7 articles
The belief that 'I can't change' rests on an assumption worth questioning: are you even the same person you were yesterday? Using Dogen's teaching on firewood and ash, this article offers practices for noticing the change already underway.
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The harder you chase the right method, the more you lose sight of what matters. From the Zen parable of the finger pointing at the moon comes a wiser way to live.
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The harder you search, the less you find. From the koan of master Kyogen, who awakened to a stone striking bamboo, comes the Zen wisdom of letting go.
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A modern guide to Zen's famous Ten Bulls. The ten stages of searching for, finding, taming, and finally forgetting the ox chart a path home to the self for those who have lost their way.
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When exactly does water become boiling water? This Zen koan dissolves our obsession with pinpointing the moment of change and frees the mind.
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What can we learn when standing before a locked door? Explore the Zen koan paradox: sometimes the door opens only when you stop pushing.
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Falling snow piles up and eventually melts away. But has it truly disappeared? Explore the Zen koan that challenges our understanding of vanishing and transformation.
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