To be in the Form but not of the Form; to be in the Emptiness but not of the Emptiness.

It's the one about the robe. Part one of several.

In Soviet Russia, Dharma Wheel turns you!

In which Zen Master Eihei Dōgen blows our minds (again).

It turns out The Kingdom of Heaven and The Western Pure Land may have a few things in common...

In which Dogen disses the guy in that Allen Ginsberg poem.

The thieves, the gates, and the different kinds of dust.

How to hear the Sutras in the sounds of a passing river.

This is part 13 of the “Zen Buddhism” series on Buddhist Books Podcast. In this episode, we’ll begin reading "The Platform Sutra" of the Sixth Patriarch of Zen (Chan) Buddhism, thought to have been composed around 780 CE.

This is part 12 of the “Zen Buddhism” series on Buddhist Books Podcast. In this episode, we’ll be reading Eihei Dōgen’s “Shobogenzo” the chapter entitled “Raihai-Tokuzui” meaning "Prostrating to Attainment of the Marrow" which he wrote in early April of 1240 C.E.