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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

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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

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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

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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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Page24

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!

Page45

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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Page50

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!

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