Our monthly one-day sesshin is not a matter of something unusual for us anymore; we are getting accustomed to it. But whenever we have ...

If you say, “I cannot practice anymore because of this or that,” that is the opposite of our way. Because of this or that, you have to prac...

I see many students who are very much afraid of their new experiences [laughs] that are so unusual. But there is no need to be afraid. A...

Shi, ge, gyo, sho —four stages. Shi is belief, ge is intellectual understanding, and gyo is practice—emotional activity followed by intelle...

Neil Needs a Nudge - Tyson on Religion Stuck in the Literal - The title says it all. I rap on that some more and urge him to talk with ...

Don’t feel lonely [laughs]. You should exist just by yourself. You must have this kind of spirit. Then practice our way, and then read scri...

This is the most important belief we should have—to believe in nothing [laughs]. To believe in nothing enough is to believe in everything....

We are so grateful to have many teachers and teachings which are the accumulation of the actual experiences of various sages. All those...

Whichever way you take, the most important thing is the practice, you know, practice of Zen. If your process of attaining actual meaning of...

In this way, back and forth, there are many possibilities in our practice. The first stage may be the last stage, and the last stage may be...