Spiritual Life and Practice is Empty
“We must remember that even spiritual life and practice are fundamentally empty.” (Great Wisdom Heart Sutra, Hollow Bones Sutra Book p. 5-6) If we pay attention to the Heart Sutra […]
Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
I take refuge in the absolute purity of this Awakened Mind! (Buddha) I take refuge in this practice of pure selfless awareness, wisdom, compassion and skillful means! (Dharma) I take […]
Atta Dipa | Pure Awareness
Atta = Self Dipa = Light (You are this light) pure selfless awareness. Rely upon selfless awareness. Do not rely upon concepts of self and other that appear. Do not […]
“What is Most Essential” ~Jun Po
“What is most essential is the practice of Dhyana, meditative mindfulness, which enables us to experience the Absolute Purity of our deepest nature and to hold that transpersonal truth in […]
The Gate of Oneness is Open
The gate of the oneness of cause and effect is open. (Song of Zazen, Hollow Bones Sutra Book p.39-40) The Buddha identified three kinds of suffering: the dukkha of physical […]
“Shikantaza” ~Barry Magid
“Just sitting means just that. That “just” endlessly goes against the grain of our need to fix, transform, and improve ourselves. The paradox of our practice is that the most […]
Hollow Bones Precepts
Precepts 1. Affirm Life ~ I respect all sentient and insentient beings and always act with compassion towards them. In order to live, it is necessary for me to take […]
“Lotus Paradise” ~Master Hakuin
“At this moment, what more need we seek? As the Truth eternally reveals Itself, This very place is the Lotus Paradise! This very Body is the Buddha!” ~Master Hakuin (Hollow […]
I Now Confess and Purify
“All of the deluded behavior ever manifested by me because of my beginningless greed, anger and ignorance, born of my body, speech and mind, Through meditation and action I now […]
Green Tara Sangha est. 1994
Established in 1994, the Green Tara Sangha offers both the beginning and experienced student an opportunity for Zen practice, Buddhist study and fellowship with others interested in the practice of […]
