Buddha's teaching is not the written teaching or something told by the historical Buddha. When the Sambogakaya Buddha, the true Buddha t...

Just mentioned this great carving in a Cuke Audio Mini Podcast which featured a vignette about Shunryu Suzuki from Ken Sawyer. Elizabeth Saw...

This is very true. Don't you think so? But still you doubt, and still you make a separation from yourself and observe yourself from the ...

The US dropped a nuclear bomb on a civilian population. Today we have much larger ones ready to launch as does Russia, enough to eliminate a...

This kind of Buddha is the Buddha before we attain enlightenment. Without this confidence, you cannot even practice zazen. How can you pract...

Four Bodhisattva Vows - notes  - dc

Only when we stand on our own two legs can we help others. Before this, you are observing yourself, thinking, “Who am I? Have I attained enl...

Richard Baker lecture on day Shunryu Suzuki died  - Dec.4, 1971

After Buddha discovered his true nature and knew exactly who he was, he attained enlightenment and became the Sambogakaya Buddha. He became ...