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ZEN ! IMMORTALITY

Posted on Mar 11th, 2008 by Happiness : Virtual Architect Happiness

One night after a dharma talk, I asked Suzuki Roshi a question about life and death. The answer he gave made my fear of death, for that moment, pop like a bubble.   He looked... More »

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ZEN ! (Meaning)

Posted on Mar 6th, 2008 by Happiness : Virtual Architect Happiness

I was struggling with questions about the meaning, if any, of life and death, and I told Suzuki Roshi that I was engaged in an existential philosophical quest. I told him how absorbing and exciting... More »

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ZEN ! (Suffering)

Posted on Mar 4th, 2008 by Happiness : Virtual Architect Happiness

A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored: "Why is there so much suffering?" Suzuki Roshi replied: "No reason." photo by alex noble From Zen is Right Here, edited by  David Chadwick

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ZEN ! (If a tree falls....)

Posted on Mar 3rd, 2008 by Happiness : Virtual Architect Happiness

A student asked in dokusan, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?" Suzuki Roshi answered. "It doesn't matter." photo by alex noble From Zen is... More »

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ZEN ! (Hell)

Posted on Mar 2nd, 2008 by Happiness : Virtual Architect Happiness

One morning at the Haiku Zendo in Los Altos, a group was sitting around the breakfast table drinking coffee, and a student asked Suzuki Roshi, "What is hell?" "Hell is having to read aloud in... More »

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