Zen Buddhism was accepted completely by people after the Kamakura period. So, our effort is concentrated mainly inward. Even though they...

The pessimistic people in old times tried to make some compensation by their elaborate effort, building beautiful temples or making prie...

After studying Buddhism, we became more and more reflective. And we concentrated on working inwardly, instead of just making outward eff...

After Buddhism was introduced to Japan, people became more and more pessimistic! They had to think more [laughs], and they had to reflec...

Everyone knows Zazen is very difficult. You cannot practice it completely. But we should not give up [laughs]. As long as we are human be...

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For advanced students, we have more and more strict precepts. The last precept we recite, is “don’t ignore and don’t be blasphemous about ...

It looks like a very impractical waste of time to sit here all day on your cushion [laughs]; but if you understand yourself, you will un...

What My Body Taught Me When It Stopped Working The late Zen teacher Darlene Cohen was athletic, fearless, and self-reliant — until rheumatoi...

The usual meaning of rules and laws is that we observe them to protect citizens for the benefit of society. But Buddhist precepts are for ...