The Diamond Sutra, part of the Prajna Paramita sutras, is second only to the Heart Sutra in importance for Zen Practitioners. A number of phrases taken directly from the sutra are to be found among the preliminary koans.

Source: The Flowing Bridge by Elaine MacInnes Wisdom 2007

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Some reflections on the three main components of Earth Day -- sitting (mind), chanting (speech), and work (body).

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A very simple koan -- but don't be fooled --Tozan's 3 pounds of flax is unfathomable.

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Buddhist and Zen teachings on work.

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Effort is an essential element in practice. It is one of the strands of the 8-fold Path, one of the 6 Paramitas, and one of the 7 factors of enlightenment. What is right effort, and does it relate to Aimlessness?

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As extreme weather events grow more frequent and it becomes more apparent that we have "entered a period of consequences" in regard to the climate crisis, how do we work with change, loss and devastation in ways that are healthy and helpful?

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Working with worries about the future and forgiving wrongs of the past.

Text used: Our Appointment with Life: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present, by Thich Nhat Hanh (translated by Annabel Laity), Parallax Press 1990.

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Koans, their purpose, how they work, and why the can be called vile.

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Text used: The Unborn; The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693, Translated and with an Introduction by Norman Waddell, North Point Press 1984.

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Sickness and pain are inevitable but suffering is not

Text used: The Unborn; The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693, Translated and with an Introduction by Norman Waddell, North Point Press 1984.

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