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Does it really matter if we have word "straight from the horse's mouth"? Even if I had absolute positive proof that Shakyamuni himself actually didn't say _____, that does not negate the va… (View Post)
(Quote) So we should restrict Buddhist practice entirely to the cushion? (when I first began, I thought the same thing-- just let me meditate and do nothing else!) Gassho deepens zazen. Zazen deepens… (View Post)
"Modern Buddhism" is a catchy marketing phrase. But then, so is "ancient Buddhism." The only "Buddhism" that matters is the one that you yourself practice in this very m… (View Post)
Well, I certainly like the Dao De Jing-- and that was an important stepping stone toward Chan/Zen for me (not sure how many translations I have owned in the past). I Zhuang Zi is a bit more difficult… (View Post)