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T'ang Dynasty Master Kuei-shan Ling-yu - Zen Stories

ZenFrog wrote 5 days ago: Introduction Too often in practice it seems, like Hsiang-yen, we are just after more answers, as if … more »

Tags: chan, dualism, Huineng, no-mind, On Zen, reification, satori, Zen Stories

Doing Philosophy and Doing Zen

ZenFrog wrote 1 week ago: By Charles S. Hardwick Philosophy East and West Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 1963) pp. 227-234 Copyright 1 … more »

Tags: chan, dualism, no-mind, On Zen, reification, satori, ZaZeN, Zen

The Two Monks and the Lost Puppy

morganphillips wrote 2 weeks ago: Two monks walking through the countryside came upon a tiny puppy. There were no dwellings for miles … more »

A couple of koans

Vishal Lama wrote 1 month ago: 1) Why does Bodhidharma have no beard? 2) Where do you go when you die? … more »

Daisetz T. Suzuki - the Zen Way of Viewing Reality

ZenFrog wrote 1 month ago: Zen and Pragmatism–A Reply (Comment and Disussion) DAISETZ T. SUZUKI Philosophy East and W … more »

Tags: Basho, satori, On Zen, Zen, chan, no-mind, Dharma, dualism, rinzai

the monkey pod tree in the beach park

Tom Davidson-Marx wrote 2 months ago: In Zen Buddhism there is a rich literary tradition known as koans. Koans are “public cases … more »

The Two Monks1 comment

morganphillips wrote 2 months ago: Two monks were making the long journey from one temple to another.  As they walked they came upon a … more »

An Analysis Of The Koans In The Mu Mon Kwan

ZenFrog wrote 3 months ago: Hakuin’s Daruma John F. Fisher, Evanston, U.S.A., Northwestern University Numen, Vol. 25, Fa … more »

Tags: Buddha, chan, dualism, no-mind, On Zen, reification, rinzai, satori, Zen

The Unconditioned In Buddhism, Zen and Our Own Lives

ZenFrog wrote 3 months ago: The Unconditioned In Buddhism, Zen and Our Own Lives By Jeff Shore A revised version of lectures g … more »

Tags: Buddha, ZaZeN, reification, Zen, chan, no-mind, dualism, Soto, sutras

Unexpected Jewels1 comment

Tom Accuosti wrote 3 months ago: A few years ago, a friend of mine got into the habit of stopping by my house once a week to talk abo … more »

Tags: freemasonry, Masonry, tao, Taoism, Zen, Masonic, Tao & Zen, personal development

1-9-08 Get yer enlightenment on

gavortnik wrote 4 months ago: So I’m doing some research into the Three Pounds of Flax Zen koan for a story on my lunch brea … more »

Tags: FREAKIN' IMPORTANT MAN, Gooey Gummi Goodness, ~Mailing List~, Free Stuff

"The Keiso dokuzi" by Zen Master Hakuin Zenji

ZenFrog wrote 4 months ago: The Keiso dokuzi Hakuin Zenji Keiso dokuzui The Five, Ranks of The Apparent and the Real: The Or … more »

Tags: Buddha, chan, chan-poem, Dharma, dualism, hakuin, no-mind, rinzai, Samadhi

Tibet

Brendan wrote 4 months ago: I have spent the past few days in quiet contemplation at a Tibetan monastery. Here are some koans I … more »

The Nature of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism - Part I - Understanding and Enlightenment

ZenFrog wrote 5 months ago: The Nature of ch’an (Zen) Buddhism* PART I CHEN-CHI CHANG Philosophy East and West 6, no.4 … more »

Tags: Buddha, satori, On Zen, Zen-history, ZaZeN, reification, Taoism, Zen, chan

The Nature of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism - Part II - Teachings and Methodology

ZenFrog wrote 5 months ago: The Nature of ch’an (Zen) Buddhism* PART II CHEN-CHI CHANG Philosophy East and West 6, no.4 … more »

Tags: Buddha, satori, On Zen, Zen-history, ZaZeN, reification, Taoism, Zen, chan

The blogger and Master Zuko

Master Denzuko wrote 6 months ago: Upon one day a blogger came before Master Zuko and be-riddled him a query, “How does one get t … more »

Talks, Zen Teachings and Paintings of the Great Zen Master Hakuin

ZenFrog wrote 6 months ago: The Zen Teachings of Hakuin In the Realm of a Thousand Buddhas * A Talk about his Teacher Sh … more »

Tags: Buddha, satori, Zen-history, Huineng, platform sutra, Video, ZaZeN, reification, Zen

On Zen (Ch’an) Language and Zen Paradoxes

ZenFrog wrote 7 months ago: by Hakuin’s Daruma Chung-ying Cheng University of Hawaii, Queens College of the City Univer … more »

Tags: Buddha, satori, On Zen, reification, Zen, chan, no-mind, Dharma, dualism

The Gateless Gate by Chan Master Wu-men Hui-hai Or Mumon Ekai - Koans 40-45

ZenFrog wrote 7 months ago: Case 40 Tipping Over a Water Bottle 四十 □倒淨瓶 o山和尚、始在百 … more »

Tags: Buddha, satori, reification, Zen, chan, no-mind, Dharma, dualism, rinzai


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