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Being Diligent

What's the deal with meditation beads (malas)?

Buddhists Can Be Broken

Kensho: A Glimpse of Awakening

The Lies We Tell Ourselves

Han Shan and the Zen Hermits

Fire Gazing

First There is a Mountain...

Striding Through the Universe

What Happens on a Spiritual Retreat?

The Purpose of Buddhist Strings

Great Compassion is a Prerequisite

Is Compassion Important In Zen?

Precepts

When Buddhist Practice Becomes Routine

Concentrating on the Breath

Why I Love the Diamond Sutra

What is Enlightenment?

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva: Lifting the Broken

Through the Veil of Delusion

What's the Difference Between Zen & Tibetan Buddhism?

Wisdom

Using the Mantra SO HUM.

Three aspects of Huineng's path.

How to Follow the Breath

Meditation Primer: Tranquility and Insight

Bodhidharma: Barbarian Master

From the Lotus Sutra

The Shining Void

On Taking Refuge in the Buddha

The Mystical Branch of Buddhism

The Teachings of Clouds

From the Confidence of the Mind Inscription

The Inexhaustible Lamp

What is Mindfulness?

Altar Sutra: The Story of Hui-neng

Altar Sutra: Final Instructions

Altar Sutra: The Sudden School and the Gradual School

Roadmap to Awakening: The 10 Perfections

The Altar Sutra: Temperament and Circumstances

The Altar Sutra: On Repentance

Dwell in Mindfulness and Awaken

The Altar Sutra: Dhyana

Unleashing the Bodhisattva Within

The Altar Sutra: Samadhi and Prajna

Altar Sutra: Questions and Answers

Altar Sutra: On Prajna: Part 4

Altar Sutra: On Prajna: Part 3

Altar Sutra: On Prajna: Part 2

Altar Sutra: On Prajna: Part 1

Ordinary Mind is the Way.

What is the Altar Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch?

Ikkyu: A Renegade Zen Master

Teachings from the Gaea Retreat. Part Three

Teachings from the Gaea Retreat. Part Two.

Teachings from the Gaea Retreat. Part One

The Essence of Buddhist Training

Did the Buddha Exist?

What is Sunyata (emptiness)?

The Story of the Buddha

Essentials of Buddhist Training

Breathing Meditation Instructions

Why Are You a Buddhist?

When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Appears

On Mindfulness

Going for Refuge: Initiation in the Buddhist Tradition.

From the Sutra of Complete Enlightenment

A Case for Positivity

The Principles of Zen

Where Do We Start?

Diamond Sutra, chapter 29

Diamond Sutra, chapter 28

Diamond Sutra, chapter 27

Diamond Sutra, chapter 26

Because Losing My Parents Broke Me.

Diamond Sutra, chapter 25

Diamond Sutra, chapter 24

Diamond Sutra, chapter 23

Diamond Sutra, chapter 22

Diamond Sutra, chapter 21

Buddhism: Doing it Alone or Doing it with Others.

Diamond Sutra, chapter 20

Diamond Sutra, chapter 19

Diamond Sutra, chapter 18

Meditate To Awaken.

Diamond Sutra, chapter 17

Diamond Sutra, chapter 16

Diamond Sutra, chapter 15

Diamond Sutra, chapter 14

Diamond sutra, chapter 13

Diamond Sutra, chapter 12

Diamond Sutra, chapter 11

Diamond Sutra, chapter 10

Diamond Sutra, Chapter 9

Diamond Sutra, Chapter 8

Diamond Sutra: Chapter 7

Diamond Sutra: chapter 6

Diamond Sutra: chapter 5

Diamond Sutra: chapter 4

5 Misconceptions About Meditation

Huineng's Song of Awakening

Things I Have Learned From Teaching Kids to Meditate

Diamond Sutra: chapter 3

What is Buddha Nature?