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Zen isn't something you learn

2024/11/20  

By Kenichi Matsumoto, translated by Madoka. Knowing what is real doesn’t come from learning. Zen Mas ...

This is Zen

2022/4/1  

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What’s really happening

2022/3/15  

Someone says to you, “you’re so unattractive.” The fact is, after hearing the words, “you’re so unat ...

Form is Emptiness, and Emptiness is Form

2022/3/1  

If you try to understand this part of the Heart Sutra, “form is emptiness, and emptiness is form,” y ...

Emptiness

2022/2/18  

The True Meaning of "Emptiness” The word “emptiness” appears in the Heart Sutra, but it does not mea ...

What is Zen?

2022/2/7  

Zen is not an ideology, philosophy, Eastern culture, conceptual paradigm, or belief. “Zen” is the na ...

Knowing actual fact is a key to liberation

2022/1/7  

Have you ever tried to confirm what actual fact is? It can be done like this: Look to the right. Loo ...

The illusion of self and other

2021/12/1  

Have you ever questioned reality or who you really are? Did you know that the function of cognition ...

The End of Matsumoto-san's Search for Truth

2021/1/7  

Matsumoto-san used to feel anxious about the future. The anxiety was not severe, but he felt it ever ...

Verifying by Thinking = Delusion

2018/2/1  

What is this? Sky? A heart mark? Beautiful? The answer is none of the above. It is...