Buddha Nature
The Buddha-nature is not only a potential in Man, but in everything that exists. Stone, river and tree are all parts of the great hidden Unity. Thus Man, through his …
1st Archery This Year
I had a chance to do some archery up at Hot Springs, Virginia. Weather was perfect.
Find Balance In Your Life
Length and shortness create each other, from each other. The ideas of height and lowness arise from a contrast between the two. The musical notes of the scale become harmonious …
Basho’s 9th Century Message for Today
Basho was a master of the ninth century. One day he was sitting with his feet across the garden-path. A monk came along with a wheel-barrow. Tuck in your feet, …
Unusual Way of Spiritual Practice
There is a characteristic of Zen which cannot be found in any other practice or in any religion. That is to say, its peculiar mode of expressing profound religious insight …
The Zen Master Eno
Eno was a great Zen master of the seventh century. He had lost his parents when he was young and earned his living by gathering firewood. One day when he …
About Zen
Buddhist and non-Buddhist religions, lay stress on scriptural authority, that is holy books, writings, and doctrine. But Zen denounces all this on the grounds that words or characters can never …
Mike’s Alexa Skills on Amazon
All FREE – if you have not seen these – here are my four active skills you can check out if you have an Alexa Echo device and these topics …