by ADZG | Mar 23, 2018 | Chants
Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi The dharma of thusness is intimately transmitted by buddhas and ancestors; Now you have it; preserve it well. A silver bowl filled with snow; a heron hidden in the moon. Taken as similar, they are not the same; Not distinguished,...
by ADZG | Mar 23, 2018 | Chants
By seeking appearances and sounds One cannot truly find the Way. The deep source of realization comes with constancy, bliss, self, and purity. Its purity is constant, its bliss is myself. The two are mutually dependent, like firewood and fire. The self’s bliss...
by ADZG | Mar 23, 2018 | Chants
Silent and serene, forgetting words, bright clarity appears before you. When you reflect it you become vast, where you embody it you are spiritually uplifted. Spiritually solitary and shining, inner illumination restores wonder. Dew in the moonlight, a river of stars,...
by ADZG | Mar 23, 2018 | Chants
Actualizing the Fundamental Point As all things are buddha-dharma, there is delusion and realization, practice, birth and death, and there are buddhas and sentient beings. As the myriad things are without an abiding self, there is no delusion, no realization, no...
by ADZG | Mar 23, 2018 | Chants
Great Ancestor Eihei Dogen’s Words for Arousing the Vow We vow together with all beings, from this life on throughout numerous lifetimes, not to fail to hear the true dharma. Hearing this we will not be skeptical and will not be without faith. Directly upon...
by ADZG | Mar 23, 2018 | Chants
Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen The Way is originally perfect and all-pervading. How could it be contingent on practice and realization? The true vehicle is self-sufficient. What need is there for special effort? Indeed, the whole body is free from...
