Muho gives talk on Shobogenzo Gyoji (Japanese & English), February 27th 2018

Nishijima translation of the Shobogenzo: thezensite.com/ZenTeachings/Dogen_Teachings/Shobogenzo_2_NC.pdf Shasta abbey translation of the Shobogenzo: shastaabbey.org/pdf/shoboAll.pdf There were people who were still going to India after the P’u-t’ung era of the Liang dynasty, and for what? This was foolishness in the extreme. Depending on how their bad karma led them, they wandered about in foreign countries. Step by … Read more

Muho on Brad Warner’s “The God of Zen”, February 24th 2018

When I’m there, you’re there; when I’m not, you’re not. If I’m not here I’m waiting. Try it again: when you’re here, I’m here too, and when you’re not, then I’m not. Where am I then, when you’re not here? I’m nowhere. What am I doing nowhere ? Waiting. I’m sitting in (what we’ll call) … Read more