“The ordinary person’s mind is the Way. This very mind, just as it is, is Buddha.” Recently my fellow teacher, Kendo Roshi, suggested that we look into Bankei’s writings together. While reading Bankei’s writings what seemed so famailiar is what I often refer to as “resting in naturalness [of mind]”. Bankei says that, for example,Continue reading “Unborn Mind”
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Stacking Tiles
Why is it that we feel that we must bring meaning to our experiences? Can we simply experience them in their natural purity? We usually think about the experience as it’s happening, as we’re actually having it and try to remember it exactly, cling to it so we can later ruminate on it’s meaning and thenContinue reading “Stacking Tiles”
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