Venerable ones, I cannot these days cease from using a lot of words, and come out preaching many inept things. But do not let yourselves be deceived! As I see it, there are not really so many principles. If you want to act, just act; and if you do not want to act, then rest. It is said that the Six Paramitas and the ten-thousand practices are the Buddha-Dharma. I say they are both methods for spiritual adornment and for carrying on the Buddha’s work; they are not the Buddha Dharma.

(The Zen Teaching of Rinzai tr. Irmgard Schloegl)

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In this podcast:

•       The relationship between teachings and insight

•       Bodhidharma’s famous verse as a summation of the Zen approach is also a middle way.

•       Being our ordinary selves is not always easy

•       The Six Paramitas as a foundation for Mahayana Practice

•       The Parable of the raft is the prescribed medicine when it comes to this relationship between teachings, practice and insight.