Lately, I've been back to reading books by Shunryu Suzuki (Suzuki Roshi) and Dainin Katagiri. They brought Japanese Zen training to the U.S. Zen simplicity counterbalances the complexity of the messages one can get bombarded with as a spiritual seeker, with the wealth of what is available today on the internet. No matter how far … Continue reading A Zen Healing Method
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Zen Sayings
Deng Ming-Dao notes eight "special qualities" of people who internalize Taoism: simplicity, sensitivity, flexibility, independence and being focused, cultivated, disciplined, and joyous. Zen is simply everyday life lived with awareness. The obstacle is the path. Sun is warm, grass is green… Zen is dropping illusion and seeing things without distortion created by your own thoughts. … Continue reading Zen Sayings