Simple Mind Zen

The Ordinary Mind School of Zen Buddhist practice
after C.Joko Beck, Diane Rizzetto and Ezra Bayda.

Showing posts with label Bassui. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bassui. Show all posts
Friday, September 30, 2016

Bassui: An Arrow Flies Straight to Hell

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"The mind is host, the body is guest." Zen master and historical figure, Bassui was born in Japan in 1327. Rejected by his mother...
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

On Right and Mistaken Paths

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"If one not yet having attained true perception were to gather followers... discoursing from limited perception, he would become a de...
Monday, May 6, 2013

The Precious Jewel

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"Don't covet the leftovers of others while losing the precious jewel that hangs around your own neck."  --Zen Master Bassui ...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

The Buddhahood of Ordinary People

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"Those whose karmic inclination led them on the right path, ended up realizing their true nature and became enlightened." --Mud a...
Thursday, June 11, 2009

Amida Buddha, The Buddha of Light

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" I have nothing to say. Even if I were to explain, people attached to the phenomenal world would not believe me; on the contrary, they...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

Bassui: The Sole Practice of Zen

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Zen Master Bassui writes in the Book, Mud and Water, "clearly seeing into one's nature is called practice. And the seat that put...
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