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In Memoriam: Reverend Master Jishō Perry, M.O.B.C.
7th August 1941 – 3rd May 2023 After many months of declining health, Reverend Master Jishō Perry passed away on May 3rd, 2023. He had been a monk of the Order for fifty-three years, since the very early years of … Continue reading →
The Secret of Life Is Will and Words Are Its Key
In honour of the memory of Rev. Master Jishō, and with gratitude for his life of teaching, we offer this article which is an edited transcript of a talk given at Shasta Abbey in 2007. I do have … Continue reading →
Pure Seeing, and What Makes it Possible
Offered in loving memory of Reverend Master Jishō and Reverend Master Saidō. There is that within each of us which sees what is here with openness and without doing anything with it, adding something to it, turning away … Continue reading →
A True Heart Exists
A transcript of a Recorded Dharma Talk for Wallowa Buddhist Temple Congregation, November 6, 2020. From west to east, unseen, flowed out the Mind of India’s greatest Sage And to the source kept true as an unsullied stream is … Continue reading →
The Spiritual Path
This article was first published in the April–June 2023 Berkeley Buddhist Priory Newsletter. The whole purpose of Buddhism is to teach us how we can transform our lives. Buddhist training is actually a step by step process in … Continue reading →
Renunciation
A transcript of a talk which was given after the Renunciation Festival at Reading Priory in January 2022. One of the more powerful statements of the Renunciation is the begging bowl or alms bowl. It forms one of … Continue reading →
Last Words
Introduction: Words said at the time of death can be significant and as precious jewels. Fortunately, just days before his passing, when he knew his days were short, we were able to record some of Reverend Master Saidō’s extemporaneous … Continue reading →