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A Revolutionary Act
June 24, 2020
A Revolutionary Act
June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020
Move Into Life
June 11, 2020
Move Into Life
June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020
Subtle
June 4, 2020
Subtle
June 4, 2020
June 4, 2020
Worldly Knowledge
May 21, 2020
Worldly Knowledge
May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020
Complete
March 5, 2020
Complete
March 5, 2020
March 5, 2020
Buddhadharma
February 26, 2020
Buddhadharma
February 26, 2020
February 26, 2020
Leave Some Space
February 19, 2020
Leave Some Space
February 19, 2020
February 19, 2020
Zen Meditation
February 13, 2020
Zen Meditation
February 13, 2020
February 13, 2020
Make Peace with Everthing
February 6, 2020
Make Peace with Everthing
February 6, 2020
February 6, 2020
All Around Us
January 23, 2020
All Around Us
January 23, 2020
January 23, 2020
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Enough-Mind
July 25, 2019
Enough-Mind
July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019
Silence Is Better Than Holiness
July 18, 2019
Silence Is Better Than Holiness
July 18, 2019
July 18, 2019
Karma Disappeared
July 16, 2019
Karma Disappeared
July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
The True Body of the Buddha
July 11, 2019
The True Body of the Buddha
July 11, 2019
July 11, 2019
Buddhism Is Not Going to Help You
July 6, 2019
Buddhism Is Not Going to Help You
July 6, 2019
July 6, 2019
Don't Touch the Hook
July 4, 2019
Don't Touch the Hook
July 4, 2019
July 4, 2019
The Beginning and the End of Practice
July 2, 2019
The Beginning and the End of Practice
July 2, 2019
July 2, 2019
Community
June 29, 2019
Community
June 29, 2019
June 29, 2019
Clear Mind
June 27, 2019
Clear Mind
June 27, 2019
June 27, 2019
Your Original Job
June 25, 2019
Your Original Job
June 25, 2019
June 25, 2019
Self Improvement
June 22, 2019
Self Improvement
June 22, 2019
June 22, 2019
You Can Do It Any Time
June 20, 2019
You Can Do It Any Time
June 20, 2019
June 20, 2019
Keen-Eyed Teacher
June 18, 2019
Keen-Eyed Teacher
June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019
Obstacles
June 15, 2019
Obstacles
June 15, 2019
June 15, 2019
Same Root
June 13, 2019
Same Root
June 13, 2019
June 13, 2019
Don't Be Afraid of Your Sickness
June 11, 2019
Don't Be Afraid of Your Sickness
June 11, 2019
June 11, 2019
Truth Is Unmoving
June 8, 2019
Truth Is Unmoving
June 8, 2019
June 8, 2019
All Things Are Questions
June 6, 2019
All Things Are Questions
June 6, 2019
June 6, 2019
Become Buddha
June 4, 2019
Become Buddha
June 4, 2019
June 4, 2019
How Do We Live Our Life?
June 1, 2019
How Do We Live Our Life?
June 1, 2019
June 1, 2019
No Such Thing
May 30, 2019
No Such Thing
May 30, 2019
May 30, 2019
This Is Sitting
May 28, 2019
This Is Sitting
May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019
Very Simple
May 25, 2019
Very Simple
May 25, 2019
May 25, 2019
Wide View
May 23, 2019
Wide View
May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019
True Nature
May 22, 2019
True Nature
May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019
Zen Has No Road
May 18, 2019
Zen Has No Road
May 18, 2019
May 18, 2019
Don't Check Good and Bad
May 16, 2019
Don't Check Good and Bad
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
No Choice
May 15, 2019
No Choice
May 15, 2019
May 15, 2019
The Correct Way
May 11, 2019
The Correct Way
May 11, 2019
May 11, 2019
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Student of the Universe
May 9, 2019
Student of the Universe
May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019
Don't Make Anything
May 8, 2019
Don't Make Anything
May 8, 2019
May 8, 2019
At All Times
May 4, 2019
At All Times
May 4, 2019
May 4, 2019
Who Made This World
May 2, 2019
Who Made This World
May 2, 2019
May 2, 2019
Never Separate
May 1, 2019
Never Separate
May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
Completely Free
April 27, 2019
Completely Free
April 27, 2019
April 27, 2019
You Mustn't Worry
April 25, 2019
You Mustn't Worry
April 25, 2019
April 25, 2019
Everyday Life
April 24, 2019
Everyday Life
April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019
The Source of Suffering
April 20, 2019
The Source of Suffering
April 20, 2019
April 20, 2019
This World Is a Dream
April 18, 2019
This World Is a Dream
April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019
No Mind
April 17, 2019
No Mind
April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019
Practicing Alone
April 13, 2019
Practicing Alone
April 13, 2019
April 13, 2019
Fortune Telling Is Not Difficult
April 11, 2019
Fortune Telling Is Not Difficult
April 11, 2019
April 11, 2019
To Wake Up
April 10, 2019
To Wake Up
April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
Good and Bad Karma
April 4, 2019
Good and Bad Karma
April 4, 2019
April 4, 2019
The Feeling of Compassion
April 3, 2019
The Feeling of Compassion
April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019
Two Essential Questions
March 30, 2019
Two Essential Questions
March 30, 2019
March 30, 2019
Strong Sitting
March 28, 2019
Strong Sitting
March 28, 2019
March 28, 2019
What Is Mind?
March 27, 2019
What Is Mind?
March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019
Understanding Is in Our Head
March 23, 2019
Understanding Is in Our Head
March 23, 2019
March 23, 2019
The Zen Hall Is Not the Only Zen Hall
March 21, 2019
The Zen Hall Is Not the Only Zen Hall
March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
This Moment Has Everything
March 20, 2019
This Moment Has Everything
March 20, 2019
March 20, 2019
Where?
March 16, 2019
Where?
March 16, 2019
March 16, 2019
Universal Substance
March 14, 2019
Universal Substance
March 14, 2019
March 14, 2019
Be Kind
March 13, 2019
Be Kind
March 13, 2019
March 13, 2019
No Problem
March 9, 2019
No Problem
March 9, 2019
March 9, 2019
Your True I
March 7, 2019
Your True I
March 7, 2019
March 7, 2019
Right Now, Buddha Is Born
March 6, 2019
Right Now, Buddha Is Born
March 6, 2019
March 6, 2019
The True Way
March 2, 2019
The True Way
March 2, 2019
March 2, 2019
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Your True Self Is Always Shining and Free
February 28, 2019
Your True Self Is Always Shining and Free
February 28, 2019
February 28, 2019
Before the Story
February 27, 2019
Before the Story
February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019
Great Meaning
February 23, 2019
Great Meaning
February 23, 2019
February 23, 2019
Three Conditions
February 21, 2019
Three Conditions
February 21, 2019
February 21, 2019
Desire and Aspiration
February 20, 2019
Desire and Aspiration
February 20, 2019
February 20, 2019
Become Buddha
February 16, 2019
Become Buddha
February 16, 2019
February 16, 2019
Everything Becomes Buddha
February 14, 2019
Everything Becomes Buddha
February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019
Inside and Outside Revolution
February 13, 2019
Inside and Outside Revolution
February 13, 2019
February 13, 2019
Understanding Kong-Ans Is Not Important
February 9, 2019
Understanding Kong-Ans Is Not Important
February 9, 2019
February 9, 2019
True Buddhism
February 7, 2019
True Buddhism
February 7, 2019
February 7, 2019
Direct Experience
February 6, 2019
Direct Experience
February 6, 2019
February 6, 2019
We Are All Like Rocks
February 2, 2019
We Are All Like Rocks
February 2, 2019
February 2, 2019
Make Our Minds Simple
January 31, 2019
Make Our Minds Simple
January 31, 2019
January 31, 2019
Free
January 30, 2019
Free
January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019
Zen Mind Is Not Zen Mind
January 26, 2019
Zen Mind Is Not Zen Mind
January 26, 2019
January 26, 2019
Zen Is Not a Religion
January 24, 2019
Zen Is Not a Religion
January 24, 2019
January 24, 2019
True Confidence
January 23, 2019
True Confidence
January 23, 2019
January 23, 2019
Zen Means Not Holding Onto Anything
January 19, 2019
Zen Means Not Holding Onto Anything
January 19, 2019
January 19, 2019
Who Taught You to Breathe?
January 17, 2019
Who Taught You to Breathe?
January 17, 2019
January 17, 2019
Good Things and Bad Things
January 16, 2019
Good Things and Bad Things
January 16, 2019
January 16, 2019
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The Wisdom Is Already There
January 10, 2019
The Wisdom Is Already There
January 10, 2019
January 10, 2019
Look Inside
January 9, 2019
Look Inside
January 9, 2019
January 9, 2019
The Healing Process
January 5, 2019
The Healing Process
January 5, 2019
January 5, 2019
Where is this "I"?
January 3, 2019
Where is this "I"?
January 3, 2019
January 3, 2019
Independence
January 2, 2019
Independence
January 2, 2019
January 2, 2019
Pointing Directly to Mind
December 29, 2018
Pointing Directly to Mind
December 29, 2018
December 29, 2018
Together Action Wave
December 27, 2018
Together Action Wave
December 27, 2018
December 27, 2018
Our Practice and Our Job
December 26, 2018
Our Practice and Our Job
December 26, 2018
December 26, 2018
Authentic
December 19, 2018
Authentic
December 19, 2018
December 19, 2018
Before Thinking
December 15, 2018
Before Thinking
December 15, 2018
December 15, 2018
Mind Revolution
December 13, 2018
Mind Revolution
December 13, 2018
December 13, 2018
Sometimes More Suffering Is Necessary
December 12, 2018
Sometimes More Suffering Is Necessary
December 12, 2018
December 12, 2018
Don't Be Distracted by Inner Peace
December 6, 2018
Don't Be Distracted by Inner Peace
December 6, 2018
December 6, 2018
See Buddha
December 5, 2018
See Buddha
December 5, 2018
December 5, 2018
Wake Up, Just Now
December 1, 2018
Wake Up, Just Now
December 1, 2018
December 1, 2018
Completely Free
November 28, 2018
Completely Free
November 28, 2018
November 28, 2018
We Follow Buddha's Example
November 24, 2018
We Follow Buddha's Example
November 24, 2018
November 24, 2018
Find Your Center
November 22, 2018
Find Your Center
November 22, 2018
November 22, 2018
Try Mind
November 21, 2018
Try Mind
November 21, 2018
November 21, 2018
Happiness
November 17, 2018
Happiness
November 17, 2018
November 17, 2018
Find Your Seed
November 15, 2018
Find Your Seed
November 15, 2018
November 15, 2018
Don't Make Zen Special
November 14, 2018
Don't Make Zen Special
November 14, 2018
November 14, 2018
Put Down Your Prejudices
November 10, 2018
Put Down Your Prejudices
November 10, 2018
November 10, 2018
Lose Everything
November 8, 2018
Lose Everything
November 8, 2018
November 8, 2018
What Is Mind?
November 7, 2018
What Is Mind?
November 7, 2018
November 7, 2018
Everything Is Truth
November 1, 2018
Everything Is Truth
November 1, 2018
November 1, 2018
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Perceiving Sound
November 3, 2018
Perceiving Sound
November 3, 2018
November 3, 2018
Like & Dislike Prison
November 1, 2018
Like & Dislike Prison
November 1, 2018
November 1, 2018
Dry Cognition Cannot Help Your Life
October 31, 2018
Dry Cognition Cannot Help Your Life
October 31, 2018
October 31, 2018
Our Practicing Direction
October 27, 2018
Our Practicing Direction
October 27, 2018
October 27, 2018
Where Is Your Mind?
October 25, 2018
Where Is Your Mind?
October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018
Everyday Mind
October 24, 2018
Everyday Mind
October 24, 2018
October 24, 2018
The Only Moment
October 20, 2018
The Only Moment
October 20, 2018
October 20, 2018
Become a Human Being
October 18, 2018
Become a Human Being
October 18, 2018
October 18, 2018
Intellectual Understanding
October 17, 2018
Intellectual Understanding
October 17, 2018
October 17, 2018
Four Seasons
October 13, 2018
Four Seasons
October 13, 2018
October 13, 2018
You Lack Nothing
October 11, 2018
You Lack Nothing
October 11, 2018
October 11, 2018
Trust Life's Experience
October 10, 2018
Trust Life's Experience
October 10, 2018
October 10, 2018
Mind Makes Everything
October 6, 2018
Mind Makes Everything
October 6, 2018
October 6, 2018
Karma Disappeared
October 4, 2018
Karma Disappeared
October 4, 2018
October 4, 2018
Without Resentment
October 3, 2018
Without Resentment
October 3, 2018
October 3, 2018
Zen Sickness
September 29, 2018
Zen Sickness
September 29, 2018
September 29, 2018
Like and Dislike Mind
September 28, 2018
Like and Dislike Mind
September 28, 2018
September 28, 2018
Good Season
September 26, 2018
Good Season
September 26, 2018
September 26, 2018
Keen-Eyed Teacher
September 22, 2018
Keen-Eyed Teacher
September 22, 2018
September 22, 2018
Community
September 20, 2018
Community
September 20, 2018
September 20, 2018
More Important Than Buddhism
September 19, 2018
More Important Than Buddhism
September 19, 2018
September 19, 2018
Don't Be Afraid of Your Sickness
September 15, 2018
Don't Be Afraid of Your Sickness
September 15, 2018
September 15, 2018
Zen Practice Means Look at Yourself
September 12, 2018
Zen Practice Means Look at Yourself
September 12, 2018
September 12, 2018
Your Payment to the Four Elements
September 8, 2018
Your Payment to the Four Elements
September 8, 2018
September 8, 2018
Obstacles
September 5, 2018
Obstacles
September 5, 2018
September 5, 2018
The Base of Practice
September 1, 2018
The Base of Practice
September 1, 2018
September 1, 2018
This Is Zen
August 29, 2018
This Is Zen
August 29, 2018
August 29, 2018
Beginning of the End
August 25, 2018
Beginning of the End
August 25, 2018
August 25, 2018
True Substance
August 22, 2018
True Substance
August 22, 2018
August 22, 2018
Formal Practice
August 18, 2018
Formal Practice
August 18, 2018
August 18, 2018
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Very Simple
August 15, 2018
Very Simple
August 15, 2018
August 15, 2018
When, Not If
August 8, 2018
When, Not If
August 8, 2018
August 8, 2018
True Meditation
August 4, 2018
True Meditation
August 4, 2018
August 4, 2018
Direct Experience
August 1, 2018
Direct Experience
August 1, 2018
August 1, 2018
Zen Has No Road
July 28, 2018
Zen Has No Road
July 28, 2018
July 28, 2018
Everything is Meditation
July 25, 2018
Everything is Meditation
July 25, 2018
July 25, 2018
Two Essential Questions
July 21, 2018
Two Essential Questions
July 21, 2018
July 21, 2018
Your True Teachers
July 18, 2018
Your True Teachers
July 18, 2018
July 18, 2018
True Home
July 14, 2018
True Home
July 14, 2018
July 14, 2018
Who Made This
July 10, 2018
Who Made This
July 10, 2018
July 10, 2018
Good Actions Cannot Change Your Karma
July 7, 2018
Good Actions Cannot Change Your Karma
July 7, 2018
July 7, 2018
Completely Free
July 4, 2018
Completely Free
July 4, 2018
July 4, 2018
Fortune Telling Is Not Difficult
June 30, 2018
Fortune Telling Is Not Difficult
June 30, 2018
June 30, 2018
You Mustn't Worry
June 29, 2018
You Mustn't Worry
June 29, 2018
June 29, 2018
Head and Heart
June 23, 2018
Head and Heart
June 23, 2018
June 23, 2018
The Source of Suffering
June 20, 2018
The Source of Suffering
June 20, 2018
June 20, 2018
Strong Sitting
June 19, 2018
Strong Sitting
June 19, 2018
June 19, 2018
Practicing Alone
June 19, 2018
Practicing Alone
June 19, 2018
June 19, 2018
The Zen Hall
June 12, 2018
The Zen Hall
June 12, 2018
June 12, 2018
This Whole World Is a Dream
June 8, 2018
This Whole World Is a Dream
June 8, 2018
June 8, 2018
Find the Seed
May 30, 2018
Find the Seed
May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018
"What is this not-moving thing?"
May 25, 2018
"What is this not-moving thing?"
May 25, 2018
May 25, 2018
"Your true self is always shining and free."
May 19, 2018
"Your true self is always shining and free."
May 19, 2018
May 19, 2018
"What is it that we’re defending?"
May 16, 2018
"What is it that we’re defending?"
May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018
Become Buddha
May 15, 2018
Become Buddha
May 15, 2018
May 15, 2018
Three Conditions
May 15, 2018
Three Conditions
May 15, 2018
May 15, 2018
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Stay Nimble
May 8, 2018
Stay Nimble
May 8, 2018
May 8, 2018
Your True
May 2, 2018
Your True
May 2, 2018
May 2, 2018
Easy and Difficult
April 27, 2018
Easy and Difficult
April 27, 2018
April 27, 2018
Direct Experience
April 18, 2018
Direct Experience
April 18, 2018
April 18, 2018
Strong Sitting
April 17, 2018
Strong Sitting
April 17, 2018
April 17, 2018
Good and bad do not matter.
April 17, 2018
Good and bad do not matter.
April 17, 2018
April 17, 2018
The thought itself is Buddha
April 10, 2018
The thought itself is Buddha
April 10, 2018
April 10, 2018
We are all like rocks
April 4, 2018
We are all like rocks
April 4, 2018
April 4, 2018
The Wisdom Is Already There
April 3, 2018
The Wisdom Is Already There
April 3, 2018
April 3, 2018
Imbalance Is the World's Sickness
March 21, 2018
Imbalance Is the World's Sickness
March 21, 2018
March 21, 2018
Good Answer, Bad Answer
March 21, 2018
Good Answer, Bad Answer
March 21, 2018
March 21, 2018
Look Inside
March 21, 2018
Look Inside
March 21, 2018
March 21, 2018
Where is this I?
February 28, 2018
Where is this I?
February 28, 2018
February 28, 2018
Middle Path Quote
February 27, 2018
Middle Path Quote
February 27, 2018
February 27, 2018
Zen does not explain anything
February 27, 2018
Zen does not explain anything
February 27, 2018
February 27, 2018
Zen isn't a religion
February 20, 2018
Zen isn't a religion
February 20, 2018
February 20, 2018
Spontaneous Goodness
February 16, 2018
Spontaneous Goodness
February 16, 2018
February 16, 2018
True Nature
February 7, 2018
True Nature
February 7, 2018
February 7, 2018
The Great Work of Life and Death
February 2, 2018
The Great Work of Life and Death
February 2, 2018
February 2, 2018
Put down our prejudices
January 31, 2018
Put down our prejudices
January 31, 2018
January 31, 2018
Our Practicing Direction
January 31, 2018
Our Practicing Direction
January 31, 2018
January 31, 2018
Too Late
January 31, 2018
Too Late
January 31, 2018
January 31, 2018
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January 31, 2018
Getting and Losing
January 31, 2018
January 31, 2018
Everything is truth
January 12, 2018
Everything is truth
January 12, 2018
January 12, 2018
Truly Happy
January 3, 2018
Truly Happy
January 3, 2018
January 3, 2018

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