“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

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 = 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 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 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

“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