Dogen Zenji says, “In our ordinary worldly life there is no Buddha’s way.” People understand that or not, I don’t know [laughs], but he s...

On the Rise of Beginner’s Mind - DC reads all extant Shunryu Suzuki on Beginner’s Mind, discusses the origins and its spread far beyon...

There is a way to study philosophy. There is a particular way to study science. There is a particular way to study religion. Religion sh...

In short, the Soto way is to use everything in its right purpose and to put everything in its own place. What should be put i...

When we study Buddhism intellectually, we should be concentrated on this as well as our practice. Just practice alone is not so good, becau...

When all of us are concentrated on this point [see yesterday’s post], there will not be any religious sectarianism. Because we start from s...

And our true nature is very primitive, of course. And at the same time, it could be very, very refined and deep, a lofty desire. In this p...

We say don’t study religion with a gaining idea. Gaining ideas are not based on your true nature. That’s a very superficial desire—not so d...

According to Buddha, or our patriarchs, or founders of various religions, you should not have too fancy an idea about religion. A religion...

If you are caught by some fancy idea of religion, and you don’t know what religion is yours [laughs]—Buddhism, Christianity, an Indian reli...