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When students have problems or difficulties. My first and best instruction is simply advise them to enter the Zen hall, whether at a Zen center or just a quiet place in your home, burn incense, make prostration,…

As a followup to the "Real I" post a couple days a go, I've been trying to figure out how to put it into practice in daily life. To understand in theory…

Some emotional thoughts cause stress, pain, or tangling of energy. If you focus on the pain, it will tend to cause more pain. Have a peaceful mind, and the nature balance will return. With a calm mind, it is easy to let…

Student:  Master, when I meditate, I have tensions in my body. What should I do? Master: The practice of meditation is…

Feel your body right now and notice any tension that is present. Now try to become conscious of how your mind creates that tension in the body. This is the practice of the Mind teaching of Zen because without the mind, the body won't be alive; without the mind, the body will not have tension nor comfort. If reality is our creation, then this body is certainly a Mind-made reality. If we cannot realize the inseparable nature…