I first translated the Fukanzazengi into Dutch for the benefit of the congregation in the Netherlands. As it laid bare some interesting differences with the English version of the OBC, some fellow monks suggested another English version would be of use. This … Continue reading →
(When asked if I would be willing to have the following article, written by me some 16 years ago, republished, I reread it and found the style rather awkward compared to how I might say things today. I also recognized … Continue reading →
The title Can Ton Qi (TS’AN-T’UNG-CH’I) (Chinese) — Sandōkai (Japanese) has much in it. It makes reference to a very well known Daoist text which was
Continue reading →Rev. Master Daizui comments on his sadness at the events of 9/11 in the USA and goes on to say: “And yet within this sadness, this self-questioning and introspection, there are some positive things which
Continue reading →Great Master Dōgen is a key figure in the Serene Reflection Meditation tradition because he is the monk who brought the tradition from China to Japan in 1227. This article has a detailed
Continue reading →From Lectures on Genjō Kōan, “The Spiritual Question as It Manifests Before Your Very Eyes,” a chapter of the Shōbōgenzō by Great Master Dōgen.
Continue reading →Putting the Scripture of Great Wisdom in the context of the Mahayana, and explaining why it is so important to the Soto zen tradition. PDF to download: Berwyn Watson Approaching the Scripture of Great Wisdom
Continue reading →“Keizan is seen as one of the two founders of Soto Zen in Japan. He lived in the late-13th/early 14th centuries two generation after Great Master Dogen, and
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