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Ted Biringer
Zen Master Dogen wrote: Nevertheless, buddhas are buddhas and continuously actualize Buddhahood. ~Dogen, Genjokoan The condition of Buddhahood is not something that is gained, but something that is discovered and activated; that is, the nature... More »
Ted Biringer
Good friends, Master Dogen was very aware that even the simplest guidelines could be turned into dogmatic formulas or commandments. He often warned students about the dangers of becoming attached to the teachings, which he... More »
Ted Biringer
One time, when Louie Wing was walking home from a play with several students, a prostitute accosted him. She said, "There is something about you that makes me think you would be an interesting client.... More »
Ted Biringer
A visiting student said, "It seems to me that your teaching is sometimes contradictory. One time you say, ‘There is nothing to seek.' Then, at other times you say, ‘Arouse your determination to cease conceptualization.'... More »
Ted Biringer
Personally, I would like to obliterate the vast unnamable fathomless void and extinguish everything that stinks of spiritual practice. Pure and clear awareness is nothing but a booby trap, ceasing conceptualization is the blackest poison... More »
Ted Biringer
Louie Wing nearly always traveled on foot, but when he needed to get somewhere faster, he would sometimes ride his bicycle. His bicycle was old, rusty, and small , a child’s bike really. When people... More »
Ted Biringer
Someone said, “I have read in Buddhist scriptures that dana, or giving, contains all practices. Is that true?” Louie Wing said, “Yes.” The person asked, “I don’t understand. How can giving contain all practices?” Louie... More »
Ted Biringer
Perception, perceiving, and perceived are not three different things. Your eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind are united with forms, sounds, smells, tastes, tactile objects, and thoughts and feelings, are never apart from the... More »
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