LONGER: STOP! THE CUP IS OVERFULL, NO MORE WILL GO IN. NAN-IN SAID: LIKE THIS CUP, YOU ARE FULL OF YOUR OWN OPINIONS AND SPECULATIONS. HOW CAN I SHOW YOU ZEN UNLESS YOU FIRST EMPTY YOUR CUP? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 1: Empty Your Cup, Question 1
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 1: Empty Your Cup, Question 1, THE LAST PART OF WHAT YOU SAID TO US IS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND BLISSFUL, BUT THE FIRST PART IS VERY FRIGHTENING -- BREAKING THE CUP, SUFFERING, FALLING DOWN ON THE GROUND, YOU NOT BEING THERE. THEN OUR MINDS COME IN AND WE PLAY TRICKS WITH OUR BODIES. WE SAY, 'I HAVE THIS PAIN. I HAVE THIS BLISTER.' CAN YOU GIVE US SOME CLUE AS TO HOW WE CAN GET OVER THE BARRIERS WE CREATE FOR OURSELVES WHEN WE COME UP AGAINST FEAR? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 1: Empty Your Cup, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 1: Empty Your Cup, Question 2, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT OUR HAVING TO SUFFER, YOU TELL US TO BE JOYFUL AT THE SAME TIME. TRYING TO COMPROMISE THESE TWO THINGS SEEMS DIFFICULT at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 2: No Mind, No Truth
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 2: No Mind, No Truth , THE STUDENT DOKO CAME TO THE MASTER AND SAID, 'IN WHAT STATE OF MIND SHOULD I SEEK THE TRUTH?', THE MASTER REPLIED, ' THERE IS NO MIND, SO YOU CANNOT PUT IT IN ANY STATE, AND THERE IS NO TRUTH, SO YOU CANNOT SEEK IT.' DOKO SAID, 'IF THERE IS NO MIND AND NO TRUTH, WHY DO ALL THESE STUDENTS GATHER BEFORE YOU EVERY DAY TO STUDY?' THE MASTER LOOKED AROUND AND SAID, 'I DON'T SEE ANYONE.' THE INQUIRER ASKED, 'THEN WHO ARE YOU TEACHING?' 'I HAVE NO TONGUE, SO HOW CAN I TEACH?', REPLIED THE MASTER. THEN DOKO SAID SADLY, 'I CANNOT FOLLOW YOU; I CANNOT UNDERSTAND.' THE MASTER SAID, 'I DON'T UNDERSTAND MYSELF' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 2: No Mind, No Truth, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 2: No Mind, No Truth, Question 1, YOU JUST TOLD US YOU HAVE NOTHING TO TEACH US, AND LAST NIGHT IT WAS A GREAT SHOCK WHEN YOU SAID AS FAR AS YOU ARE CONCERNED YOUR WORK IS DONE, THAT YOU'RE CARRYING YOUR BODY FOR US. A YOUNG JESUS ALSO SAID, 'WIST YE NOT THAT I AM ABOUT MY FATHER'S BUSINESS.' WHAT IS OR WHAT WAS YOUR BUSINESS? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 3: The Gates of Heaven and Hell
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 3: The Gates of Heaven and Hell, A WARRIOR CAME TO THE ZEN MASTER HAKUIN AND ASKED 'IS THERE SUCH A THING AS HEAVEN AND HELL?' HAKUIN SAID 'WHO ARE YOU?' THE WARRIOR REPLIED 'I AM CHIEF SAMURAI TO THE EMPEROR.' HAKUIN SAID 'YOU, A SAMURAI? WITH A FACE LIKE THAT, YOU LOOK MORE LIKE A BEGGAR.' AT THIS THE WARRIOR BECAME SO ANGRY HE DREW HIS SWORD. STANDING CALMLY IN FRONT OF HIM, HAKUIN SAID 'HERE OPEN THE GATES OF HELL.' PERCEIVING THE MASTER'S COMPOSURE, THE SOLDIER SHEATHED HIS SWORD AND BOWED. HAKUIN THEN SAID 'AND HERE OPEN THE GATES OF HEAVEN' at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 3: The Gates of Heaven and Hell, Question 1
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 3: The Gates of Heaven and Hell, Question 1, HOW DOES WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HEAVEN AND HELL TIE IN WITH WHAT YOU'VE BEEN SAYING ABOUT ROOTS AND WINGS? WHEN YOU SAY ROOTS INTO THIS EARTH AND WINGS INTO THAT HEAVEN, I'VE GOT A FEELING OF BEING INFINITELY STRETCHED -- THAT THIS EARTH IS CLOSE AND THAT HEAVEN IS FAR AWAY. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF 'THIS' AND 'THAT'? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 4: Have a Cup of Tea
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 4: Have a Cup of Tea, JOSHU, THE ZEN MASTER, ASKED A NEW MONK IN THE MONASTERY, 'HAVE I SEEN YOU BEFORE?' THE NEW MONK REPLIED, 'NO SIR.' JOSHU SAID, 'THEN HAVE A CUP OF TEA.' JOSHU THEN TURNED TO ANOTHER MONK, 'HAVE I SEEN YOU HERE BEFORE?' THE SECOND MONK SAID, 'YES SIR, OF COURSE YOU HAVE.' JOSHU SAID, 'THEN HAVE A CUP OF TEA.' LATER THE MANAGING MONK OF THE MONASTERY ASKED JOSHU, 'HOW IS IT YOU MAKE THE SAME OFFER OF TEA TO ANY REPLY?' AT THIS JOSHU SHOUTED, 'MANAGER, ARE YOU STILL HERE?' THE MANAGER REPLIED, 'OF COURSE, MASTER.' JOSHU SAID, 'THEN HAVE A CUP OF TE' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 4: Have a Cup of Tea, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 4: Have a Cup of Tea, Question 1, I FEEL I WANT TO BE CLOSE TO YOU, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO RUN AS FAR AWAY FROM YOU AS I CAN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS FEAR, SINCE I AM NOT AWARE OF A FEELING LIKE THIS ABOUT ANYONE ELSE at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 5: Master of the New Monastery
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 5: Master of the New Monastery, HYAKUJO CALLED HIS MONKS TOGETHER AS HE WISHED TO SEND ONE OF THEM TO OPEN A NEW MONASTERY. PLACING A FILLED WATER JAR ON THE GROUND, HE SAID, 'WHO CAN SAY WHAT THIS IS WITHOUT USING ITS NAME?' THE CHIEF MONK, WHO EXPECTED TO GET THE POSITION, SAID, 'NO ONE CAN CALL IT A WOODEN SHOE.' ANOTHER MONK SAID, 'IT'S NOT A POND BECAUSE IT CAN BE CARRIED.' THE COOKING MONK, WHO WAS STANDING NEARBY, WALKED OUT, KICKED THE JAR OVER, AND THEN WALKED AWAY. HYAKUJO SMILED AND SAID, 'THE COOKING MONK BECOMES THE MASTER OF THE NEW MONASTERY.' at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 5: Master of the New Monastery, Question 1
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 5: Master of the New Monastery, Question 1, EVERY DAY WHEN I SIT HERE, I TRY SITTING WITHOUT A QUESTION IN MY MIND, STAYING IN THE MOMENT WITH WHAT I M HEARING, NOT REHEARSING, AND TRYING NOT TO REHEARSE. THEN YOU SAY, 'ANYTHING MORE?' AND IT'S AS IF A SHIELD COMES DOWN AND I CAN'T REACH YOU. I AM TALKING TO MYSELF, AND THE MIND IS ALWAYS MAKING THINGS SAFE FOR ME at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 5: Master of the New Monastery, Question 2
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 5: Master of the New Monastery, Question 2, MY MIND IS ALREADY WORKING ON THE PARADOX I FIND BETWEEN YESTERDAY'S TALK AND TODAY'S. TODAY YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SPONTANEITY OF RESPONSE TO NEW SITUATIONS, SEEING THEM AS FRESH. YESTERDAY, ONE OF THE MESSAGES FROM THE STORY ABOUT JOSHU WAS THAT SITUATIONS ARE ALL THE SAME, PEOPLE THE SAME. HENCE JOSHU OFFERED THREE PEOPLE A CUP OF TEA. TO ME, THIS IS A PARADOX at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 6: The Miracle of Ordinariness
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 6: The Miracle of Ordinariness, BANKEI WAS PREACHING QUIETLY TO HIS FOLLOWERS ONE DAY WHEN HIS TALKING WAS INTERRUPTED BY A PRIEST FROM ANOTHER SECT. THIS SECT BELIEVED IN THE POWER OF MIRACLES, AND THOUGHT THAT SALVATION CAME FROM REPEATING HOLY WORDS. BANKEI STOPPED TALKING, AND ASKED THE PRIEST WHAT HE WANTED TO SAY. THE PRIEST BOASTED THAT THE FOUNDER OF HIS RELIGION COULD STAND ON ONE BANK OF THE RIVER WITH A BRUSH IN HIS HAND AND WRITE A HOLY NAME ON A PIECE OF PAPER HELD BY AN ASSISTANT ON THE OPPOSITE BANK OF THE RIVER. THE PRIEST ASKED, 'WHAT MIRACLES CAN YOU DO?' BANKEI REPLIED,'ONLY ONE. WHEN I AM HUNGRY I EAT, AND WHEN I AM THIRSTY I DRINK.' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 6: The Miracle of Ordinariness, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 6: The Miracle of Ordinariness, Question 1, YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT FOOD, AND NOW IN THE WEST FOOD IS A BIG CULT. IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS COMING IN AS A BASIS OF SPIRITUALITY. YOU SAID IF WE'RE NATURAL, WE'LL KNOW WHAT TO EAT AND WHEN TO EAT, BUT NOW WE ARE OUT OF TOUCH WITH OUR CHILDLIKE NATURE. ALSO, MANY RELIGIONS SAY THAT THE FOOD YOU EAT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO ONE'S SPIRITUAL PATH. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT FOOD AS A GUIDE FOR THE WEST? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 6: The Miracle of Ordinariness, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 6: The Miracle of Ordinariness, Question 2, WHENEVER YOU SPEAK OF OUR FAILINGS, YOU USUALLY MENTION ANGER, SEX AND JEALOUSY. ANGER AND SEX SEEM FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT THERE'S SOME CONFUSION ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT JEALOUSY IS, AND IT'S HARDER TO GET TO THE CORE. WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT JEALOUSY? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 7: The Severe Teacher
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 7: The Severe Teacher, THE JAPANESE MASTER EKIDO WAS A SEVERE TEACHER AND HIS PUPILS FEARED HIM. ONE DAY, AS ONE OF HIS PUPILS WAS STRIKING THE TIME OF DAY ON THE TEMPLE GONG, HE MISSED A BEAT BECAUSE HE WAS WATCHING A BEAUTIFUL GIRL WHO WAS PASSING THE GATES. UNKNOWN TO THE PUPIL, EKIDO WAS STANDING BEHIND HIM. EKIDO STRUCK THE PUPIL WITH HIS STAFF, AND THE SHOCK STOPPED THE HEART OF THE PUPIL, AND HE DIED. BECAUSE THE OLD CUSTOM OF THE PUPIL SIGNING HIS LIFE OVER TO THE MASTER HAD SUNK TO A MERE FORMALITY, EKIDO WAS DISCREDITED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. BUT AFTER THIS INCIDENT, EKIDO PRODUCED TEN ENLIGHTENED SUCCESSORS, AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 7: The Severe Teacher, Question 1
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 7: The Severe Teacher, Question 1, THE LAST LINE OF THIS ZEN STORY SAYS TEN WERE ENLIGHTENED AND THAT THIS WAS A GREAT NUMBER. TEN DOESN'T SEEM A GREAT NUMBER TO ME. CAN WE BUY YOUR STICK AND USE IT ON OURSELVES TO HELP SURRENDER HAPPEN? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 7: The Severe Teacher, Question 2
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 7: The Severe Teacher, Question 2, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING WHAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT WARRIORS AND BUSINESSMEN. SINCE MOST OF US WERE BUSINESSMAN AND PROFESSIONALS, AND NOT WARRIORS, ARE WE GOING TO MISS ENLIGHTENMENT? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 8: Zen Without Writing
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 8: Zen Without Writing, THE ZEN MASTER MU-NAN HAD ONLY ONE SUCCESSOR. HIS NAME WAS SHOJU. AFTER SHOJU HAD COMPLETED HIS STUDY OF ZEN, MU-NAN CALLED HIM INTO HIS ROOM AND SAID, 'I AM GETTING OLD, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL CARRY ON THIS TEACHING. HERE IS A BOOK. IT HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN FROM MASTER TO MASTER FOR SEVEN GENERATIONS, AND I HAVE ALSO ADDED MANY POINTS ACCORDING TO MY UNDERSTANDING. THIS BOOK IS VERY PRECIOUS, AND I AM GIVING IT TO YOU TO REPRESENT YOUR SUCCESSORSHIP.' SHOJU REPLIED, 'PLEASE KEEP THE BOOK. I RECEIVED YOUR ZEN WITHOUT WRITING, AND I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH IT, THANK YOU.' MU-NAN REPLIED, 'I KNOW THAT, BUT THIS GREAT WORK HAS BEEN CARRIED FROM MASTER TO MASTER FOR SEVEN GENERATIONS, AND IT WILL BE A SYMBOL OF YOUR LEARNING. HERE, TAKE THE BOOK.' THE TWO WERE TALKING IN FRONT OF A FIRE, AND THE INSTANT SHOJU FELT THE BOOK IN HIS HANDS HE THRUST IT INTO THE FLAMES. MU-NAN, WHO HAD NEVER IN HIS LIFE BEEN ANGRY BEFORE, SHOUTED, 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING?' AND SHOJU SHOUTED BACK, 'AND WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 8: Zen Without Writing, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 8: Zen Without Writing, Question 1, THERE WILL BE A PRECIOUS VALUE TO THIS BOOK WHEN IT COMES OUT, BECAUSE IT CAN TELL PEOPLE THAT THERE IS A BUDDHA AVAILABLE NOW, AND THAT HE HAS METHODS SUITABLE TO THE TIME AND TO US. BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WHICH HAS ARISEN HERE AND WILL CERTAINLY ARISE IN THE WEST IS: HOW DO I KNOW I NEED A MASTER? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 8: Zen Without Writing, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 8: Zen Without Writing, Question 2, A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THEY CAN'T REALLY LET THEMSELVES GO IN MEDITATION BECAUSE OF THE PHYSICAL PAIN, BECAUSE OF BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER AND FALLING DOWN. THEY FEEL THIS MAY BE SOME SORT OF EXCUSE FOR NOT REALLY LETTING GO. COULD YOU TALK TO US ABOUT THIS PHYSICAL ASPECT? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 9: Save the Cat
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 9: Save the Cat, NANSEN FOUND TWO GROUPS OF MONKS SQUABBLING OVER THE OWNERSHIP OF A CAT. NANSEN WENT TO THE KITCHEN AND BROUGHT BACK A CHOPPER. HE PICKED UP THE CAT AND SAID TO THE MONKS, 'IF ANY OF YOU CAN SAY A GOOD WORD, YOU CAN SAVE THE CAT.' NOT A WORD WAS SAID, SO NANSEN CUT THE CAT IN TWO AND GAVE HALF TO EACH GROUP. WHEN JOSHU RETURNED THAT EVENING, NANSEN TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. JOSHU SAID NOTHING. HE JUST PUT HIS SANDALS ON HIS HEAD AND WALKED OUT. NANSEN SAID, 'IF YOU HAD BEEN THERE, YOU COULD HAVE SAVED THE CAT' at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 9: Save the Cat, Question 1
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 9: Save the Cat, Question 1, IN PLACE OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, WITH WHICH I WAS BROUGHT UP, I HAVE GIVEN MYSELF A NEW SET OF RULES -- BE ALERT, BE PATIENT, BE SPONTANEOUS, ACCEPT MYSELF at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 10: The Master of Silence
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 10: The Master of Silence, BUDDHA WAS TO GIVE A SPECIAL TALK ONE DAY,AND THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS HAD COME FROM MILES AROUND. WHEN BUDDHA APPEARED HE WAS HOLDING A FLOWER. TIME PASSED, BUT BUDDHA SAID NOTHING. HE JUST LOOKED AT THE FLOWER. THE CROWD GREW RESTLESS, BUT MAHAKASHYAP, WHO COULD RESTRAIN HIMSELF NO LONGER, LAUGHED. BUDDHA BECKONED HIM OVER, HANDED HIM THE FLOWER, AND SAID TO THE CROWD, 'I HAVE THE EYE OF THE TRUE TEACHING. ALL THAT CAN BE GIVEN WITH WORDS I HAVE GIVEN TO YOU; BUT WITH THIS FLOWER, I GIVE TO MAHAKASHYAP THE KEY TO THIS TEACHING' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 10: The Master of Silence, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 10: The Master of Silence, Question 1, BUDDHA HAD MANY ENLIGHTENED PEOPLE AROUND HIM, YET HE FELT SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THIS ONE ENLIGHTENED PERSON. IS THERE SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN ENLIGHTENMENTS? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 11: Sober Up
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 11: Sober Up, THE MONK ZUIGAN USED TO START EVERY DAY BY SAYING OUT LOUD TO HIMSELF, 'MASTER, ARE YOU THERE?' AND HE WOULD ANSWER, 'YES SIR, I AM.' THEN HE WOULD SAY, 'BETTER SOBER UP.' AND HE WOULD REPLY, 'YES SIR, I'LL DO THAT.' THEN HE WOULD SAY, 'LOOK OUT NOW, DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU.' AND HE WOULD ANSWER, 'OH NO SIR, I WON'T, I WON'T' at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 11: Sober Up, Question 1
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 11: Sober Up, Question 1, AT THE START OF THE CAMP YOU SAID YOU WERE MOVING INTO A NEW PHASE OF YOUR WORK. WE'VE FELT IT IN MEDITATION, BUT MOST IMPORTANT, YOU'VE CHANGED THE WAY YOU SPEAK TO US. AT ONE TIME, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU NEVER ADMITTED TO BEING AN ENLIGHTENED MASTER, AND NOW YOU DO. COULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS NEW PHASE OF YOUR WORK? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 11: Sober Up, Question 2
Talks on Zen, A Bird on the Wing Chapter 11: Sober Up, Question 2, YOU'VE SAID MEDITATION IS A FLOWERING. AND FOR US, THE PERFUME OF THE FLOWER IS GRATITUDE. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU? at energyenhancement.org

A Sudden Clash of Thunder:

Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 1: A Sudden Clash of Thunder
Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 1: A Sudden Clash of Thunder, BUTEI, THE EMPEROR OF RYO, SENT FOR FU-DAISHI TO EXPLAIN THE DIAMOND SUTRA. ON THE APPOINTED DAY FU-DAISHI CAME TO THE PALACE, MOUNTED THE PLATFORM, RAPPED ON THE TABLE BEFORE HIM, THEN DESCENDED AND, STILL NOT SPEAKING, LEFT. BUTEI SAT MOTIONLESS FOR SOME MINUTES, WHEREUPON SHIKO, WHO HAD SEEN ALL THAT HAD HAPPENED, WENT UP TO HIM AND SAID, 'MAY I BE SO BOLD, SIR, AS TO ASK WHETHER YOU UNDERSTOOD?' THE EMPEROR SHOOK HIS HEAD SADLY.'WHAT A PITY,' SAID SHIKO. 'FU-DAISHI HAS NEVER BEEN MORE ELOQUENT' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 2: When you are Not, God is, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 2: When you are Not, God is, Question 1, I HAVE BEEN THINKING ALL DAY OF A WAY TO ASK THE QUESTION: HOW TO STOP THINKING? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 2: When you are Not, God is, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 2: When you are Not, God is, Question 2, TODAY, AND MANY TIMES, WHEN YOU DESCRIBED ZEN MASTERS, IT SOUNDED LIKE ME; YET WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE EMPEROR, THE EGO, I ALSO FELT IT IS ME. I FEEL THIS IS WEIRD SINCE MY MIND IS NOT EXACTLY SILENT at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 2: When you are Not, God is, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 2: When you are Not, God is, Question 3, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOOKING AND SEEING? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 2: When you are Not, God is, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 2: When you are Not, God is, Question 4, I FEEL SOMEWHAT DETACHED FROM ALL EXTERNAL EVENTS -- EVEN SHARP PHYSICAL PAIN. IT WOULD BE NICE TO THINK THAT THIS IS THE FIRST BUD OF MEDITATIVE BEING, BUT IT SEEMS MORE LIKELY TO BE A CHILLING SIGN OF SCHIZOID WITHDRAWAL. COULD YOU PLEASE SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE PERILS OF WITHDRAWAL, AND HOW TO AVOID THEM? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 2: When you are Not, God is, Question 5
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 2: When you are Not, God is, Question 5, YOU HAVE REMINDED ME AGAIN THAT, FOR ME, KNOWING BECOMES KNOWLEDGE, WHICH BECOMES THE PRACTICE OF THAT KNOWLEDGE. EVEN THIS IS BECOMING A PRACTICE at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 3: Why Should I Grieve Over Him?
Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 3: Why Should I Grieve Over Him?, THERE WAS A MAN OF WEI, TUNG-MEN WU, WHO DID NOT GRIEVE WHEN HIS SON DIED. HIS WIFE SAID TO HIM: 'NO ONE IN THE WORLD LOVED HIS SON AS MUCH AS YOU DID, WHY DO YOU NOT GRIEVE NOW HE IS DEAD?' HE ANSWERED: 'I HAD NO SON, AND WHEN I HAD NO SON I DID NOT GRIEVE. NOW THAT HE IS DEAD IT IS THE SAME AS IT WAS BEFORE, WHEN I HAD NO SON. WHY SHOULD I GRIEVE OVER HIM?' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 1, I BELIEVED I WAS UNCREATIVE. WHAT ELSE CAN BE CREATIVITY BESIDES DANCING AND PAINTING AND HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT MY CREATIVITY IS? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 2, A WHITE AND SMALL AURA IS VISIBLE JUST OVER YOUR HEAD. WHY IS NOT A COLORED ONE VISIBLE? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 3, WHEN SRI AUROBINDO SAID THAT INDIA IS THE SPIRITUAL CENTER OF THE WORLD, THE THINKERS ALL OVER THE WEST FELT OFFENDED. THEY MOCKED AND LAUGHED AT IT at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 4, YOU REFER TO GOD ALWAYS AS 'HIM' OR 'HE'. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FEMALE QUALITIES OF GOD? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 5
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 5, HOW CAN I KNOW THAT A WOMAN HAS FALLEN IN LOVE IN REALITY, NOT PLAYING GAMES? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 6
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 4: Man is Always an Opening, Question 6, HOW IS IT THAT I GOT SUCH A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT GOD'S FEET, AND NOT JUST GOD, BUT SUCH A BEAUTIFUL GOD? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 5: Listen to the Waves
Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 5: Listen to the Waves, A WRESTLER NAMED O-NAMI GREAT WAVES, WAS IMMENSELY STRONG AND HIGHLY SKILLED IN THE ART OF WRESTLING. IN PRIVATE BE DEFEATED EVEN HIS VERY TEACHER, BUT IN PUBLIC HIS OWN YOUNG PUPILS COULD THROW HIM. IN HIS TROUBLE HE WENT TO A ZEN MASTER WHO WAS STOPPING AT A NEARBY TEMPLE BY THE SEA, AND ASKED FOR COUNSEL. 'GREAT WAVES IS YOUR NAME,' SAID THE MASTER, 'SO STAY IN THIS TEMPLE TONIGHT AND LISTEN TO THE WAVES OF THE SEA. IMAGINE YOU ARE THOSE WAVES. FORGET YOU ARE A WRESTLER, AND BECOME THOSE HUGE WAVES SWEEPING EVERYTHING BEFORE THEM' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 6: Life Undefined is What God is, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 6: Life Undefined is What God is, Question 1, LEAVING SOON FOR THE WEST I LOOK BACK ON THE FIVE MONTHS WITH YOU AND THINK: I HAVE BEEN WITH BHAGWAN AND I HAVE NOT BEEN WITH BHAGWAN. I HAVE SEEN HIM AND YET SOMETHING REMAINS UNSEEN. I HAVE HEARD HIM YET STILL I AM DEAF TO HIS TEACHING. I LEAVE WITH NO FEELING OF SECURITY, NO SENSE OF CERTAINTY, NOTHING TO RELY ON. HAVE I MISSED YOU? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 6: Life Undefined is What God is, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 6: Life Undefined is What God is, Question 2, WHILE IN A PEACEFUL STATE OF BEING, I WATCHED A BIRD FLYING BY. I THOUGHT, 'THIS WOULD BE A NICE TIME TO DIE.' YET DURING THE 'STOP' EXERCISE WHEN I WAS FEELING SOME DISCOMFORT, I EXPERIENCED MAYBE AS MUCH SEPARATION AS EVER. DO THE CONDITIONS OF THE PARTICULAR MOMENT OF DEATH DETERMINE SOMETHING ABOUT THE NATURE OF AN ENLIGHTENED BEING? OR VICE VERSA? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 6: Life Undefined is What God is, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 6: Life Undefined is What God is, Question 3, 'DO THE CONDITIONS OF THE PARTICULAR MOMENT OF DEATH DETERMINE SOMETHING ABOUT THE NATURE OF AN ENLIGHTENED BEING? OR VICE VERSA? ' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 6: Life Undefined is What God is, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 6: Life Undefined is What God is, Question 4, I AM A SO-CALLED PSYCHOLOGIST. USUALLY I ENJOY IT. RECENTLY I HAVE BEGUN TO APPRECIATE WITNESSING. I WONDER NOW IF I AM 'QUALIFIED' TO BE A PSYCHOLOGIST. CARL ROGERS USED THE PHRASE 'UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD' AS THE CORE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY. COMPASSION IS SO FOREIGN AND NEW TO ME. KINDLY ADVISE at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 7: Only the Gold
Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 7: Only the Gold, ONCE THERE WAS A MAN OF CH'I WHO WANTED GOLD. AT DAWN HE PUT ON HIS COAT AND CAP AND SET OUT FOR THE MARKET. HE WENT TO THE STALL OF A DEALER IN GOLD, SNATCHED HIS GOLD, AND MADE OFF THE POLICE CAUGHT HIM AND QUESTIONED HIM. 'WHY DID YOU SNATCH SOMEBODY ELSE'S GOLD, AND IN FRONT OF SO MANY PEOPLE?' THE MAN REPLIED: 'AT THE TIME WHEN I TOOK IT I DID NOT SEE THE PEOPLE -- I ONLY SAW THE GOLD.' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 8: Choicelessness is Bliss, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 8: Choicelessness is Bliss, Question 1, 'ONLY COMPASSION IS THERAPEUTIC' YOU SAID. COULD YOU COMMENT ON THE WORD 'COMPASSION', COMPASSION FOR ONESELF AND COMPASSION FOR THE OTHER? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 8: Choicelessness is Bliss, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 8: Choicelessness is Bliss, Question 2, EACH CENTER OPENING BRINGS A DIFFERENT JEWEL: KUNDALINI, BALANCE, LOVE, EXPRESSION, A DIAMOND MIND. THIS IS THE DILEMMA: WHICH TO CHOOSE? YOU SAY CHOICELESSNESS IS BLISS, BUT SOCIETY REWARDS SPECIALISTS. ALSO, ON THE CELLULAR LEVEL, THE EVOLUTION OF COMPLEX ORGANISMS ARISES OUT OF THE INCREASING SPECIALIZATION OF ITS CELLS at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 8: Choicelessness is Bliss, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 8: Choicelessness is Bliss, Question 3, HOW CAN I TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 'NONDOING' AND BEING LAZY... AND IF 'FLOATING' -- HOW TO MAKE DECISIONS? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 8: Choicelessness is Bliss, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 8: Choicelessness is Bliss, Question 4, THROUGH YOUR LECTURES YOU HAVE OFTEN UNDERTAKEN THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIFFERENT ENLIGHTENED PERSONS OR INCARNATIONS -- OF COURSE, THAT OF THEIR PERSONALITIES. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO STUDY THE PERSONALITIES OF THE TWO LIVING ENLIGHTENED PERSONS -- RAJNEESH AND KRISHNAMURTI? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 9: Laugh Your Way to God
Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 9: Laugh Your Way to God, IN THE TANG DYNASTY THERE WAS A STOUT FELLOW WHO WAS CALLED THE HAPPY CHINAMAN, OR THE LAUGHING BUDDHA. THIS HOTEI HAD NO DESIRE TO CALL HIMSELF A ZEN MASTER, OR TO GATHER DISCIPLES AROUND HIM. INSTEAD HE WALKED THE STREETS WITH A SACK ON HIS BACK FULL OF CANDY, FRUIT AND DOUGHNUTS -- WHICH HE GAVE OUT TO THE CHILDREN WHO GATHERED AND PLAYED AROUND HIM at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 1, I HAVE DEVELOPED A BAD CASE OF SEEKERS EGO. IT CONSTANTLY TRIES TO CONGRATULATE ME ON THE GREAT PROGRESS I HAVE MADE. YOU HAMMER ME, AND IT FALLS APART, BUT IT COMES BACK. NOTHING TO DO BUT WATCH IT -- AND YET IT FRIGHTENS ME at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 2, YOU SAY NEVER TO IMPOSE YOURSELF ON ANYONE ELSE. YET YOU GIVE SANNYAS TO CHILDREN WHO CAN'T POSSIBLY MAKE UP THEIR MINDS TO TAKE IT. YOU HAVE EVEN GIVEN INITIATION TO SLEEPING BABIES! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 3
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 3, I AM A PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY. I HAVE STUDIED AND TAUGHT CONDITIONING. CAN ANYBODY AVOID CONDITIONING? AREN'T WE BEING CONDITIONED BY YOU? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 4
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 4, GIVE AND SHARE. RENOUNCE NON-ESSENTIAL AND BE ESSENTIAL. TO WHOM TO GIVE -- THE POOR AND NEEDY? -- IN GENERAL OR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS? BEGGARS -- ORGANIZED OR INDIVIDUALS? INSTITUTIONS -- POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS? PURCHASE INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTS -- BOOKS AND OTHER THINGS? SAINTS AND MAHATMAS? ETC? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 5
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 5, ARE YOU HOLDING MY ROPE? DOES THAT SCARE YOU? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 6
  Talks on Zen, A Sudden Clash of Thunder Chapter 10: Towards Nothingness, Question 6, OSHO, DID YOU EVER WAKE UP IN THE MORNING WITH THE FEELING 'THE HECK WITH ALL THIS ENLIGHTENMENT BUSINESS. TODAY I THINK I'LL JUST GO OUT AND DRIVE A TRUCK'? at energyenhancement.org

The Language of Existence:

Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 1: Remember, remember!
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 1: Remember, remember!, DAIO ONCE SAID TO A MONK: THE PEAK EXPERIENCE, THE FINAL ACT -- AS SOON AS YOU TRY TO PURSUE IT IN THOUGHT, THERE ARE WHITE CLOUDS FOR A THOUSAND MILES. BUT EVEN IF YOU GO BACK UPON SEEING THE MONASTERY FLAGPOLE AT A DISTANCE, OR HEAD OFF FREELY UPON SEEING A BECKONING HAND, THIS IS STILL ONLY HALF THE ISSUE; IT IS NOT YET THE STRATEGIC ACTION OF THE WHOLE CAPABILITY at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 1: Remember, remember!, Question 1
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 1: Remember, remember!, Question 1, DAIO ONCE SAID TO A MONK: THE PEAK EXPERIENCE, THE FINAL ACT -- AS SOON AS YOU TRY TO PURSUE IT IN THOUGHT, THERE ARE WHITE CLOUDS FOR A THOUSAND MILES. BUT EVEN IF YOU GO BACK UPON SEEING THE MONASTERY FLAGPOLE AT A DISTANCE, OR HEAD OFF FREELY UPON SEEING A BECKONING HAND, THIS IS STILL ONLY HALF THE ISSUE; IT IS NOT YET THE STRATEGIC ACTION OF THE WHOLE CAPABILITY at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 2: Go like an arrow
  Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 2: Go like an arrow, HAKUIN SAID: THE STUDY OF ZEN IS LIKE DRILLING WOOD TO GET FIRE. THE WISEST COURSE IS TO FORGE STRAIGHT AHEAD WITHOUT STOPPING. IF YOU REST AT THE FIRST SIGN OF HEAT, AND THEN AGAIN AS SOON AS THE FIRST WISP OF SMOKE ARISES, EVEN THOUGH YOU DRILL FOR THREE ASAMKHYEYE KALPAS, YOU WILL NEVER SEE A SPARK OF FIRE. MY NATIVE PLACE IS CLOSE TO THE SEASHORE, BARELY A FEW HUNDRED PACES FROM THE BEACH. SUPPOSE A MAN OF MY VILLAGE IS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE DOES NOT KNOW THE FLAVOR OF SEA WATER, AND WANTS TO GO AND TASTE IT FOR HIMSELF. IF HE TURNS BACK AFTER HAVING TAKEN ONLY A FEW STEPS, OR EVEN IF HE RETURNS AFTER HAVING TAKEN A HUNDRED STEPS, IN EITHER CASE WHEN WILL HE EVER KNOW THE OCEAN'S BITTER, SALTY TASTE? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 2: Go like an arrow, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 2: Go like an arrow, Question 1, HAKUIN SAID, 'THE WISEST COURSE IS TO FORGE STRAIGHT AHEAD WITHOUT STOPPING.' BUT IF WE KNEW WHERE STRAIGHT AHEAD WAS, WOULD WE NEED TO WALK IT? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 2: Go like an arrow, Question 2
  Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 2: Go like an arrow, Question 2, IS NOT OUR UNCERTAINTY, OUR GROPING, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DISCOVER FOR OURSELVES WHAT IS STRAIGHT AHEAD AND WHAT IS GOING OFF TRACK? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 3: Seek nothing outside
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 3: Seek nothing outside, FOLLOWERS OF THE TAO, SAID RINZAI, THIS MOUNTAIN MONK'S VIEW DOES NOT DIFFER FROM THAT OF SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA. IN ALL THE VARIETY OF OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES, IS THERE ANYTHING LACKING? THE SPIRITUAL LIGHT MANIFESTING THROUGH THE SIX SENSES HAS NEVER BEEN INTERRUPTED. HE WHO IS ABLE TO PERCEIVE IT IN THIS MANNER CAN BE AN UNCONCERNED MAN FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 3: Seek nothing outside, Question 1
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 3: Seek nothing outside, Question 1, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT NIRVANA, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT OUR MINDS DO NOT KNOW, IT IS EASY ENOUGH TO LISTEN WITHOUT THE MIND -- JUST ALLOWING YOUR WORDS TO FILTER THROUGH OUR CONSCIOUSNESS, TO USE YOUR WORDS TO MEDITATE. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU SPEAK ON AN ISSUE THAT MIGHT AFFECT OUR DAILY LIFE, IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO LISTEN WITHOUT ENGAGING THE MIND. FOR EXAMPLE, APPARENTLY, THE OTHER NIGHT SOME OF US HEARD YOU ENDORSE DRUGS; SOME OF US HEARD YOU SAY THEY WERE OF NO HELP FOR SEEKERS. IF WE USE OUR MIND AT ALL IN LISTENING TO YOU, HAVE WE MISSED THE POINT OF SITTING HERE? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 3: Seek nothing outside, Question 2
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 3: Seek nothing outside, Question 2, SOMETIMES DURING MEDITATION THERE IS THE SENSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS ARISING AND EXPANDING. IS THAT THE SAME PHENOMENON THAT IS INVOLVED IN WATCHING? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 4: Beyond life-and-death
  Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 4: Beyond life-and-death, BUKKO SAID: THE WAY OUT OF LIFE-AND-DEATH IS NOT SOME SPECIAL TECHNIQUE; THE ESSENTIAL THING IS TO SEE THROUGH TO THE ROOT OF LIFE-AND-DEATH. THAT ROOT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT FELL FROM HEAVEN OR SPRANG UP FROM EARTH. IT IS AT THE CENTER OF THE FUNCTIONING OF EVERY MAN, LIVING WITH HIS LIFE, DYING WITH HIS DEATH, BECOMING A BUDDHA, MAKING A PATRIARCH. THESE ARE ALL IN DEPENDENCE OF IT, AND ONE WHO GOES INTO ZEN HAS TO PIERCE AND BREAK THROUGH TO THIS THING at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 4: Beyond life-and-death, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 4: Beyond life-and-death, Question 1, I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED: LAST NIGHT WHEN YOU WERE SPEAKING OF THE SENSES, AS TRADITIONALLY CLASSIFIED, YOU DID NOT MENTION THE EIGHTH SENSE, THE SENSE OF HUMOR. WHAT HAPPENED? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 5: The gateway of the buddhas
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 5: The gateway of the buddhas, TOREI SAID: IF YOU WANT TO BE FREE FROM THIS WORLD OF SUFFERING, FIRST YOU MUST CONTEMPLATE IMPERMANENCE. THOSE WHO ARE BORN MUST INEVITABLY DIE. EVEN THE YOUNG ARE NOT EXEMPT; EVEN THE STRONG ARE IN DANGER. EVEN A LONG LIFE DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN EIGHTY YEARS OR SO. IF YOU DON'T ANNIHILATE THE NATURE OF AFFLICTIONS SOMEHOW, AND ARRIVE ON THE PATH OF LIBERATION, EVEN IF YOU ASCEND TO THE RANK OF SOVEREIGN OF A NATION, GREAT MINISTER, DEITY, SPIRIT, OR WIZARD, IT IS STILL EVANESCENT AS LIGHTNING AND MORNING DEW, LASTING ONLY FOR A WHILE at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 5: The gateway of the buddhas, Question 1
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 5: The gateway of the buddhas, Question 1, CAN IT HELP TO CONTEMPLATE ON A CONCEPT? IF THE CONCEPT IS JUST ONE'S INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING, OR SOMEONE ELSE'S INSIGHT, WHAT IS THE VALUE? AND EVEN IF IT IS OUT OF ONE'S OWN INSIGHT, WHAT IS THE POINT? -- IF YOU HAVE KNOWN IT, YOU HAVE KNOWN IT at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 6: Be a rare person
  Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 6: Be a rare person, A MONK ASKED BANKEI, 'THE ANCESTRAL TEACHERS SINCE ANCIENT TIMES WERE GREATLY ENLIGHTENED THROUGH DIFFICULT AND PAINFUL PRACTICES. I HAVE HEARD THAT YOU, TOO, ACCOMPLISHED THE GREAT TEACHING THROUGH VARIOUS DIFFICULT PRACTICES. BUT FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME, WHO DON'T CULTIVATE PRACTICE, AND ARE NOT ENLIGHTENED, JUST REALIZING THAT MY VERY STATE IS THE UNBORN, ENLIGHTENED NO-MIND DOES NOT REALLY SETTLE ANYTHING.' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 6: Be a rare person, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 6: Be a rare person, Question 1, I HAVE MET SOMEONE WITH ENLIGHTENED EYES WHO DOES NOT JUST BRING US WATER TO DRINK, BUT SHOWERS US WITH IT. AND YET, AND YET.... ARE WE SO NEUROTIC, SO COMPLEX, SO FAR REMOVED FROM INNOCENCE, THAT WE CAN ONLY RECEIVE THAT FOR WHICH WE HAVE SUFFERED? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 7: Now you have it
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 7: Now you have it, TOZAN SAID: THE TEACHING OF THUSNESS HAS BEEN INTIMATELY COMMUNICATED BY BUDDHAS AND PATRIARCHS. NOW YOU HAVE IT, SO KEEP IT WELL. FILLING A SILVER BOWL WITH SNOW, HIDING A HERON IN THE MOONLIGHT -- WHEN YOU ARRAY THEM, THEY ARE NOT THE SAME. WHEN YOU MIX THEM, YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. THE MEANING IS NOT IN THE WORDS, YET IT RESPONDS TO THE INQUIRING IMPULSE. IF YOU ARE EXCITED, IT BECOMES A PITFALL; IF YOU MISS IT, YOU FALL INTO RETROSPECTIVE HESITATION at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 7: Now you have it, Question 1
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 7: Now you have it, Question 1, THOSE DIAMOND THUNDERBOLTS YOU HURTLE AROUND YOU WHEN YOU DANCE WITH US EACH EVENING -- AT THE RATE WE'RE GOING, SOMEONE COULD BE KNOCKED CONSCIOUS! BUT PLEASE, DON'T STOP! at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 8: Please, settle for no-self
  Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 8: Please, settle for no-self, BUKKO SAID: IT MAY BE ASKED, HOW IS THE SELF TO BE APPROACHED? BY LOOKING INTO IT THROUGH THIS SORT OF INQUIRY: FORTY YEARS AGO, WHERE DID IT COME FROM; AND A HUNDRED YEARS HENCE, WHERE WILL IT HAVE GONE TO? AND RIGHT NOW, WHO IS THE PERSON WHO IS MAKING THE INQUIRY? THAT TRUE FACE WHICH WAS BEFORE FATHER AND MOTHER WERE BORN, WHERE IS IT RIGHT NOW? WHEN SUDDENLY ONE DAY THE LIGHT OF LIFE, NOW SO BRILLIANT, WILL BE WITHDRAWN, WHERE DOES IT GO TO? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 8: Please, settle for no-self, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 8: Please, settle for no-self, Question 1, LATELY I HAVE FELT AWARE THAT WE ARE JUST BIG VACUUMS, EMPTINESSES, WALKING AROUND WITH A FACADE OF PERSONALITY THAT DOES THINGS AND THINKS THOUGHTS. BUT BUKKO TALKS OF 'APPROACHING THE SELF.' IS THE SELF ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT SENSE OF EMPTINESS? ARE THE QUESTIONS JUST A MEANS TO DISCOVER THERE IS NO SELF? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 9: Lovers of tao
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 9: Lovers of tao, RINZAI SAID: FOLLOWERS OF THE TAO, I AM TALKING ONLY ABOUT THAT WHICH IS DISTINCTLY SOLITARY AND BRIGHT, AND IS LISTENING TO MY EXPOUNDING OF THE DHARMA. THIS ONE KNOWS NO OBSTRUCTIONS AND IS OMNIPRESENT IN THE THREE WORLDS OF EXISTENCE IN THE TEN DIRECTIONS OF SPACE. IT CAN FREELY AND COMFORTABLY ENTER ALL THE DIFFERENT STATES, WITHOUT BEING INFECTED BY THEM. IN THE SHORTEST INSTANT, IT WILL PENETRATE DEEPLY INTO THE DHARMA-DHATU WHERE IT WILL TALK ABOUT BUDDHAS, WHEN MEETING BUDDHAS; ABOUT PATRIARCHS, WHEN MEETING PATRIARCHS; ABOUT ARHATS, WHEN MEETING ARHATS, AND ABOUT HUNGRY GHOSTS, WHEN MEETING HUNGRY GHOSTS at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 9: Lovers of tao, Question 1
Talks on Zen, The Language of Existence Chapter 9: Lovers of tao, Question 1, LANGUAGE IS USUALLY ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION OR TRANSFER OF IDEAS; AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF MOST RELIGIONS SEEMS TO BE THAT ONE DOES NOT NEED TO BE GIVEN SOMETHING. HOWEVER, ZEN IS DIFFERENT IN THAT IT APPEARS TO BE SAYING ONE ONLY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ONE ALREADY HAS. IS THIS WHY YOU HAVE CALLED ZEN 'THE LANGUAGE OF EXISTENCE'? at energyenhancement.org

Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky:

Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 1: Dig deep
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 1: Dig deep, ONE NIGHT ISAN WAS IN ATTENDANCE ON HYAKUJO, SITTING TILL LATE IN THE QUIETNESS OF THE MOUNTAIN TEMPLE. 'WHO ARE YOU?' HYAKUJO ASKED. 'REIYU,' REPLIED ISAN. 'RAKE IN THE FIREPLACE,' INSTRUCTED HYAKUJO. ISAN DID AS HE WAS TOLD AND SAID, 'I FIND NO EMBERS LEFT.' HYAKUJO TOOK UP THE TONGS AND, RAKING DEEP DOWN, BROUGHT UP A TINY BURNING EMBER, WHICH HE SHOWED TO ISAN, AND SAID, 'JUST THIS, YOU SEE!' at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 1: Dig deep, Question 1
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 1: Dig deep, Question 1, I HAVE HEARD YOU SAY THAT THE ENLIGHTENED ONES, LIKE BIRDS, LEAVE NO FOOTPRINTS BEHIND THEM. YET PEOPLE LIKE ISAN TOUCH OUR CONSCIOUSNESS HUNDREDS OF YEARS AFTER THEY HAVE DIED at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 2: Inertia of habit
  Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 2: Inertia of habit, ON ONE OCCASION, A MONK ASKED ISAN ABOUT THE NEED FOR CULTIVATION OF ONE'S SPIRITUAL LIFE AFTER ENLIGHTENMENT. ISAN RESPONDED THAT IT WAS NEEDED BECAUSE OF THE 'INERTIA OF HABIT' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 2: Inertia of habit, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 2: Inertia of habit, Question 1, IS THERE ANY RELATION BETWEEN AWARENESS AND THE INSTINCTIVE ALERTNESS MAN ONCE HAD TO RELY ON FOR HIS SURVIVAL? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 3: Start witnessing
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 3: Start witnessing, ON ONE OCCASION, A MONK CAME TO ISAN'S MONASTERY TO BE TAUGHT, AND, SEEING HIM, ISAN MADE AS IF TO GET UP. 'PLEASE DON'T STAND UP!' EXCLAIMED THE MONK. 'I HAVEN'T SAT DOWN YET!' SAID ISAN. 'I HAVEN'T BOWED YET,' THE MONK SAID. 'YOU RUDE CREATURE!' COMMENTED ISAN at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 3: Start witnessing, Question 1
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 3: Start witnessing, Question 1, LAST NIGHT I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THE MIND NEED NOT BE INIMICAL TO MEDITATION. DOES WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE MIND ACCEPTING ENLIGHTENMENT ALSO APPLY TO ITS ACCEPTANCE BEFORE ENLIGHTENMENT, OF, FOR EXAMPLE, WITNESSING? CAN THE MIND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WITNESSING IS OFTEN MORE USEFUL THAN THINKING, AND SO JUST STEP ASIDE IN THOSE MOMENTS WITHOUT THROWING A TANTRUM? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 4: How about you?
  Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 4: How about you?, ONCE, TO KYOZAN, ISAN COMMENTED: 'ALL THE BUDDHAS IN THE SAMADHI ENTER INTO A SPECK OF DUST AND TURN THE GREAT WHEEL OF THE LAW.' KYOZAN SAID TO HIM, 'HOW ABOUT YOU?' ISAN RESPONDED, 'THERE IS SOMEONE; MAKING HIM AN EXAMPLE, WE CAN GET IT FROM HIM.' KYOZAN POINTED TO A WATER-BOTTLE AND SAID, 'PLEASE GET IN IT.' ISAN'S RESPONSE WAS: 'ALL THE BUDDHAS BY THEIR OCCULT POWERS ARE AT PRESENT IN THE MOUTH OF THE BOTTLE, TURNING THE GREAT WHEEL OF THE LAW. CAN YOU SEE THEM DOING IT?' KYOZAN THEN SAID, 'THIS IS THE TURNING OF ALL THE BUDDHAS. HOW WILL YOU TURN IT?' ISAN OBSERVED, 'IT CANNOT BE DONE IF WE ARE SEPARATED FROM THE THING ITSELF' -- AT WHICH KYOZAN MADE HIS BOWS at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 4: How about you?, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 4: How about you?, Question 1, THESE DAYS WHEN YOU SAY THE WORD `WITNESS', IT HAS THE SAME IMPACT THAT THE WORDS `LOVE' OR `RELATIONSHIP' ONCE HAD. I LISTEN AS IF IT IS ACTUALLY FOOD TO NOURISH SOMETHING VITAL INSIDE. IS THAT THE ART OF THE MASTER -- TO AROUSE APPETITES ONE NEVER KNEW ONE HAD? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 5: Just be here
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 5: Just be here, ISAN SAID TO KYOZAN, 'I HAVE HEARD THAT WHEN YOU WERE WITH HYAKUJO, IF YOU WERE ASKED ABOUT ONE, YOU COULD ANSWER ABOUT TEN. IS THAT TRUE?' 'I WOULDN'T LIKE TO SAY,' REPLIED KYOZAN. 'ATTEMPT TO SAY SOMETHING THAT EXPRESSES THE HIGHEST POINT OF BUDDHISM,' SAID ISAN. KYOZAN JUST OPENED HIS MOUTH, ABOUT TO SPEAK, WHEN ISAN SHOUTED, 'KWATZ!' TWICE MORE, KYOZAN WENT TO SPEAK AND TWICE ISAN SILENCED HIM WITH A SHOUT. KYOZAN BOWED HIS HEAD AND WEPT, SAYING, 'THE FORMER TEACHER SAID THAT WHEN I MET ANOTHER, I WOULD GAIN ENLIGHTENMENT. TODAY I HAVE MET HIM. IT IS THREE YEARS SINCE I BEGAN TO SEEK FOR BUDDHAHOOD, AND IT WAS NO MORE THAN LOOKING AFTER A COW at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 5: Just be here, Question 1
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 5: Just be here, Question 1, IS OUR IDENTIFYING WITH OUR BODY AND/OR MIND ALL THAT IS PREVENTING US FROM BEING ONE WITH EVERYTHING? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 6: The only hope
  Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 6: The only hope, ISAN SAID TO KYOZAN: 'MOST OF THE PEOPLE UPON THIS GREAT EARTH, WITH THEIR LIMITLESS CONSCIOUSNESS OF CAUSE AND EFFECT, LACK THE AWARENESS OF THAT ORIGINAL NATURE WHICH THEY SHOULD RELY UPON. CAN YOU TELL WHETHER THEY HAVE THIS AWARENESS OR NOT?' KYOZAN REPLIED: 'I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DIFFICULTY.' JUST AT THAT MOMENT, A MONK PASSED BY AND KYOZAN CALLED OUT TO HIM, 'JARI!' AND THE MONK TURNED HIS HEAD at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 6: The only hope, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 6: The only hope, Question 1, JUST BEFORE DROPPING OFF TO SLEEP EACH NIGHT I SILENTLY REPEAT THE WORD `WITNESSING' TWENTY TIMES, RECALLING THE SPACE ITSELF AS I DO SO. INEVITABLY, THE FIRST OR SECOND THOUGHT ON WAKING IS THE REMEMBRANCE TO WITNESS. WHAT IS HAPPENING? IS THE MIND BEING HYPNOTIZED TO REMEMBER THE WITNESS? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 7: Blue sky
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 7: Blue sky, ON ONE OCCASION, TWO ZEN MONKS CAME FROM A RIVAL COMMUNITY AND, ARRIVING AT ISAN'S MONASTERY, COMMENTED: 'THERE IS NOT A MAN HERE WHO CAN UNDERSTAND ZEN.' LATER, WHEN ALL THE MONKS WERE OUT GATHERING FIREWOOD, KYOZAN SAW THEM BOTH RESTING. HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF FIREWOOD AND SAID TO THE TWO: 'CAN YOU TALK ABOUT IT?' BOTH WERE SPEECHLESS, AT WHICH KYOZAN COMMENTED: 'DO NOT SAY THAT THERE IS NO ONE HERE WHO CAN UNDERSTAND ZEN. ' WHEN KYOZAN GOT BACK TO THE MONASTERY, HE SAID TO ISAN, 'TODAY, I EXPOSED TWO ZEN MONKS.' 'HOW?' ISAN ASKED, AND KYOZAN TOLD HIM OF THE EXCHANGE. ISAN COMMENTED: 'I HAVE NOW EXPOSED YOU AS WELL' at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 7: Blue sky, Question 1
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 7: Blue sky, Question 1, DOES THE TIME THAT YOU ARE AWAY FROM US HAVE A SIGNIFICANCE OF ITS OWN IN YOUR WORK WITH US? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 7: Blue sky, Question 2
Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 7: Blue sky, Question 2, THE STORY OF BUDDHA MECHANICALLY BRUSHING AWAY THE FLY IS PUZZLING. WAS IT STILL POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO DO SOMETHING WITHOUT BEING CONSCIOUS, SOMETIMES MECHANICAL? I THOUGHT ONCE ONE WAS ENLIGHTENED, ONE COULD NOT HELP BUT BE CONSCIOUS IN ALL THAT ONE DID, TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 8: Essential zen
  Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 8: Essential zen, KYOZAN ONCE RETURNED TO ISAN TO INTERVIEW HIM. ISAN SAID TO HIM, 'YOU ARE NOW CALLED A GOOD AND CLEVER TEACHER. HOW CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THOSE WHO COME FROM ALL PARTS AND KNOW IT, AND THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW IT; THE MASTERS WHO HAVE INHERITED IT, AND THOSE WHO HAVE NOT; THE PROFOUND LEARNING, AND THE MEANING LEARNING? EXPLAIN AND LET ME HEAR' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 8: Essential zen, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky Chapter 8: Essential zen, Question 1, IS WITNESSING A LEARNING OR A REMEMBERING? at energyenhancement.org

Kyozan: A True Man of Zen:

Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 1: The tremendous statement
Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 1: The tremendous statement, ONCE, WHEN HE WAS STILL WITH HIS MASTER, KYOZAN SAID TO ISAN, 'WHERE DOES THE REAL BUDDHA DWELL?' ISAN REPLIED, 'BY MEANS OF THE SUBTLETY OF THOUGHTLESS THOUGHT, CONTEMPLATE THE BOUNDLESS SPIRITUAL BRIGHTNESS. CONTEMPLATE IT UNTIL RETURNING TO THE GROUND OF BEING, THE ALWAYS ABIDING NATURE, AND ITS FORM OF THE UNDICHOTOMOUS PRINCIPLE. THIS IS THE REAL BUDDHA.' ON HEARING THIS, KYOZAN WAS ENLIGHTENED. LATER, WHEN KYOZAN HAD BECOME A MASTER HIMSELF, ISAN SENT HIM A MIRROR AS A GIFT. WHEN HE WENT TO THE HALL WHERE HIS MONKS WERE ASSEMBLED, KYOZAN HELD UP THE MIRROR AND SAID TO THE ASSEMBLY, 'PLEASE SAY WHETHER THIS IS ISAN'S MIRROR OR KYOZAN'S MIRROR. IF SOMEONE CAN GIVE A CORRECT REPLY, I WILL NOT SMASH IT.' NO ONE ANSWERED, AND KYOZAN SMASHED THE MIRROR at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 1: The tremendous statement, Question 1
Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 1: The tremendous statement, Question 1, IS OUR ORIGINAL FACE THAT OF THE WITNESS? IS IT THAT WE LIVE AS AMNESIACS, FORGETTING THAT WE HAVE ONLY ARBITRARILY ADOPTED A BODY AND MIND, AND THAT ENLIGHTENMENT IS SIMPLY REGAINING OUR MEMORY? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 2: Zen is like wild flowers
  Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 2: Zen is like wild flowers, ONCE, KYOZAN'S MASTER ASKED HIM, 'THE NIRVANA SUTRA HAS ABOUT FORTY CHAPTERS OF THE BUDDHA'S TEACHING. HOW MANY OF THESE ARE DEVIL TEACHINGS?' 'ALL OF THEM,' REPLIED KYOZAN. THE MASTER COMMENTED: 'FROM NOW ON, NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO DO WHAT HE LIKES WITH YOU.' THEN KYOZAN ASKED: 'FROM NOW ON, WHAT SHOULD BE MY MODE OF LIFE?' HIS MASTER RESPONDED, 'I ADMIRE YOUR JUST EYE; I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF THE MATTER' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 2: Zen is like wild flowers, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 2: Zen is like wild flowers, Question 1, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT FORMAL RELIGIONS HAVE USED THE SENSE OF THE MYSTERIOUS NEGATIVELY -- TO DELUDE AND BAFFLE PEOPLE. ON THE OTHER HAND, UNLESS SCIENCE HAS A SENSE OF THE MYSTERIOUS, IT SEEMS THAT IT WILL ALWAYS BE DESTRUCTIVE. IS THIS SO? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 3: A very fresh communion
Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 3: A very fresh communion, WHEN HE WAS WITH KYOZAN, RYUSEN WAS THE MONK IN CHARGE OF FOOD. ONE DAY A STRANGE MONK CAME AND ASKED FOR A MEAL, AT WHICH RYUSEN GAVE HIM PART OF HIS OWN. KYOZAN KNEW OF THIS BUT CALLED RYUSEN TO HIM AND ASKED, 'THAT ENLIGHTENED MONK WHO CAME JUST NOW -- DID HE GIVE YOU ANY FOOD?' RYUSEN SAID, 'HE DENIED HIMSELF AND PASSED ON HIS ALMS.' KYOZAN COMMENTED: 'YOU MADE A GREAT PROFIT' at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 3: A very fresh communion, Question 1
Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 3: A very fresh communion, Question 1, DOES THE URGE TO UNDERSTAND EVER BECOME A VIOLATION OF THE MYSTERY OF LIFE? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 4: A stone striking bamboo
  Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 4: A stone striking bamboo, KYOZAN WAS UNCERTAIN AS TO THE VALIDITY OF KYOGEN'S ENLIGHTENMENT SO, BY WAY OF TESTING HIM, HE SAID TO KYOGEN, 'I HAVE HEARD THAT YOU COMPOSED A VERSE EXPRESSING YOUR ENLIGHTENMENT. PLEASE LET ME HEAR IT AND I WILL STUDY IT.' WHEN KYOGEN HAD FINISHED RECITING THE VERSE, HE SAID, 'WE WILL LEAVE IT READY FOR SOME LEISURE TIME,' AND HE THEN PROCEEDED TO MAKE ANOTHER VERSE: 'LAST YEAR MY POVERTY WAS NOT REAL POVERTY; THIS YEAR MY POVERTY IS THE REAL THING. LAST YEAR THERE WAS NO PLACE FOR THE AWL TO BE STRUCK; THIS YEAR I HAVEN'T EVEN AN AWL.' ON HEARING THIS VERSE, KYOZAN COMMENTED, 'WHAT YOU HAVE GOT IS JUST NYORAI ZEN, NOT PATRIARCHAL ZEN' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 4: A stone striking bamboo, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Kyozan: A True Man of Zen Chapter 4: A stone striking bamboo, Question 1, TO REMEMBER TO WITNESS, COULD IT BE HELPFUL TO START WITH ONE ROUTINE -- LIKE SHOWERING OR MAKING THE BED -- IN WHICH AS MUCH AWARENESS IS BROUGHT TO THE MOMENT AS POSSIBLE? THEN WHEN ONE IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT FOR SEVERAL DAYS, ANOTHER ACTIVITY COULD BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE SAME MANNER. PERHAPS TRIGGERS COULD ALSO BE USED -- LIKE A PARTICULAR PERSON OR A CERTAIN COLOR -- TO RECALL THE SPACE OF WITNESSING. IS THIS A GOOD IDEA OR ARE THERE PITFALLS I CAN'T SEE? at energyenhancement.org

Joshu: The Lion's Roar:

Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 1
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 1, JOSHU, ALSO KNOWN AS CHAO-CHOU, WAS BORN IN 778. WHEN HE FIRST MET NANSEN, JOSHU ENTERED THE MASTER'S ROOM IN THE MONASTERY. NANSEN WAS LYING DOWN, AND HIS FIRST QUESTION TO JOSHU WAS: 'WHERE HAVE YOU COME FROM?' ANG TEMPLE,' REPLIED JOSHU. ('JUI-HSIANG' MEANS HOLY IMAGE). 'DO YOU STILL SEE THE HOLY IMAGE?' NANSEN ASKED. 'NO, I DON'T,' REPLIED JOSHU, 'I ONLY SEE THE TATHAGATA LYING DOWN.' AT THIS, NANSEN GOT UP, SAYING, 'ARE YOU A MONK WHO HAS A MASTER OR ONE WITHOUT A MASTER?' 'With A MASTER,' REPLIED JOSHU. 'WHO IS YOUR MASTER?' NANSEN ASKED. 'EARLY SPRING IS COLD,' SAID JOSHU. 'I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE WELL.' NANSEN CALLED THE SENIOR MONK AND SAID, 'GIVE HIM SPECIAL TREATMENT' at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 1: Question 1
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 1: Question 1, DOES WHERE WE HAVE COME FROM HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANCE IN RELATION TO WHERE WE ARE GOING? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 2: Ruined and homeless
  Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 2: Ruined and homeless, ON FIRST ENTERING NANSEN'S MONASTERY, JOSHU WAS MADE TO SERVE IN THE KITCHEN AS THE STOKER. ONE DAY HE CLOSED ALL THE DOORS AND PILED WOOD ON THE FIRE UNTIL THE WHOLE KITCHEN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. THEN HE SHOUTED, 'FIRE! FIRE! COME TO MY RESCUE!' WHEN THE WHOLE COMMUNITY HAD FLOCKED TO THE DOOR, HE SAID, 'I WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS YOU CAN SAY THE RIGHT WORD.' NO ANSWER CAME FROM THE CROWD. BUT NANSEN SILENTLY PASSED THE KEY THROUGH A WINDOW HOLE. THIS WAS THE RIGHT WORD THAT JOSHU HAD IN MIND, AND HE OPENED THE DOOR IMMEDIATELY at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 2: Ruined and homeless, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 2: Ruined and homeless, Question 1, WHATEVER NANSEN MEANT WHEN HE REQUESTED 'SPECIAL TREATMENT' FOR JOSHU, APPARENTLY IT DIDN'T MEAN JOSHU MOVING INTO LAO TZU HOUSE AND HAVING PRIVATE, DAILY CHATS WITH THE MASTER. ON THE CONTRARY, JOSHU'S FIRST JOB WAS IN ZORBA THE BUDDHA RESTAURANT, SLAVING OVER A HOT STOVE. WHAT IS THE LESSON HERE FOR US? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 3: To know the timeless
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 3: To know the timeless, JOSHU STAYED WITH NANSEN FOR THIRTY YEARS. AFTER HIS ENLIGHTENMENT HE LIVED FOR THIRTY YEARS MORE IN THE KUAN-YIN TEMPLE. ONCE, HE SAID: 'SMOKE FROM THE CHIMNEYS AROUND ME I SEE IN VAIN, NO BUN OR RICE CAKE SINCE LAST YEAR HAVE I EATEN. NOW THOUGHTS OF THEM MAKE MY MOUTH WATER. 'NOT MINDFUL OF BUDDHISM, I OFTEN SIGH DEEP SIGHS. NONE OF THE PEOPLE OF ONE HUNDRED HOUSES ARE GOOD: EVERY VISITOR ONLY ASKS ME FOR A CUP OF TEA. IF NOT GIVEN ENOUGH, HE ANGRILY LEAVES ME' at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 3: To know the timeless, Question 1
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 3: To know the timeless, Question 1, HAS ONE ONLY RECEIVED A HIT IF IT HURTS? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 4: Go on digging
  Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 4: Go on digging, ON ONE OCCASION, JOSHU SAID TO HIS MONKS: I HAVE SINGLE-HEARTEDLY PRACTICED ZAZEN IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE FOR THIRTY YEARS. IF YOU WANT TO REALIZE ENLIGHTENMENT, YOU SHOULD REALIZE THE ESSENCE OF BUDDHISM, DOING ZAZEN. IN THE COURSE OF THREE, FIVE, TWENTY OR THIRTY YEARS, IF YOU FAIL TO GRASP THE WAY, YOU MAY CUT OFF MY HEAD AND MAKE IT INTO A LADLE TO DRAW URINE WITH at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 4: Go on digging, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 4: Go on digging, Question 1, IT SEEMS YOU HAVE CLOSED OFF ALL ESCAPE ROUTES FOR US. AM I RIGHT IN FEELING THAT ENLIGHTENMENT IS LESS AND LESS AN OPTION, BUT, RATHER, THE ONLY EXIT? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 5: An open sky of witnessing
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 5: An open sky of witnessing, A MONK PUT THE QUESTION TO JOSHU: 'I HAVE HEARD THAT YOU SAID THAT WHEN THE UNIVERSE IS DESTROYED THE BUDDHA NATURE WILL NOT BE DESTROYED. WHAT IS THIS `NATURE'?' JOSHU RESPONDED BY SAYING, 'THE FOUR ELEMENTS AND THE FIVE COMPONENTS.' THE MONK ASKED AGAIN, 'THESE ARE THE VERY THINGS THAT WILL BE DESTROYED; WHAT IS THIS `NATURE'?' JOSHU SAID, 'IT IS THE FOUR ELEMENTS AND THE FIVE COMPONENTS.' ONCE, A MONK WAS SAYING FAREWELL TO JOSHU, WHO ASKED HIM, 'WHERE ARE YOU GOING?' THE MONK REPLIED, 'ALL OVER THE PLACE, TO LEARN BUDDHISM' at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 5: An open sky of witnessing, Question 1
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 5: An open sky of witnessing, Question 1, THE TERROR AND THE RELIEF OF HAVING A MASTER WHO PROMISES TO HIT 'JUST FOR THE JOY OF IT'! IS THIS WHAT ZEN IS? -- WHEN RATIONALITY, RIGHT AND WRONG FLY OUT THE WINDOW, THE MIND IS ON HOLD, AND ALL ONE CAN OFFER IS ONE'S SELF? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 6: The ultimate here
  Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 6: The ultimate here, ON ONE OCCASION, AS JOSHU WAS RECEIVING NEW ARRIVALS IN HIS MONASTERY, HE ASKED ONE OF THEM, 'HAVE YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE?' 'YES,' THE MONK REPLIED. 'HELP YOURSELF TO A CUP OF TEA!' JOSHU SAID TO HIM. THEN HE TURNED TO ANOTHER NEW ARRIVAL AND SAID, 'HAVE YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE?' 'NO, YOUR REVERENCE,' THE VISITOR REPLIED. 'THIS IS MY FIRST VISIT HERE.' JOSHU SAID TO HIM, 'HELP YOURSELF TO A CUP OF TEA!' THE PRIOR OF THE MONASTERY TOOK JOSHU ASIDE AND SAID, 'ONE HAD BEEN HERE BEFORE, AND YOU GAVE HIM A CUP OF TEA. THE OTHER HAD NOT BEEN HERE, AND YOU ALSO GAVE HIM A CUP OF TEA. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?' JOSHU CALLED OUT LOUDLY, 'PRIOR!' 'YES?' THE PRIOR REPLIED. 'HELP YOURSELF TO A CUP OF TEA!' INSTRUCTED JOSHU at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 6: The ultimate here, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 6: The ultimate here, Question 1, I HEARD YOU SAY DURING OUR MEDITATION THAT THE INTENSITY OF OUR EFFORT WOULD PULL US TOWARDS OUR CENTER. I HAVE ALSO HEARD YOU SAY THAT POTENTIAL DISCIPLES ARE PULLED MAGNETICALLY TOWARDS THE MASTER. IS THERE A SIMILARITY AND CONNECTION BETWEEN THESE TWO THINGS? at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 7: Eternity in his hands
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 7: Eternity in his hands, WHEN TOSU WAS IN TOJO PROVINCE, JOSHU ASKED HIM, 'AREN'T YOU THE MASTER OF TOSU HERMITAGE?' TOSU SAID, 'GIVE ME SOME TEA, SALT, AND CASH!' JOSHU WENT BACK TO THE HERMITAGE, AND THAT EVENING SAW TOSU COMING BACK WITH SOME OIL. JOSHU SAID TO HIM, 'I HEARD MUCH OF TOSU, BUT ALL I FIND IS AN OLD MAN SELLING OIL.' TOSU SAID, 'YOU SEE THE OLD OIL-SELLER, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW TOSU.' JOSHU SAID, 'WELL, HOW ABOUT TOSU?' TOSU HELD UP THE BOTTLE AND SAID, 'OIL! OIL!' AT THE FUNERAL OF ONE OF HIS MONKS, JOSHU JOINED IN THE PROCESSION AND COMMENTED, 'WHAT A LONG PROCESSION OF DEAD BODIES FOLLOWS IN THE WAKE OF A SINGLE LIVING PERSON!' at energyenhancement.org
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 7: Eternity in his hands, Question 1
Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 7: Eternity in his hands, Question 1, JWE WERE TOLD THAT OUR TOTAL PARTICIPATION IN THE YAA-HOO IS NEEDED FOR YOUR WORK ON US. IS IT THAT A CRESCENDO OF SOUND IN THE YAA-HOO, AND THE INTENSE EXPERIENCE OF SILENCE IN THE LAST STAGE OF MEDITATION, LEAD TO EXACTLY THE SAME SPACE -- THE 'SEA OF CONSCIOUSNESS'? at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 8: The lion's roar
  Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 8: The lion's roar, ONCE JOSHU WAS ASKED, 'WHAT IS THE SPECIAL TEACHING OF YOUR SCHOOL?' JOSHU'S RESPONSE WAS, 'THOUGH THE FOLDING SCREEN IS BROKEN, THE FRAME IS STILL THERE.' AT ANOTHER TIME, THE SAME QUESTION WAS ASKED OF JOSHU, AND HE REPLIED, 'ASK IN A LOUD VOICE -- I'M HARD OF HEARING.' WHEN THE MONK HAD REPEATED THE QUESTION IN A LOUD VOICE, JOSHU SAID, 'YOU ASK ME MY SPECIAL TEACHING -- I KNOW YOUR SPECIAL TEACHING.' ONCE, JOSHU WAS ASKED TO GO TO A KOREAN TEMPLE TO A MEETING. WHEN HE REACHED THE GATE, HE ASKED, 'WHAT TEMPLE IS THIS?' SOMEONE ANSWERED: 'A KOREAN ONE.' JOSHU SAID, 'YOU AND I ARE OCEANS AWAY' at energyenhancement.org
- Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 8: The lion's roar, Question 1
  Talks on Zen, Joshu: The Lion's Roar Chapter 8: The lion's roar, Question 1, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PUZZLE AND A MYSTERY? at energyenhancement.org

Or perhaps you like Zen Meditation Stories or Zen and the Stars OR ZEN The Empty Door is open wide AND This is a rare answer, very rare, a great answer. Shou-shan said, "They know! But they are avoiding it. - The First Principle Zen is of tremendous importance. It is the greatest flowering of human consciousness yet achieved and it is one of the fundamental revolutions: it cuts the very roots of the so-called religious structure of the mind - MEDITATIONZEN-EGO AND We have to understand this phenomenon of the ego. Once we understand this phenomenon of the ego, Zen becomes very clear-cut - MEDITATIONZENEGO or Hsin Hsin Ming: Talks on the Enlightened Mind of Zen Master Sosan, the third Zen Patriarch AND HYAKUJO MEDITATION ZEN THE TREASURE HOUSE WITHIN YOU AND HYAKUJO MEDITATION ZEN TURNING OF YOUR VISION... The mind of a buddha will only see flowers all around. The mind of a buddha reclining will see the moon and the stars and all that is beautiful in the darkness of the night. Whether it is morning or evening, it does not matter, the no-mind only reflects the most precious, and the so-called mind that we have is only concerned with the ugliest -- it is barbarous. OR HYAKUJO MEDITATION ZEN THE HOLLOW BAMBOO... Buddha used `nirvana' as the ultimate state when your individual consciousness disappears into the universal consciousness.It is just like blowing away a flame. No more will you be heard; no more will you be; only existence will be there. You will walk, and it will be existence who will be walking within you.You will talk, and it will be existence who will be talking through you.You will become just a hollow bamboo, and existence can make a flute out of you. OR HYAKUJO MEDITATION ZEN CHECK MATE..When a man kills a lion, they call it a game. And when a lion kills a man, they call it a disaster. AND HYAKUJO MEDITATION ZEN THE SOUND OF THE DRUM...ONCE, HYAKUJO WAS OUT IN THE FIELDS WORKING ALONGSIDE HIS DISCIPLES. JUST AS A CERTAIN MONK LIFTED UP HIS HOE, THE SOUND OF THE DINNER DRUM COULD BE HEARD. HYAKUJO MEDITATION ZEN ON THE PATH...On the path there are not answers, simply the disappearing of the questions. What the master says makes the question disappear, makes the question irrelevant, out of context, meaningless. OR ON ONE OCCASION, YUN KUANG ASKED HYAKUJO, "MASTER, DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU WILL BE REBORN?" OR A MONK ASKED, "ARE WORDS AND SPEECH ALSO MIND?" HYAKUJO REPLIED, "WORDS AND SPEECH ARE CONCURRENT CAUSES; THEY ARE NOT MIND." AND HYAKUJO MEDITATION ZEN THE DISTANT SHORE... At the time of departure, Bodhidharma was not dying, he was coming back to the Himalayas.

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THE GREAT ZEN MASTER TA HUI

TALKS ON THE FAITH MIND OF SOSAN, HSIN HSIN MING: THE BOOK OF NOTHING

WE WEN KUAN, MUMONKAN: THE GATELESS GATE, BY KATSUKY SEKIDA:

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Preface Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Buddhism makes mind its foundation and no-gate its gate: Preface at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case1: Joshu's Mu Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Jõshû, "Has a dog the Buddha Nature?" Jõshû answered, "Mu.": Case 1 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case3: Gutei Raises A Finger Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Whenever Gutei Oshõ was asked about Zen, he simply raised his finger: Case 3 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case4: The Western Barbarian With No Beard Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Wakuan said, "Why has the Western Barbarian no beard?": Case 4 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case6: The Buddha Holds Out A Flower Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. When Shakyamuni Buddha was at Mount Grdhrakuta, he held out a flower to his listeners: Case 6 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case7: Joshu's Wash Your Bowl Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida.A monk said to Jõshû, "I have just entered this monastery": Case 7 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case8: Keichu The Wheelmaker Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Gettan Oshõ said, "Keichû, the first wheelmaker, made a cart whose wheels had a hundred spokes": Case 8 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case10: Seizei Is Utterly Destitude Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Seizei said to Sõzan, "Seizei is utterly destitude": Case 1o at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case11: Joshu Sees The Hermits Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida.Jõshû went to a hermit's cottage and asked, "Is the master in? Is the master in?": Case 11 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case12: Zuigan Calls His Master Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Zuigan Gen Oshõ called to himself every day, "Master!" and answered, "Yes, sir!": Case 12 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case13: Tokusan Holds His Bowls Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Jõshû, "Has a dog the Buddha Nature?" Jõshû answered, "Mu.": Case 1 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case14: Nansen Cuts The Cat In Two Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Nansen Oshõ saw monks of the Eastern and Western halls quarreling over a cat: Case 14 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case15: Tozan's Sixty Blows Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Tõzan came to study with Unmon. Unmon asked, "Where are you from?": Case 15 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case16: When The Bell Sounds Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Unmon said, "The world is vast and wide": Case 16 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case18: Tozan's "Masagin" Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Tõzan, "What is Buddha?": Case 18 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Wu Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case19: Nansen's "Ordinary Mind Is The Way" Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Jõshû asked Nansen, "What is the Way?": Case 19 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case21: Unmon's "Kanshiketsu" Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Unmon, "What is Buddha?": Case 21 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case23: Think Neither Good Nor Evil Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. The Sixth Patriarch was pursued by the monk Myõ as far as Taiyu Mountain: Case 23 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case25: Kyozan's Dream Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. In a dream Kyõzan Oshõ went to Maitreya's place and was led in to sit in the third seat: Case 25 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case28: Ryutan BLows Out The Candle Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Tokusan asked Ryûtan about Zen far into the night: Case 28 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case30: Baso's "This Very Mind Is The Buddha" Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Daibai asked Baso, "What is the Buddha?": Case 30 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case31: Joshu Investigates An Old Woman Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked an old woman, "What is the way to Taisan?": Case 31 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case33: Baso's "No Mind, No Buddha" Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Baso, "What is the Buddha?": Case 33 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case34: Nansen's "Reason Is Not The Way" Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Nansen said, "Mind is not the Buddha, reason is not the Way.": Case 34 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case35: Joshu's Mu Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Goso said to his monks, "Seijo s soul separated from her being. Which was the real Seijõ?": Case 35 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case37: Joshu's Oak Tree en Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Jõshû, "What is the meaning of Bodhidharma's coming to China?": Case 37 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case40: Tipping Over A Water Bottle Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. When Isan Oshõ was with Hyakujõ, he was tenzo [head cook] of the monastery.: Case 40 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case41: Bodhidharmas Mind Pacifying Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Bodhidharma sat facing the wall: Case 41 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case44: Basho's Staff Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Bashõ Osho said to his disciples, "If you have a staff, I will give you a staff": Case 44 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case45: Hoen's "Who Is He?" Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida.Hõen of Tõzan said, "Even Shakya and Maitreya are servants of another": Case 45 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case47: Tosotsu's Three Barriers Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Tosotsu Etsu Oshõ set up three barriers for his disciples: Case 47 at energyenhancement.org

THE MANUAL OF ZEN BUDDHISM, BY DAISETZ TEITARO SUZUKI :

Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, The Ten Oxherding Pictures Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, The Ten Oxherding Pictures at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Introduction Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Introduction at energyenhancement.org

THE GREAT ZEN MASTER TA HUI:

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Preface
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Buddhism makes mind its foundation and no-gate its gate: Preface at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case1: Joshu's Mu
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Jõshû, "Has a dog the Buddha Nature?" Jõshû answered, "Mu.": Case 1 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case3: Gutei Raises A Finger
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Whenever Gutei Oshõ was asked about Zen, he simply raised his finger: Case 3 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case4: The Western Barbarian With No Beard
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Wakuan said, "Why has the Western Barbarian no beard?": Case 4 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case6: The Buddha Holds Out A Flower
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. When Shakyamuni Buddha was at Mount Grdhrakuta, he held out a flower to his listeners: Case 6 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case7: Joshu's Wash Your Bowl
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida.A monk said to Jõshû, "I have just entered this monastery": Case 7 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case8: Keichu The Wheelmaker
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Gettan Oshõ said, "Keichû, the first wheelmaker, made a cart whose wheels had a hundred spokes": Case 8 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case10: Seizei Is Utterly Destitude
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Seizei said to Sõzan, "Seizei is utterly destitude": Case 1o at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case11: Joshu Sees The Hermits
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida.Jõshû went to a hermit's cottage and asked, "Is the master in? Is the master in?": Case 11 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case12: Zuigan Calls His Master
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Zuigan Gen Oshõ called to himself every day, "Master!" and answered, "Yes, sir!": Case 12 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case13: Tokusan Holds His Bowls
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Jõshû, "Has a dog the Buddha Nature?" Jõshû answered, "Mu.": Case 1 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case14: Nansen Cuts The Cat In Two
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Nansen Oshõ saw monks of the Eastern and Western halls quarreling over a cat: Case 14 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case15: Tozan's Sixty Blows
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Tõzan came to study with Unmon. Unmon asked, "Where are you from?": Case 15 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case16: When The Bell Sounds
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Unmon said, "The world is vast and wide": Case 16 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case18: Tozan's "Masagin"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Tõzan, "What is Buddha?": Case 18 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, Wu Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case19: Nansen's "Ordinary Mind Is The Way"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Jõshû asked Nansen, "What is the Way?": Case 19 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case21: Unmon's "Kanshiketsu"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Unmon, "What is Buddha?": Case 21 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case23: Think Neither Good Nor Evil
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. The Sixth Patriarch was pursued by the monk Myõ as far as Taiyu Mountain: Case 23 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case25: Kyozan's Dream
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. In a dream Kyõzan Oshõ went to Maitreya's place and was led in to sit in the third seat: Case 25 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case28: Ryutan BLows Out The Candle
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Tokusan asked Ryûtan about Zen far into the night: Case 28 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case30: Baso's "This Very Mind Is The Buddha"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Daibai asked Baso, "What is the Buddha?": Case 30 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case31: Joshu Investigates An Old Woman
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked an old woman, "What is the way to Taisan?": Case 31 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case33: Baso's "No Mind, No Buddha"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Baso, "What is the Buddha?": Case 33 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case34: Nansen's "Reason Is Not The Way"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Nansen said, "Mind is not the Buddha, reason is not the Way.": Case 34 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case35: Joshu's Mu
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Goso said to his monks, "Seijo s soul separated from her being. Which was the real Seijõ?": Case 35 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case37: Joshu's Oak Tree
en Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. A monk asked Jõshû, "What is the meaning of Bodhidharma's coming to China?": Case 37 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case40: Tipping Over A Water Bottle
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. When Isan Oshõ was with Hyakujõ, he was tenzo [head cook] of the monastery.: Case 40 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case41: Bodhidharmas Mind Pacifying
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Bodhidharma sat facing the wall: Case 41 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case44: Basho's Staff
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Bashõ Osho said to his disciples, "If you have a staff, I will give you a staff": Case 44 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case45: Hoen's "Who Is He?"
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida.Hõen of Tõzan said, "Even Shakya and Maitreya are servants of another": Case 45 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, We Wen Kuan, Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida, Case47: Tosotsu's Three Barriers
Zen Buddhism, Mumonkan: Wu Wen Kuan, The Gateless Gate, by Katsuki Sekida. Tosotsu Etsu Oshõ set up three barriers for his disciples: Case 47 at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, The Ten Oxherding Pictures
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, The Ten Oxherding Pictures at energyenhancement.org

Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Introduction
Zen Buddhism, The Manual of Zen Buddhism, by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Introduction at energyenhancement.org