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The Four Bodhisattva Vows, from the Boundless Way Zen liturgy: Beings are numberless; I vow to free them. Delusions are inexhaustible;...

I was recently speaking to a Dharma friend about all of the varieties of discrimination being highlighted in the world right now.  The tend...

The teaching I most resonate with in Zen is that we are all already Buddhas, but our delusions keep us from knowing this.  On one level, th...

When I first began to study Zen, I was very inspired by Philip Kapleau's book The Three Pillars of Zen.  The three pillars that Kaplea...

My latest article for Buddhadharma Magazine: https://www.lionsroar.com/a-woman-of-zen/

One of our Boundless Way Zen miscellaneous koans is a two line verse:   A thousand mountains are covered in snow. Why is this one...

Mountains at Lake Como, Italy "Priest Daokai of Mt. Furong said to the assembly, "The green mountains are always walking; a st...