Introductory Talks
Dana, Giving
Dana, which means “giving”, is a very important concept and a very important practice in all the major religions of the world, including Christianity, in which it goes by the name, “charity”, ...
Eihei Dogen’s “Hotsuganmon”, or “Words for Arousing the Vow”
Dharma Talk on Dogen Zenji's "Words for Arousing the Vow", the Hotsuganmon ...
Basics of Sitting
The Buddha meditated for six years, Bodhidharma for nine. The practice of meditation is not a method for the attainment of realization – it is enlightenment itself. Dogen Zenji ...
Dharma Talk on the Four Vows
Sentient beings are numberless; I vow to free them.... ...
Kenshô
The word “kensho”, like so many Japanese words, is a compound of two Chinese characters, meaning “see” (ken) and “nature” (sho), as in “see the nature of things”. So to have a ...
