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SutraBook
ThisSutra
Book
istheProp
ertyof
Friendso
fZen
HollowBonesOrder
www.hollowb
ones.org
Clearlyunderstand
Usewisely
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Whatismostessentialisthepracticeof
Dhyana,meditativemindfulness,whichenables
ustoexperiencetheAbsolutePurityofour
deepestnatureandtoholdthattranspersonal
truthinthecomplexityof
ourpersonallives.
JunPo
~Dedication~
Thissutrabookisdedicatedto
Abraham,SiddharthaGautama,Nagarjuna,
Jesus,Patanjali,LinChiI
Hsuan,Muhammad,
Mirabai,MohandasGandhi,
MartinLutherKingJr.,MotherTeresa
andallofourteachersminds
Prajnaparamita(M
otherofall)
AllMatriarchs,a
llPatriarchs
AllDhyanaLineageHolders
Including
BodhiDharma,
HakuinEkaku,So
enNakagawa
and
EidoT.Shimano
AlltrueY
ogis
IncludingKrishnamacharya
BKSIyengarandK.P.Jois
TheSufipoetJela
luddinRumi
AikidoO-SenseiMoriheiUeshiba
AndAllTrueTeachersthroughouttime.
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Page2
Leader:
MissionStatement
Everyone:
Weareasacredorder
bringingin
tobeing
aharmoniousandlovingworld,
throughth
epractice
ofmeditative,compassionateawareness
andmindfulstewardship.
Leader:
Purification
Everyone:
Allofthedeludedbehavior
evermanifestedbyme
becauseof
mybeginninglessgreed,
angerandignorance,
bornofmybody,speechandmind,
Throughm
editationandaction
Inowconf
essandpurify.
Leader:
ThreeRe
fuges
Everyone:
Itakerefuge
intheabsolutepurity
ofthisAwakenedMind!
(Buddha)
Itakerefuge
inthispractice
ofpureselflessawareness
,
wisdom,compassion
andskillfulmeans!
(Dharm
a)
Itakerefuge
inthisawakeningcommunity
andourrealizationinthetruth
oftheinterconnection,
interpenetrationandinterdependency
ofallsentientandinsentientbeingseverywhere!
(Sangh
a)
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Leader:
OpeningThisDharma
Everyone:
ThisDharma,
incomparablyprofound
andminu
telysubtle,
israrelymetwith,
eveninhundreds
ofthousands
ofmillionsofeons.
Wecannowseethistruth,
listentothistruth,
acceptan
dholdthistruth.
Mayweco
mpletelyunderstand
andactualize
thisEnlightenedBeings
truemeaning!
Page4
SutraLeader:
GreatWisdomHeartSutra
Everyone:
Avalokitesvara,anAwakenedOneofgreat
compassion,experiencingthe
cleardeeptruthofthe
transcendentwisdomofmeditativeawareness,clearly
sawthatalloftheimages,thoughts,feelingsand
emotionalstatesofegomindareemptyofany
permanentself-nature.Realizingthis,heimmediately
transcendedmentalconfusion
andegosufferin
gand
toldShariputra:
Rememberthatallmanifestedformsarenoother
thanthisemptiness.Emptinessisnootherthanall
thesemanifestedforms.Form
isexactlyemptiness,
emptinessisexactlyform.All
ofourthoughts,
feelings,concepts,consciousstatesandvolitional
actionsarealsolikethis.Wem
ustrememberthat
evenspirituallifeandpractice
arefundamentally
empty.Withinthisdeepmeditativeawareness,there
isnobirth,nodeath,nothin
gcanbedefiled,nothin
g
ispure,nothin
gcanincrease,
nothin
gcandecrease.
Hence,inthisemptiness,th
ereisnoform,no
feeling,nothought,novolition,andno
consciousness.Therearenoe
yes,noears,nonose,
notongue,nobody,andnom
ind.Thereisnoseeing,
nohearing,nosmelling,nota
sting,notouchin
g,and
nothinkin
g.Thereisnoworld
ofsight,noworldof
consciousness.Thereisnoignoranceandnoendto
ignorance.Thereisnoagin
gleadingtooldageand
deathandnoendtoagin
gleadingtooldageand
death.Thereisnosufferin
g,n
ocraving,no
extinction,nopath,nowisdom
andnoattainment.
Indeed,thereisnothin
gtobe
attained.
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TheAwak
enedOnesrelyuponthistranscendent
wisdomand
experiencenoegoconfusionor
hindranceinthismind.Nohindrance,therefore,
nofear.Far
beyondupsidedownviewsatlast,
thisenlightenedmindwecallNirvana.
Past,pres
entandfuture,allAwakenedOnes,
allcompass
ionateones,relyuponthistranscendent
wisdomofm
editativeawarenessand,therefore,
experiencethemostsupremeawakenin
g:
Enlightenm
ent.
Thus,kno
wthattranscendentwisdomis
thegreatest
dharani,thebrightestdharani,
theincomparabledharani.Thispractice
cancompletelyclearthemindandendall
egosufferin
g.Thisisthetruth,notadeception.
Soembod
ythistranscendentwisdom,manifestthis
wisdom,proclaimthisdharaniandAwaken!
Tadyatha!
Gate,Gate,ParaGate,
ParasamGate,
BodhiSwaha!
(HeartSutraDharani:theembodiment&manifestationofthe
teachingitcontainsSanskrit100-300C.E.)
PureAwarenessistranscending,
evertranscending,
transcendingtranscendence,
transcendingeventhe
transcendenceoftranscendence.
ThisisAwakenedMind!
Swaha!
LexHixon
Page6
Page7
Dedication
SutraLeader:
PureAwarenesspervadesthewholeUniverse,
revealingthisSelf,righthere,rightnow.
Withinthisservice,letusrealizeandunitewiththis
infinitelycompassionateuniversallife.
Letusdedicateto:
Everyone:
Abraham,SiddharthaGautam
a,Nagarjuna,
Jesus,Patanjali,LinChiIHsuan,
Muhammad,Mirabai,Hakuin
,MohondasGandhi,
MartinLutherKin
gJr.,Mothe
rTeresaandallofour
teachersminds:
AllMatriarchs,allPatriarchs,
Ourpuremeditativemind,
OurtrulyAwakenedMind,
Ourheartfeltmind,
Ourtrulycompassionatemind,
Ourpurediscernmentmind,
Ourwisdommind.
Past,present,futureallAwakenedMinds.
LettrueDharmacontinue.
Letuniversalwisdom,
compassionandawakenin
g
becomecomplete.
Throughoutthetendirections
andthethreetimes,allAwake
nedOnes,
venerableones,compassionateones,
greatonesrelyuponthisincomparable,
transcendentwisdom.
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SutraLead
er:
PureAwarenessDharani
Everyone:
Look,look,PureAwareness,
PureAwarenessyes!
PureAwarenessisembodied,
isembodied,isembodied!
PureAwareness,myawareness,
yourawareness,allawareness!
P
ureAwareness,thisawareness,
thisawareness,thisawareness.
Awake!Swaha!
Afterlastline,Everyoneshout:
Know/Nooooooooooo!!!!!!
ChantingInstructions:
Chantthe
firstlinelookin
goutwith
great
intentiona
lclarity.
Chantthe
secondlinefeelin
gdeeply
thefactofconsciousembodiment.
Chantthe
thirdlinewhileidentifyingthe
conscious
nessinallthreelocations.
Chantthe
fourthlineinastateofappreciation,
gratitudeandcelebration.Awake!Swaha!
SutraLeader:
AwakenedO
nesVow
Everyone:
WhenI,aBodhisattvaofnorank,lookthrou
gh
awakenedeyesattherealfo
rmofthisuniverse,
allthatappearsisthenever-endin
g,never-failing
manifestationofthemysteriousunfoldin
goftruth.
Inanyevent,inanymoment,andinanyplace,
nonecanbeotherthanthemarvelousrevelation
oftheinterplayofthis
glorio
uslight.
Thisrealizationhasbeenthetransformationalmoment
causingallofourmastersandmentors,patriarchs
andmatriarchs,toexperiencetruefreedomandjoy
beyondcomprehensionand
tothenextendtender
care,withaworshippin
gheart,toallbeings,beasts
andbirds,treesandflowers,evenrocksandwaters.
Thisrealizationteachesus,revealstous,
thatourdailyfoodanddrink,clothesand
protectionsoflife,aretheve
rywarmfleshand
blood,themercifulincarnationofthisever-present
living,divinemystery.
Whothencanbeun
gratefulordisrespectful,evento
senselessthin
gs,aswellastohumanbeings?Even
thoughsomemayappearto
befoolsorso-called
enemies,wewillremembertobewarmand
compassionatetowardthem
.
Ifbychancetheyshouldturn
againstus,
abuseandpersecuteus,wewillrememberour
fearlessheart,ourpathofwisdom,compassion,
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nonviolen
ce,andskillfulmeans.Before
wereact,wewillconsiderdeeplyour
personala
ndcollectivekarmathatbrou
ght
theseconditionsandcircumstancesuponourselves.
Then,witheachmomentsarisingflash
ofournor
malfeelingsandthoughts,
wewillsimultaneouslyrecognizewithinus
afieldofpureawareness,wisdom,compassion
andskillfulmeans.
Allofourm
indswillnowrevealatrueAwakenedOne:
aChrist,a
Buddha,aTara,
compassionatelyawareandready,
fearlessandwise,
actingski
llfullyandappropriately.
Then,allofourcombinedactions
willcreate
anewworld,
aworldofloveandcaring,
defended
andordered.
MayweawakenandrecognizethisMind
throu
ghoutthewholeuniverse,
sothatwe
andallbeingstogether
mayexperiencematurity
inAwakenedMindwisdom!
MasterTorei
Page10
SutraLeader:FourA
wakenedVows
Everyone:
Howeverinnu
merable
allbeings
are,
Ivowtoserveandliberatethemall!
Howeverdeepa
ndelusive
myshadowstatesare,
Ivowtoexperienceandenlightenthemall!
Howevervastan
ddifficult
trueteachin
gsare,
Ivowtoembodyandmasterthemall!
Howeveren
dless
mytruepathmaybe,
Ivowtoawakenand
followforever!
(FourBows)
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SutraLeader:
TaraDharani
Everyone:
OmTare,Tuttare,TureSwaha
OM
HomagetoTara
TARE.QuickOne,Heroine
TUTTARELib
eratorfromallfears
TURE..Grantingallalms
SWAHA...TothisIbow,Hail!
Taraisuniversalawakened
compassionatefeminine
being,andyetfar
beyondallgender(A
valokitesvara).
Withthischant,wemanifestthisenergy.
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InvocationtoKanzeon
The
EmbodimentofCompassion
SutraLead
er:
EnmeiJukkuKannonGyo
Everyone:
KANZE
ON
NAMU
BUTSU
YOBUT
SUUIN
YOBUT
SUUEN
BUPOSOEN
JORAKUGAJO
CHONENKANZEON
BONEN
KANZEON
NENNENJUSHINKI
NENNENFURISHIN
Translation:
Kanzeon!SalutationanddevotiontoBuddha!
Weareone
withBuddha(AwakenedMind)
incauseandeffectrelatedtoallBuddhas
andtoBuddha,Dharma,andSangha.
Ourtruenatureiseternal,joyous,
selflessan
dpure.
Soletuschanteverymornin
gKanzeon
withNen!
Everyevenin
gKanzeonwithNen!
Nen,Nena
risesfromMind!
Nen,NenisnotseparatefromMind.
(NenispureAwareness!)Pa
ge14
SutraLeader:
Awakening
Dharani
Everyone:
AwakeAHA!Aw
akeOHO!
Direction
Chakra
Intention
State
Awareness
Up
Crown
Enlightenment
Spirit
Consciousness
Center
Heart
Compassion
Spirit
&Soul
Unconditional
Love
Down
Root
Subconsciou
s
Soul
ConditionalLove
ChantingInstruction:
Chantfromdeepdowninyour
abdomen.Inhaleand
whisperAWAKEthroughapartiallyopenmouth.
Focusyourinhalationinthece
nterofyourheartand
sendaradiantcompassionatevibrationthrou
ghout
everycellinyourbody.Extend
thisenergyinfinitelyin
alldirections.Lookup,liftyou
rchin,eyes,andopen
yourmouth.Lookthroughpur
espirit
(PureAwareness).
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Thesemeditationpracticesformthelasttwosteps
onourtradi
tionaleight-stepZenpracticepathtoan
awakened,liberatedandcompassionatelife.These
aretheeigh
tstepsofthistraditionalpath:
1.Clearvie
w/understandin
g
2.Precisepurpose,thought/feelin
g
3.Honestspeech
4.Compassionateaction
5.Consciouslivelihood
6.Greateffort/determinationandpassion
7.Deepconcentration/meditation
8.LiberatingSamadhi
Weaddress,walk,andaccomplishthispaththrou
gh
ourfollowin
gfivetrainin
gelements:
1.SacredS
tewardship
2.Philosop
hicalandCognitiveRe-indoctrination
3.Emotion
alMaturityandIntegrity
4.ConsciousEmbodiment
5.Genuine
Insight
Hollow Bones Rinzai Zen Lineage
NAM PO SHO MYO ZENJI
SHU HO MYO CHO ZENJI
KAN ZAN E GEN ZENJI
JU O SO HITSU ZENJI
MU IN SO IN ZENJI
NIP PO SO SHUN ZENJI
GI TEN GEN SHO ZENJISEK KO SO SHIN ZENJI
TO YO E CHO ZENJI
TAI GA TAN KYO ZENJI
KO HO GEN KUN ZENJI
SEN SHO ZUI SHO ZENJI
IAN CHISATSU ZENJI
TO ZEN SO SHIN ZENJI
YO ZAN KEI YO ZENJI
GUDO TO SHUKU ZENJI
SHIDO BUNAN ZENJI
DO KYO E TAN ZENJI
HAKUIN E KAKU ZENJI
TO REI EN JI ZENJI
PU TI TA MO CHANSHI
TAI TSU HUI KO CHANSHI
CHIEN CHI SENG TSAN CHANSHI
TA I TAO HSIN CHANSHI
TA MAN HUNG JEN CHANSHI
TA CHIEN HUI NENG CHANSHI
NAN YUEH HUAI JANG CHANSHIMA TSU TAO I CHANSHI
PAI CHANG HUAI HAI CHANSHI
HUANG PO HSI YUN CHANSHI
LIN CHI I HSUAN CHANSHI
HSING HAU TSUN CHAING CHANSHI
NAN YUAN HUI YUNG CHANSHI
FENG HSUEH YEN CHAO CHANSHI
SHOU SHAN HSING NIEN CHANSHI
FEN YANG SHAN CHAO CHANSHI
SHIN SHUANG CHU YUAN CHANSHI
YANG CHI FANG HUI CHANSHI
PAI YUN SHOU TUAN CHANSHI
WU TSU FA YEN CHANSHI
GAUTAMA SAKYA MUNI
MAHA KASYAPA MUNI
ANANDA MUNI
SANA VASA MUNI
UPA GUPTA MUNI
DHRI TAKA MUNI
MIC CHAKA MUNI
VASU MITRA MUNI
BUDDHA NANDI MUNI
BUDDHA MITRA MUNI
PARSVA MUNI
PUNYA YASAS MUNI
ASVA GHOSHA MUNI
KAPI MALA MUNI
NAGAR JUNA MUNI
KANA DEVA MUNI
ARYA RAHULATA MUNI
SANGHA NANDI MUNI
GAYA SATA MUNI
KUMA RATA MUNI
JAYATA MUNI
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GASAN JITO ZENJI
TAKUJU KOSEN ZENJI
SO ZAN GEN KYO ZENJI
KA SAN ZEN RYO ZENJI
SO HAN GEM PO ZENJI
GEM PO GI YU ZENJI
SO EN GEN JU ZENJI
YUAN WU KE CHIN CHANSHI
HU CHIN SHAO LUNG CHANSHI
YING AN TAN HUA CHANSHI
MI AN HSIEN CHIEH CHANSHI
SUN YUAN CHUNG YUEH CHANSHI
YUN AN PU YEN CHANSHI
HSU TANG CHIH YU CHANSHI
VASU BANDHU MUNI
MANO RHITA MUNI
HAKLE NAYA SAS MUNI
ARYA SIMHA MUNI
BASIA SITA MUNI
PUNYA MITRA MUNI
PRAJNA TARA MUNI
Throughout the ten directions and the three times,all Matriarchs, all Patriarchs,
all Awakened Ones, venerable ones, compassionate ones, great ones,rely upon this incomparable transcendent wisdom.
SacredLaughterEmotionalKoan
Practicerespondin
gtofearwith
laughterratherthan
reactingwithangerorshame.U
seanEmotionalKoan.
FirstRound-Rememberarece
ntincidentwhereyou
reactedtofearwithangerorshame.Realizehow
foolish,howpainfulthishasalw
aysbeen.Laughto
expressthisrealization.Notwithderision,but
recognizin
gtheignorantchoice
madeinexpressin
g,
withangerorshame,thedeepc
oncernunderlyingthe
emotion.Thishasalwaysbeen
afoolishandignorant
choice.Heartilyacknowled
gethisfollywithjoyous
insight.Wehavebeendeliberatelybutunintentionally
expressin
gourclear,innocenta
ndcompassionate
awarenesswithsuchalackofin
tegrity.Thisisamusing.
GettheJoke!
SecondRound-Closeyoureyesandlookintoyour
bodyandrememberanincident,areactiontothe
emotionfearwithangerorsham
e.Feelthevisceral
contraction.Asfeelin
garises,recognizetheemptysharp
clarityofmindthefeelin
gisarisingin.Feeltheconcern
withinthatclarity.Nowdrawyourawarenessintoyour
ClearDeepHeart/Mindcenter.Slowly,openyoureyes,
inhaledeeplyand,asyoubegin
toexhale,expressthis
shameorangerwithlau
ghter.E
xperiencethedifficulty
ofrespondin
gwithlau
ghterinsteadofreactin
g
violently,habitually.Stayconne
ctedwithangerand
chooseyourresponse.Releasethephysicaland
emotionalcontraction.Observe
thequalityofyour
consciousnessdurin
gandafter
theprocess.Enjoy
yourself!Getthejoke!Nooneh
asevermadeyouangry.
Youhavechosenanger.
ThirdRound-Laughfromthedepthofyourbeingfor
noreasonotherthanjoy,startw
ithasubtlesmile
connectedtotherealizationofthefearlesscoreofbeing.
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Intention
Theintentio
nofsacredlau
ghteristouseanEmotional
Koantotran
sformournegativeemotionalreactionsinto
consciousre
sponses.Whenweseethetruththatweare
choosingtoreactwithviolenceordeliberateavoidance,
thisrealizationfreesustomakeotherchoices.Wenow
knowthatwehavealwayschosenourreactionsto
feeling.Prac
ticingsacredlau
ghterasanEmotional
KoanisafoundationforMondoZenEmotionalKoan
transformationalpractice.Practicin
gsacredlau
ghter,
werealizeth
efreedomofexpressionunderlyingthe
sacredgiftofouremotionalawareness.
Meditationa
lonewillnottransformthesenegative
reactionstofeelings.Theseunconsciousreactionsmust
bemadecon
scious,andthisprocessrequiresaddin
ga
skillfulmean
stoaccomplishthistransformation.Itis
essentialtha
tpsychologicalre-educationandpractice
bedonealon
gwithmeditationtofinallyrealizethat,
Feelingisinformation.Indeepdhyanameditation,
thefeelin
go
ffearisexperiencedasexcitementand
opportunity,andangerisexperiencedasintenseclarity
ofmindand
deepcaring.Violentprojectionsofanger
externallyor
shameinternallybecomeinconceivable.
Wehavediscoveredaskillfulmethodfortransformin
g
negativereactionsintopositivecompassionate
responses.W
enolon
gerneedtoreacthabitually,
foolishlyorimmaturely.Wedonotneedtorepressthese
wonderful,richenergies.Weneedneitherfearnordeny
them.Weca
nusethemtokillortoliberate,tobe
violentorloving.Throughthispracticewetransform
andthen:
O
urangstbecomesourliberation.
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MealReflections
Before:
Letusreflectuponourwork
andthewholeprocessandefforts
ofthosewhobroughtusthisfood.
Letusbeawareofthequality
ofourdeeds
andthepurityofthisfood
aswereceivethismeal.
Whatismostessentialisthep
ractice
ofmindfulawareness,whiche
nablesus
tounderstand,transformandtranscend
greed,angerandignorance.
Wedeeplyappreciatethisfood,thiswarmfleshand
bloodoflife,whichsustains
thegoodhealthofourbodies
andminds.
Inordertocontinuethelifeoftrue
awareness,wisdom,compassion,andskillfulmeans,
forallbeings,weacceptthiso
ffering.
After:
Havingfinishedthismeal,we
givethanksand
remembrance.Mayallbeings
behappy,mayall
beingsbelovedandwellfed,
mayallbeingsawakentofind
theirways.
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FourAwakenedVows
Ho
weverinnumerableallbeingsare,
Iv
owtoserveandliberatethemall!
Howeverdeepandelusive
myshadowstatesare,
Ivowtoexperienceandenlightenthemall!
Howevervastanddifficult
trueteachin
gsare,
Ivo
wtoembodyandmasterthemall!
How
everendlessmytruepathmaybe,
Iv
owtoawakenandfollowforever!
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SacredSilence
Whenwesitinsilentcontem
plation,weare
experiencingtheemptydepth
ofourordinaryminds.
Weneedonlybecomeperfectlystillandinquire
withininordertoexperiencethistruth.Within
ourselves,beyondoursenseofego,thereisselfless
purity.
Realizingthiscausesustod
elightinallthin
gs.
Anythin
gthatarisesinourmindiswelcome.
Weareimperturbable,fromth
everybeginnin
g
atpeacewiththisworld.Ourtruenatureprimal
consciousnessilluminatesoursenses;ourfeelin
gs
andthoughtsarisespontaneously.
Whatdoesthisillumination
looklikeandfeellike?
Wherewithinusdoesthisilluminationtakeplace?If
youknowthis,howdoyourecognizethatyouknow?
SitInSilence!
SacredChanting
Dharanichantingistheembodiedexperienceofan
actualstateofinsightandinte
ntionmanifested
throu
ghlan
guageasastateofbeing.Itisnotjust
recitingwords.ItisthespiritpresentationofZazen
wisdomandcompassion,emb
odyingSamadhi
physicallyandemotionallywithinthechanting.
Chantwithyour
wholeheart,
mind,bodyandwill!
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S
erviceCeremonyandVows
Weareco
nceptualbeings.Thelan
guageweuse
definesand
limitsourexperience.Weembodyour
thoughts.Atthefoundationofouregoliecorebeliefs
aboutwhowethinkweare.Thelan
guageusedinour
service,ceremonies,practicesandvowsisaprocess
ofphilosophicalre-educationusedtoenlightena
confusedeg
o-view.
Thestatementswemakedurin
gourservicesand
practicesintroducenewlan
guage,aphilosophical,
psychologic
alandcognitivereorientationreflectin
g
theattitude
ofanAwakenedbeing.Thisnewviewis
understood
andfeltasdeeplyaspossible.Inthisway
weareexpe
riencinghowadisciplinedawakenin
g
mindthinksandfeels.Ournewlan
guagereflectsand
maintainstheexperienceofGenuineInsightand
sacredritua
linourdailylives.Thischangeofviewis
essentialifwearegoin
gtointerruptouregos
immediatehabitualresponse.Un-awakenedego
exploitsnew
experiencesforthesakeofself-inflation
byincorporatingthosenewexperiencesintoa
familiarview.
Listenasyouneverhavebefore!
Articulate,state,
ordainandunderstand!
Makethesestatements
fromyourpureheart!
Precepts
1.AffirmLife~Irespectallsentientandinsentient
beingsandalwaysactwith
compassiontowards
them.Inordertolive,itisnecessaryformetotake
life.Idosowithreverence
forthelifetaken.In
gratitude,Idonottakemy
ownlifefor
granted.
2.ActGenerously~Iactwith
generosityandopen-
handedness.Ireceiveonly
thingsthatarefreely
giventome.Irememberthatclingin
gand
attachmentaretherootofsuffering.
3.BeLoving~Iamconsciousandlovin
ginall
ofmyrelationships.Insexuality,Idiscern
thedifferencebetweenloveandlustanddonot
takeadvantageofotherhu
manbeings.
Itransformthearisingoflustintotrueloving.
4.ManifestTruth~Ihonorhonestyandtruth.
Ispeakwithintegrityfrom
thedepthofmyheart.
5.RespectClarity~Iactata
lltimeswith
mindfulnessandclarity.Idonotabusemybody
orcloudmymindwiththe
misuseofintoxicants.
6.HonorSilence~Irememb
erthepreciousnessof
silence.Iseetheperfectioninothersandrefrain
fromgossipandfrivolousconversation.Iremain
thoughtfulandmindfuloftheeffectsofmy
speech.
7.CelebrateOthers~Irejoic
einthegoodfortuneof
others.Idonot,throughm
ythoughts,wordsor
actions,separatemyselffromothersthrou
gh
coveting,envyorjealousy.
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8.BeGivin
g~I
give
generouslyofmyself,sharing
freelym
ylove,mygifts,mytalentsandmy
abundanceforthebenefitofall.Idonotselfishly
withhold.Idonotaddanymoresufferin
gtothe
world.
9.EmbodyCompassion~Irecognizeand
enlighte
nmygreed,angerandignorance.I
transfor
mmynegativeemotionsandactwith
equanim
ity,sympatheticjoy,compassionand
lovingk
indness.
10.Steward
theEarth~Iholdsacredthisplanet
Earth.I
seektounderstandNatures
intercon
nectionsandcelebratemyown
interdep
endency.Iworktowardachievin
ga
lifestyle
thatgivesmorebacktothisEarththanI
takefromit.
11.ManifestthisWay~Iholdprecious
thisSan
ghaandthesacredlifeweembody,
especiallythesethreetreasures:
Thisabsolutepurity
ofourAwakenedMind!
(Buddha)
Thislifefilledwithwisdom,
c
ompassionandskillfulmeans!
(Dharma)
Thisneverendingmystery
oflifeunfolding!
Allbrothers,allsisters,allbeings!
(Sangha)
ApoembytheSufipoetRum
ibestsumsuptheidea
oftakingandbreakin
gofpreceptsandvows:
Come,come,whoeveryouare.
Wanderer,worshiper,loverofleaving.
Oursisnotacarav
anofdespair.
Come,itdoesnotmatter
ifyouveb
roken
yourvowathousandtimes.
Still,come,andyetagaincome!
Afterthetakin
gofsincerepreceptsorvows,wewill
beamazedtofindthatitwaso
nlyourdoubt,ourlack
ofinvincibletruefaithandour
lackofunalterabletrue
commitmentthatobscuredou
rclearvisionof
compassionateAwakenedHeartMind.Thesedoubts
actedlikethedarkcloudsthat
blockthebrightsun
fromourview.Wehavenowbeeninformed,educated,
empowered,initiatedandsetf
irmlyuponthepath.
OurAwakenedMind,ourtruewomanormanof
norank,hasalwaysbeenherewaitingforus.Right
here
withinus!
AwakeSw
aha!
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LaoTzu
Emptyyour
mindofallthoughts.
Letyourheartbeatpeace.
Watchtheturmoilofbeings,
Butcontemplatetheirreturn.
Eachsepara
tebeingintheuniverse
returnstoth
ecommonsource.
Returnin
gtothesourceisserenity.
Ifyoudont
realizethesource,
Youstumbleinconfusionandsorrow.
Whenyourealizewhereyoucomefrom,
younaturallybecometolerant,
disinterested,amused,
kindhearted
asagrandmother,
dignifiedas
aking.
ImmersedinthewonderoftheTao,
youcandea
lwithwhateverlifebrin
gsyou,
andwhendeathcomes,youareready.
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Page37
Hakuin
Theogreoutsideshovesatthedoor,theogreinsideholds
itfast;
Pourin
gsweatfromheadtofoot,battlingfortheirvery
lives,
Fightingonallthrou
ghthenigh
t,untilthedawnappears
andlau
ghterfillstheearlylight.
Theywerefriendsfromthestart!
Aboundlessunencumberedplace,perfect,open,still;
Earthandhillsandrivers,arebutnames,nothin
gmore.
TheMindmaybequartered,an
dFormslumpedintoone,
Buttheyrebothstilljustechoesinemptyravines.
Itsclearlyun
gettablewithintheThreeWorlds
Anemptyskysweptcleanaway.Notaparticleleft.
Onthezazenseat,inthedeado
fnight,coldassteel;
Moonlightthrou
ghawindow,b
rightwithshadowsof
plum!
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In
terview~MeetingofMinds
Interviewsa
genuinemeetingoftwominds.In
thesemeetingsbothindividualsareaskedtobrin
g
theirdeepes
tinsightwiththesincereintentionof
sharingthei
runderstandin
goftheseteachin
gs.There
arereallyno
mastersofZen!Yet,thereissometimes
aninsightfu
landwell-trainedteacherwhocanhold
upthecorre
ctmirror.Inthismirror,wecanfind
reflectedourtruespiritualimage,ourownspiritual
truthandbe
ingthatisbeyondourconceptualego
view;thisis
ourtruewomanormanofnorank.
Thisspecialkindofmeetingwithateachercanbe
extremelyeffectiveatclarifyingunderstandin
g.The
morehonestandchallengin
gtheinquiry,thebroader
andmoreprofoundtherealization.
Mutualrealizationtrueawakenin
gispossiblefor
allofuswhenwearereadyandwillin
gforittooccur.
Mindtomind,hearttoheart,beingtobeing!
Interview
withalineageholderiscalledDokusan,
withapriestorteacheriscalledDaisan.
Bringyourselfpure!
BringyourselfwithanEmptycup!
Brin
gyourselfwithHollowBones!
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Dokusan
Page39
SongofZazen
Sentientbeingsarefromthev
erybeginnin
gBuddhas.
Itislikeiceandwater:apartfromwater,
Noicecanexist.Outsidesentientbeings,
WheredowefindtheBuddhas?
Notknowin
ghowneartheTruthis,
Weseekitfaraway.Whatapity!
Wearelikeapersonwho,inthemidstofwater,
Criesinthirstsoimplorin
gly.
Wearelikethechildofarichhouse
Whohaswanderedawayamongthepoor.
Thecauseofourcirclingthrou
ghthesixworlds
Isthatweareonthedarkpath
sofignorance;
Goingastrayfurtherandfurth
erinthedarkness.
Whenareweabletobefreefrombirthanddeath?
AsforZazenpracticeoftheM
ahayana,
Itisbeyondallourpraise.
Thevirtuesofperfectionsuch
ascharity,morality
AndtheinvocationoftheBud
dha'sname,
Confessionandasceticdiscipline,
Andmanyothergooddeedso
fmerit,
Allthesereturntothis!
Eventhosewhohavepracticedmeditation
Forjustonesitting,
Willseealltheirtwistedkarmaerased.
Nowherewilltheyfindtwistedpaths,
Butthepurelandwillbenear
athand.
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Withareverentheart,ifwelistentothisTruth
Evenonce,
andpraiseitandgladlyembraceit,
Wewillsurelybeblessedmostinfinitely.
Ifweconcentratewithin
Andtestifytothetruththatself-natureis
no-nature,
Wehaverea
llygonebeyondvainwords.
Thegateof
theonenessofcauseandeffectisopen.
Thepathof
non-dualityandtrueclarityruns
Straightahe
ad.
Toregardtheformofno-formasform,
Whethergoingorreturnin
g,
Wecannotbeanyplaceelse.
Toregardthethoughtofno-thoughtasthought,
Whethersin
gingordancing,
WearethevoiceoftheDharma.
Howbound
lesstheclearskyofSamadhi!
Howtransp
arenttheperfectmoonlightofthe
FourfoldWisdom!
Atthismom
ent,whatmoreneedweseek?
AstheTrutheternallyrevealsItself,
ThisveryplaceistheLotusParadise!
ThisveryBodyistheBuddha!
MasterHakuin
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RinzaiR
oku
Thoseofyouwhowishtodisciplinethemselvesin
BuddhasDharmamustseektr
ueunderstandin
g.
Whenthisunderstandin
gisattained,youwillnot
bedefiledbybirthanddeath.W
hetherwalkin
gor
standin
gstill,youwillbeyourownmaster.
Evenwhenyouarenottryingtoachievesomethin
g
extraordinary,itwillcometoyo
uallbyitself.
AllfollowersoftheWay,fromo
ldentimeseach
ofmypredecessorshadhisownwayoftrainin
g
hisdisciples.Astomywayofleadingpeople,
allthattheyneedisnottobedeludedbyothers.
Beindependentandgoyour
ownwaywhenever
youdesire;havenohesitancy.
Doyouknowwherethediseaselieswhichkeepsyou
learnersfromreachin
gTrueU
nderstandin
g?Itlies
whereyouhavenofaithinyourSelf.Whenfaithinyour
Selfislackin
g,youfindyourselfhurriedbyothersin
everypossibleway.Ateveryencounteryouareno
longeryourmaster;youaredrivenaboutbyothersthis
wayandthat.
Allthatisrequiredisallatonce
toceaseleavin
g
yourselfinsearchofsomethin
g
external.Whenthis
isdone,youwillfindyourSelfnodifferentfrom
theBuddhaorthePatriarch/M
atriarch.
DoyouwanttoknowwhotheBuddhais?Buddhais
nootherthantheonewhois,atthismoment,right
infrontofmelistenin
gtomytalkontheDharma.
Youhavenofaithinyourselves
and,therefore,youare
inquestofsomeoneelsesomew
hereoutside.Andwhat
willyoufind?Nothin
gbutwordsandnames,however
excellent.Youwillneverreachthemovingspiritinthe
Buddha,orPatriarch/Matriarch.Makenomistake.
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Youwillknowthis,butforyourselfonly,likea
dumbmanwhohashadadream.Thenallofa
suddenaremarkableawakenin
gwilloccur,andyou
willastonishtheheavensandshaketheearth.
Itwillbeas
ifyousnatchawaythegreatswordof
thevaliantg
eneralKanuandholditinyourhand.
Whenyoum
eettheBuddha,youkillhim;whenyou
meettheMatriarchs/Patriarchs,youkillthem.On
thebrinkof
lifeanddeath,youcommandperfect
freedom.Am
ongthesix-foldworldsandfourmodes
ofexistence
,youenjoyamerryandplayfulSamadhi.
Now,Iwan
ttoaskyouagain:Howwillyou
accomplish
this?Employeveryounceofyour
energytoworkonthisNO.Ifyouholdonwithout
interruption
,behold:Asinglespark,andtheholy
candleislit!
Note
TheJapanesewordMUisthefirstkoanpracticedin
ourRinzaiZ
entradition.Theactualwordspokenby
JoshuwastheChinesewordWU.Bothofthese
wordsmean
NO.Butitisobviousthatthedog
exists.Isnt
allthatexistspartofBuddhanature?
Whatthenismeantbythisanswer?Thisanswerisa
universalKNOW/NO.
ThisKNOW/NOisabsolute.ThisKNOW/NO
cutsthroughanyconceptualattachment.Whatpart
ofNOdoyounotunderstand?ThisKNOWis
beyondcom
prehension.ThisNOintimebecomes
Knowandthen,YES!
This
istheKnow/NoofNot-Knowing!
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YogaSutra
Quotes
TantricYoga
Ofwhatconsequencearealltheprocesses
ofmeditation?Inspiteofthem
,youhaveto
diealoneandinpain.Takeleaveofalltheelaborate
practicesofyogiccontrol(ban
dha)andfalsehopefor
thedeceptivesupernaturalgifts,andaccepttheside
ofvoidance(shunyata)tobey
ourown.
LohipadaoftheSahajaSchool
HathaYoga
Lightnessresultin
gfrombreathcontrol(pranayana),
perceptionoftheSelffromme
ditation(dhyana),and
theuntainted[state]fromecstasy(samadhi)
this
laststateisundoubtedlyliberation(mukti)
Gheranda-SamhitaSutra(1.11)
ClassicalDualistYoga
Themindissaidtobetwo-fold:
pureorimpure.
Itisimpurefromcontactwith
desires,
Purewhenfreefromdesires.
Whenonehasliberatedthemindfromslothand
heedlessnessandmadeitimm
ovableandthenattains
tothemindlessstate,thisisth
esupremeestate.
Maitrayaniya-Upanishad
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GospelofThomas
(1st-2ndCentury)
Thedisciplessaidtohim,Telluswhoyouare,so
thatwecan
trustyou.Jesussaid,Yousearchforme
throu
ghhea
venandearth,butyoudontknowthe
onewhoisrightbeforeyoureyesbecauseyoudont
knowhowtosearchintothisverymoment.
Thedisciplessaidtohim,Telluswhatourendwill
be.Jesussaid,Ifyouhaventfoundthebeginnin
g,
whyaskabouttheend?Forwherethebeginnin
gis
theendisalso.Blessedarethosewhostandatthe
beginnin
g,fortheywillknowtheend,
andtheywillnottastedeath.
Jesussaid,Reco
gnizewhatisinyoursight,and
whatishidd
enwillbecomecleartoyou.
Jesussaid,Whenyouseetheonewho
wasnotbornofawoman,bowdownandworship
him.Thato
neisyourfather.
Jesussaid,Ifyoubrin
gforthwhatisinsideyou,
whatyoubr
ingforthwillsaveyou.
Ifyoudont
bringforthwhatisinsideyou,whatyou
dontbrin
g
forthwilldestroyyou.
Jesussaid,Whoeverbelievesthattheall
isdeficient,
arethemselvesdeficient.
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Rum
i
Praisetotheemptinessthatb
lanksoutexistence;
thisplacemadefromourlove
ofthatemptiness!Yetsomehowcomesemptiness,
thisexistencegoes.
Praisetothathappenin
g,overandover!
ForyearsIpulledmyownexi
stenceout
ofemptiness.Thenoneswoop,oneswin
g
ofthearm,thatworkisover.FreeofwhoIwas,free
ofpresence,freeofdangerous
fear,hope,freeof
mountainouswanting.
Thehere-and-nowmountainisatiny
pieceofstrawblownoffintoe
mptiness.
ThesewordsIamsayingsom
uchbegintolose
meanin
g:existence,emptines
s,mountain,straw.
Wordsandwhattheytrytosaysweepoutthewin-
dow,downtheslantoftheroo
f.
Ihavelivedonthelipofinsan
ity,wantingtoknow
reasons,knockin
gonadoor.
Itopens.Ivebeen
knockin
gfromtheinside.
Outbeyondideasofwron
gan
drightdoin
g,thereisa
field.Illmeetyouthere.Whenthesoulliesdownin
thatgrass,theworldistoofulltotalkabout.Ideas,
language,eventhephraseea
chother,dontmake
anysense.
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Page48
Einstein
Thetruevalueofahumanbeingcanbefoundinthe
degreetowhichhehasattainedliberationfromthe
self.
Ahumanbeingisapartofthewholethatwecallthe
universe,apartlimitedintimeandspace.He
experiences
himself,histhoughtsandfeelin
gs,as
somethin
gseparatedfromtherest
akindofoptical
illusionofh
isconsciousness.Thisillusionisaprison
forus,restrictingustoourpersonaldesiresandto
affectionforonlythefewpeoplenearestus.Ourtask
mustbetofreeourselvesfromthisprisonby
widenin
gourcircleofcompassiontoembraceall
livingbeing
sandallofnature.
Themostbeautifulandprofoundemotionwecan
experienceisthesensationofthemystical.Itisthe
sowerofall
truescience.Hetowhomthisemotionis
astranger,whocannolon
gerwonderandstandrapt
inawe,isas
goodasdead.Toknowthatwhatis
impenetrabletousreallyexists,manifestin
gitselfas
thehighest
wisdomandthemostradiantbeauty,
whichourd
ullfacultiescancomprehendonlyintheir
primitiveforms
thisknowled
ge,thisfeelin
g,isatthe
centeroftru
ereligion.
Avalokite
svara
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OnZen
Thereis
arealitypriortoHeavenandEarth.
Indeed,ithasnoform,muchlessaname.
Eyesfail
toseeit;
Ithasno
voiceforearstodetect.
TocallitMindorBuddha
Violatesitsnature,foritthenbecomes
Likeavisionaryflowerintheair.
ItisnotMindorBuddha;
Absolute
lyquiet,andyetilluminating
Inamysteriousway,
Itallows
itselftobeperceived
Onlybythecleareye.
ItisDha
rma
Clearlyb
eyondformandsound;
ItisTao
havingnothin
gtodowithwords.
Wishin
g
toenticetheblind,
TheBud
dhahasplayfullyletwords
Escapeh
isgoldenmouth;
HeavenandEarthareeversince
Filledwithentanglin
gbriars.
Allmygoodworthyfriendsgatheredhere,
Ifyoude
siretolisten
Totheth
underousvoiceoftheDharma,
Exhaust
yourwords,emptyyourthoughts,
Forthen
youmaycome
Torecog
nizetheOneEssence.
DaioKokushi
Diamond
Sutra
Thusshallyethinkofallthisfleetingworld:
Astaratdawn,adewdrop
inthemorningsun,
Abubbleinamou
ntainstream;
Aflashoflightningin
asummercloud;
Aflickeringlamp,ashadow,aphantom,anda
dream
.
Andtheyarethustoberegarded!
SiddharthaG
autama
WhentheBuddhafinishedthisdiscourse,
thevenerableSubhuti
andallattending
werefilledwithjoybyhisteaching,
andtakingitsincerelytoheart
theywenttheirse
parateways.
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Neverdou
bttheimperturbabilityofyourtruepure
awareness!
Neverdoub
ttheinvinciblecompassionofyourtrue,
pureheart!
JunPo