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A Poem by Horaku

Question and Answer I ask the Silent Self About myself The Answer Echoes back…. Everyone Else is Manifesting Everyone else… A simple...

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Moments of Wonderment: Dharma Talk by Mushin Sensei

Mushin Sensei October 2015 Southern Palm Zen Group Download Talk

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A Brief Reflection on Ziyong’s Last Teaching * by Mushin Sensei

This rich story bundles together three aspects: birth and death, nirvana, and dreams. It is like a multi-layered cake. How can we taste...

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Gratitude from Inside

I received this letter a few days ago and I wanted to share it with our extended sangha. We just never know how our attempts to bring...

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8 Decades of Wisdom : Dharma Talk by Doshin Sensei

Doshin Sensei: 8 Decades of Wisdom August 2015 Southern Palm Zen Group Download Talk

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Satsujo Weeps by Wilbur Mushin May

The old woman grieving tears or no tears?! That’s the question: wet or dry? To jump into the water you get wet. No separation. To...

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The Old Woman Steals Zhaoshou’s Bamboo Shoots

One day Master Zhaozhou was outside the monastery and an old woman came along carrying an empty basket. He asked her: “Where are you...

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The Truth is Ready to Harvest : Dharma Talk by Mushin Sensei

Mushin Sensei July 2015 Southern Palm Zen Group Download Talk

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Today It Came to Me ……..A Dharma Poem by Shoko

Today it came to me… that my enemy is my treasured friend. That when I look at “others” I see “myself” again. Today it came to me…. ...

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Concluding Poem

Concluding Poem by Wilbur Mushin Sensi Two love birds doing the ancient courtship dance advancing, retreating, quivering energy, ...

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