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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

https://youtu.be/hBwynXfzUnA

: 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...

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Dec 16 (Mon) 9:00-13:00
Jan 5 (Sun) 18:00-22:00
Jan 20 (Mon) 9:00am-13:00
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Video Introducing Zen
Click here for an introduction to Zen video. Matsumoto-san spoke upon invitation by Astanga Yoga Mandir. Matsumoto-san's lecture begins at 15:43. Thank you, AYM, for this opportunity!

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