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Articles by members of the Ames Mahasangha


I am not sure how you are using kōan practice right now so I will discuss it with you.

The Mind is neither large nor small; it is…

Though gold and jade fill the hall

Actually these are not the precious things that will save us

Follow this jewel of mine birth…

how many kalpas

sitting in this position

legs crossed

palms in lap

mind playing with thoughts

distractions…

This illness [of having something to obtain] is not just that of particularly able and virtuous members of the scholar-official class, for Chan…

   During a Dharma talk at the Lexington Zen Center, Zen Master Seung Sahn said to the assembly, "In the Bible, Jesus says, 'I am the Way, the…

Written by Five Mountain Zen Order founder, Ven. Wonji Dharma.  Reposted from his blog: …

Although mindfulness meditation is simple in concept, it provides practice on many different skills at the…