Hollow Bones Zen

“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”

- His Holiness The Dalai Lama

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A monk asked Joshu, "I beg for your instructions, teacher."
Joshu replied, "Have you eaten your breakfast yet?"
The monk responded, "Yes, I have."
Joshu said, "Then go wash your bowl."
The monk became enlightened.

#zen #joshu #koan #buddhism

Diligence (virya) involves exerting energetic effort in cultivating wholesome qualities, overcoming unwholesome habits, purifying the mind... and cultivating a joyful and enthusiastic approach.

Read more ...

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“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
- Lao Tzu

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“We all exist as part of a wonderful stream of life.”

- Thich Nhat Hahn

A student asked the Zen Master, “How do we escape the heat?”

He answered, “Go right in the middle of the fire.”

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"... the wisdom of stopping, pausing, seeing the fullness of reality, is the foundation of our practice. We have to make time and space to utilize the ground of practice. To trust that this is the ground of healing ourselves and the world."

Read more: hollowboneszen.org/dig-deep/

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“To accept some idea of truth without experiencing it is like a painting of a cake on paper which you cannot eat.” – Suzuki Roshi

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Our Recovery Dharma group meets every Thursday! We offer support and training for using Buddhist practices for overcoming addictions and addictive behaviors.

Find more details here: hollowboneszen.org/recovery-dha...

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“To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.” – Thich Nhat Hạnh

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A Zen proverb paints a quiet scene... “Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.” Learn about Concentration (Dhyana), one of the Six Paramitas.

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“To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.”
― Lao Tzu

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"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
There is a field. I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
The world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase each other
Doesn't make any sense."
-Rumi

#buddhism #zen #rumi

"… we must never lose faith in humanity. We are all the same human beings sharing this small planet. At most, we have a life span of about a hundred years. This is but a blip in the great age of our planet. What matters most is what we do with our short life."
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Following zen precepts should never be viewed through a lens of good or bad, holy or sinful, but rather in terms of ignorance vs. wisdom.

Read our discussion on Sila - Ethical Discipline, one of the Six Perfections.

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"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves... the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."
- Rainer Maria Rilke

“The most important thing is to remember the most important thing.”

-Shunryu Suzuki

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“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” – Thich Nhat Hahn

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A Zen master was once asked, “What is the secret of your happiness?”

He answered, “Complete, unrestricted cooperation with the unavoidable.”

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“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” ― Thich Nhat Hạnh

#zenquotes #buddhistwisdom #buddhasky #buddhism #enlightenment #selflove #selfcare

Check out our new program called Recovery Dharma, which offers a way to free ourselves from the suffering of addiction using Buddhist practices and principles.

First meeting Thursday, July 10 - hollowboneszen.org/recovery-dha...

#buddhism #zen #addiction #recovery #suffering #free

The Six Perfections, or Paramitas, are guides for practitioners on the Bodhisattva path. Read about sila, commonly translated as ethical discipline.

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“Have good trust in yourself … not in the One that you think you should be, but in the One that you are.” – Maezumi Roshi

#zenquotes #buddhistwisdom #dharma #selfconfidence #bodhisattvas #buddhism #zen

Our monthly Intro to Zen class covers all the details you need to get started in practice! Join us Sunday, July 6, at 10:00 (ET).

Check out these resources on the foundational Zen
teachings:

hollowboneszen.org/intro-to-zen/

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When all your desires are distilled
You will cast just two votes:

To love more,
And be happy.

- Hafiz

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If you understand, things are just as they are.
If you do not understand, things are just as they are.

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A Zen story …

A horse is galloping quickly, and it seems that the man on the horse is going somewhere important.

Someone shouts, “Where are you going?”

The man replies, “I don’t know! Ask the horse!”

#buddhism #zen #story

Back from Dai Bosatsu Zendo, our root monastery, after a lovely 6-day sesshin. Honoring our ancestors in the Sangha Meadow cemetery. Paying our respects to Jun Po, founder of Hollow Bones Zen. Deep gassho, Roshi.

“The real meditation is how you live your life.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

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“Nothing ever exists entirely alone. Everything is in relation to everything else.”– Buddha

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