…this rule comparing various rules we had. He set up some rules, some appropriate, good sized rules for us. That is how Zen rules was originated and since then we are trying to improve his rules according to the circumstances and which we practice our…

…we are trying to improve his rules according to the circumstances and which we practice our way. You have no danger in our Zen practice to be involved in small minded practice and you can trust our rules because our rules are after improvement of many…

…practice to be involved in small minded practice and you can trust our rules because our rules are after improvement of many Great Zen masters we have now here. Of course I think we should improve or we should have more appropriate rules for us. But the…

…the confusion, the confusion will be bigger. You add one more confusion of escaping from it. So what you should do, you know whether Zen center is big or small it is not a problem, it is the same thing. You know if you have real practice here, even…

…sure you know they will also respect you. That kind of thing you know every day. If you carefully you know watch, you know Zen center, that kind of thing every day happening. But you ignore it that's all. No, you should not you know you shouldn't be…

…if you don't understand what is a practice and stick to those words you will be confused. But if you understand what is real Zen, it is quite usual warning, you know kind of warning for us. Now our session is almost end and some people maybe you know…

I think as yashimura sensei told you the other night, Zen masters have some humorous element in their life and even after death, or even more, we know how humorous they were. If you know them. The humor is, you know only when he has real, he has some…

…from this world. You know, laughter, it's terror laughter, you know, and you know newspaper laughter reporters, including you know, famous Zen masters you know admired his death you know, but I think maybe he was fooling us, laughter, you know that was…

…way to know is, I don't know how to understand him, but how to be like him is already known to us by dong en Zen. You know how to be like him, living with people you know and living in confusion. Always, you know outside of the confusion, that is…

…this, you know and I have something to read here: laughter oh, this laughter, this is a new one yeah, wow. Dong en Zen said: you know laughter, the third patriarch in china said the first principle you know, the supreme way, maybe the supreme way is…

…sees it is right. So what he says is not just usual you know way of paradoxical way of talking. You know speaking about Zen, he has accurate point and his whole effort is directed on our everyday practice. He doesn't ignore anything. So that is why we…

…this way, you will find various problems as a kind of valuable treasures which is indispensable for you and especially indispensable for Zen Students. So before you sit, before you accept yourself as you are and before you accept the problem you have your…

…just as much as you need. So the only way is to trust him or to trust your being here. That is you know speed up Zen, Zen master. You may think Zen master is all the Zen master is very tough, he looks like very tough, you know when you need him…

…our schedule. So I want you just to sit you know and to be ready to go to market, to be ready to be served for Zen Students. That is all what I wanted to say this morning. So let's you know sit more and to have full appreciation of our practice.

…from them, then you cannot get out of the difficulties. Usually, I think, when we have difficulty, but in actual life, not in Zen center, in actual life, in city life maybe you try hard in your own way to have good relationship with people and to…

…easy. You have always difficulties. So naturally you will give up, not forever but for a time and you will find some retreat like Zen center. That is why you come to Zen center. Some of them, because of this reason, come to Zen center and shut yourself…

…you will give up, not forever but for a time and you will find some retreat like Zen center. That is why you come to Zen center. Some of them, because of this reason, come to Zen center and shut yourself up from the city life. And usually what usual…

…will find some retreat like Zen center. That is why you come to Zen center. Some of them, because of this reason, come to Zen center and shut yourself up from the city life. And usually what usual people may do is shutting up themselves from the world…

…or some idea of difficulty and you will lose your confidence in yourself. That is how usual person is doing. But here in Zen center, what you are doing should be different from this kind of shutting out yourself from world, but to find out quite…

…much you how you accept things is how you take care of your body. And to know yourself, you know like you sit in the Zen with many desires and problems to feel you know your problem as your own problem. It's a practice. So when you eat, you know…

…He said that he should examine me closely. I'm one of the best way to do that to examine, to have feeling, you know of Zen when you are walking or something when you are eating. What I mean is not you know to feel, to see yourself objectively I…

…him may be you know even though you die, you know you will have a next life so it may be okay. You know but almost all Zen masters who believe in a next life will not give you that kind of answer. His answer will be: you know the life is such and…

…eating paper. You know cake on the paper so there is no taste and you give up because it doesn't mean anything. Actually, Zen is not good you know it doesn't mean anything. Even though we sit seven days, it doesn't result in anything. So maybe later…

…seven days, it doesn't result in anything. So maybe later do go to downtown and do eat something instead of you know food. Zen center provide that will be you know, exactly exactly you know you what know, you will understand that you, you know maybe you…

…you will understand that you, you know maybe you fool yourself you know and you are pleased you know when people call you Zen Student, that's all. So your practice is encouraging the ego. You know your ego. You are not practicing Zen. If just to sit…

…people call you Zen Student, that's all. So your practice is encouraging the ego. You know your ego. You are not practicing Zen. If just to sit is like that Zen does not mean anything. This is more like intellectual, more or less intellectual…

…your practice is encouraging the ego. You know your ego. You are not practicing Zen. If just to sit is like that Zen does not mean anything. This is more like intellectual, more or less intellectual understanding, plus something you know plus some effort,…

…has, you know each one's problem. So you know it is ok. Anyway you should be yourself. You should not you know fortunately you have Zen center here. You know the advantage of Zen center for you is that Zen center is not a shade for you, a shade which…

…know it is ok. Anyway you should be yourself. You should not you know fortunately you have Zen center here. You know the advantage of Zen center for you is that Zen center is not a shade for you, a shade which will protect you you know it is it is…

…should be yourself. You should not you know fortunately you have Zen center here. You know the advantage of Zen center for you is that Zen center is not a shade for you, a shade which will protect you you know it is it is not an umbrella, but you…

…are faithful to your you know position or to your work, your true being of you is there. This is a very important point. Zen center is a community and those who come and sit is also actually, even though they are not our members. Actually they are our…

…we do not call them members but in its true sense they are also members, our members. When they come for the first time to Zen center it may be difficult for them to know what we are doing, but more and more they will feel what we are doing and…

…choose will be different. Before you may like something great, big and beautiful number one you know in California. Number one Zen Center, Zen practice you know Zen practice monastery in America, in the world, even better than Japan Japanese Monastery. That…

…be different. Before you may like something great, big and beautiful number one you know in California. Number one Zen Center, Zen practice you know Zen practice monastery in America, in the world, even better than Japan Japanese Monastery. That will be…

…may like something great, big and beautiful number one you know in California. Number one Zen Center, Zen practice you know Zen practice monastery in America, in the world, even better than Japan Japanese Monastery. That will be what you want before you…

…in this way, but previous human effort came to this point, your culture, you know, came to this point where you want to study Zen. Japanese Zen Tradition came to the point that we need some revival. This kind of feeling didn't arise in Japan just 10 or…

…but previous human effort came to this point, your culture, you know, came to this point where you want to study Zen. Japanese Zen Tradition came to the point that we need some revival. This kind of feeling didn't arise in Japan just 10 or 20 years,…

We say Zen center student or we say Zen center. But it is tonight. Today I want to make this kind of idea clear. You know as much as possible. Also, you know I say you are Zen center student and also you say you are Zen center student, you say I…

We say Zen center student or we say Zen center. But it is tonight. Today I want to make this kind of idea clear. You know as much as possible. Also, you know I say you are Zen center student and also you say you are Zen center student, you say I…

…it is tonight. Today I want to make this kind of idea clear. You know as much as possible. Also, you know I say you are Zen center student and also you say you are Zen center student, you say I am Zen center student I don't know, I'm not so sure…

…kind of idea clear. You know as much as possible. Also, you know I say you are Zen center student and also you say you are Zen center student, you say I am Zen center student I don't know, I'm not so sure who you are, but to me as long as you…

…as much as possible. Also, you know I say you are Zen center student and also you say you are Zen center student, you say I am Zen center student I don't know, I'm not so sure who you are, but to me as long as you are here, to me you are Zen…

…or not dirty is not the point. The material which people thrown away could be our okesa. This is the point. So dogen Zen said: whether it is beautiful embroider or silk or leather, it doesn't matter. Material is. We should not say okesa should be made…

…understand what is zazen, it is not so recently I am putting emphasis on this point what kind of practice we have at Zen center. This is a very important point, not only for us but also for all the people who are interested in religious practice.…

…Maybe you know we should know this point. I know what kind of difficulty Japanese Buddhists have and what kind of life Zen center students have. If you compare Japanese Students to Zen center students, I don't know what to say. It is so different.…

…what kind of difficulty Japanese Buddhists have and what kind of life Zen center students have. If you compare Japanese Students to Zen center students, I don't know what to say. It is so different. You may criticize Japanese you know young Buddhists. You…

…You may criticize Japanese you know young Buddhists. You may criticize them because they do not practice zazen as you do in Zen center. But maybe Japanese young Buddhists may criticize us having too easy practice. You know you if you want to if you…

…anyone have a hint with it? Don't ask me. I ashamed of myself. I know, by the way I feel when I come to the Zen centre that it's very important to be with people who are practising dzogchen and practising eating silently but I have spent a lot of…

…to be with people who are practising dzogchen and practising eating silently but I have spent a lot of time away from the Zen centre and people who listen to music and I never think that there's anything else but small words and while I keep trying…

…a Buddhist, I feel very different from and it causes me a lot of problems. It's difficult for me to be myself outside of the Zen, Outside of the Buddhist way. But then you mean that you know what you mean is: if you are always in the city without…

…of the Buddhist way. But then you mean that you know what you mean is: if you are always in the city without knowing the Zen centre or some religious group you know then you think you will feel good, your life will be good. I think what I'm saying…

…you know then you think you will feel good, your life will be good. I think what I'm saying is if you don't know the Zen centre, if you live in the city without knowing the Zen centre or religious group, then do you think you will be happy? No I…

…bodhisattva eyes and in order to have that we must be involved in whatever we are doing. But it seems there is a problem in the Zen Series with the idea of trying to become a saint. Yeah that is a very cheap idea, you know to be trying to be a…

…your movement in future and you will know what kind of practice you must have. It is not just sitting, sitting in Zen center is not whole picture of practice it is picture of your movement, your younger generation's movement. Okay, yeah, some more effort…

…I say precepts the first thing you will think of is something like ten commandments or ten great trajectory precepts. But Zen Precepts are not like that. Zen Precepts, to study Zen Precepts means to understand the other. So it is another interpretation…

…you will think of is something like ten commandments or ten great trajectory precepts. But Zen Precepts are not like that. Zen Precepts, to study Zen Precepts means to understand the other. So it is another interpretation of Zen is precepts. Using words,…

…is something like ten commandments or ten great trajectory precepts. But Zen Precepts are not like that. Zen Precepts, to study Zen Precepts means to understand the other. So it is another interpretation of Zen is precepts. Using words, words, precepts we…

…are not like that. Zen Precepts, to study Zen Precepts means to understand the other. So it is another interpretation of Zen is precepts. Using words, words, precepts we explain what is Zen Actually. The purpose of receiving precepts or observing precepts…

…means to understand the other. So it is another interpretation of Zen is precepts. Using words, words, precepts we explain what is Zen Actually. The purpose of receiving precepts or observing precepts is not just to remember what we should do or what we…

…know everyone has buddha nature, but actually you don't know what is buddha nature even. That was his answer. And disciple asked again: Zen, what is actual practice you have? And he just used his hand like this. That was the answer. Ah it is very hard.…

…river, mountain flows over the river stream. And about this statement because it is difficult for us to understand. So people say true Zen is beyond words. It is not possible for us to say what is Zen practice actually Zen practice is beyond words. That…

…difficult for us to understand. So people say true Zen is beyond words. It is not possible for us to say what is Zen practice actually Zen practice is beyond words. That is how indoor tai Zen is taught mountain east mountain course, over water. But I…

…us to understand. So people say true Zen is beyond words. It is not possible for us to say what is Zen practice actually Zen practice is beyond words. That is how indoor tai Zen is taught mountain east mountain course, over water. But I want to explain…

…It is not possible for us to say what is Zen practice actually Zen practice is beyond words. That is how indoor tai Zen is taught mountain east mountain course, over water. But I want to explain really what our practice is and then maybe then you…

…over water. But I want to explain really what our practice is and then maybe then you may understand what real what dōtai Zen is. Another statement which dōgen zenki said in genjo kōen in the first chapter of shōwa bunkai maybe that is the first…

…mind. So it is not real big mind small mind is actually a great mind. The same thing will be true for our tassajara Institute Zen center. Why we have Zen center is to develop our great mind so that we can develop our big mind. We have Zen center so…

…real big mind small mind is actually a great mind. The same thing will be true for our tassajara Institute Zen center. Why we have Zen center is to develop our great mind so that we can develop our big mind. We have Zen center so that we can continue…

…tassajara Institute Zen center. Why we have Zen center is to develop our great mind so that we can develop our big mind. We have Zen center so that we can continue to practice our way and develop our way. We have Zen center. But if you have the idea…

…can develop our big mind. We have Zen center so that we can continue to practice our way and develop our way. We have Zen center. But if you have the idea of Zen center too much as an organization or any technique, that is still something wrong…

…so that we can continue to practice our way and develop our way. We have Zen center. But if you have the idea of Zen center too much as an organization or any technique, that is still something wrong really. This point should be at the same time…

…buddha's philosophy. If you understand the three retreats, three triple retreats, you understand what is Buddhism and you will understand what is Zen. It is so. The meaning of the three retreats is so deep. So to be a Buddhist means to understand the…

…Understanding of the three retreats covers understanding of all scriptures, koans and others. It is so wide and so deep in Zen Buddhism you tentatively explain by words what is the three retreats. And when you receive the three retreats, you study, you…

…the three retreats or not, the three retreats is nothing but the three pleasures you have intrinsically. You have already been in Zen yourself. So it is again the study of yourself. When you study Buddhism, when you study the buddha is the triple…

…the absolute first principle, or you may call it buddha ness or nothingness or voidness. That is buddha buddha in Zen. Buddha created us and how buddha you know naturally manifested itself. Our realization now naturally happens by example, by the…

…though he has not much in kind for you. But if you, if your situation if the situation of practicing then Zen is very immediate. Difficult situation in Zen. That difficulty will help you practice Zen, that difficulty encourages your practice. Difficulty…

…for you. But if you, if your situation if the situation of practicing then Zen is very immediate. Difficult situation in Zen. That difficulty will help you practice Zen, that difficulty encourages your practice. Difficulty exists when you want to do. One is…

…situation if the situation of practicing then Zen is very immediate. Difficult situation in Zen. That difficulty will help you practice Zen, that difficulty encourages your practice. Difficulty exists when you want to do. One is togandai, who is one of the…

…is the most kind, kind hearted Zen master we never had in china or in Japan. There are a lot of stories of Zen masters that we read about the relationship behind and the relationship between Zen masters. They always have that private event that they do.…

…in Japan. There are a lot of stories of Zen masters that we read about the relationship behind and the relationship between Zen masters. They always have that private event that they do. They do funeral there. Wherever there are people who enjoy theater,…

…all our practice is rather concentrated on city practice or tassajara practice. But the most important point is to know what is Zen practice, which is not only city practice but also tassajara practice and city zendo practice. Wherever you are, we have Zen…

…is Zen practice, which is not only city practice but also tassajara practice and city zendo practice. Wherever you are, we have Zen way of practice. No matter where you are, we must have proper understanding of our practice. In shobo Genzo Genjo kōan…

…sentient beings and buddha. This is our fundamental practice. It is better now I think for us to follow more original way of Zen practice which is to go beyond tassajara practice or city zendo practice or practice in city life, wherever you are. This is…

…realize how many bubbles you have in the bottom of your heart. Real practice starts from that kind of practice. You may say: Zen practice should be calm. To have calmness of your mind is real practice. I have been practicing Zen for so many years two…

…kind of practice. You may say: Zen practice should be calm. To have calmness of your mind is real practice. I have been practicing Zen for so many years two years three years or more than that still I don't have calmness of your mind at all. What…

…nature still, no word thought, everything has buddha nature. But when you hear that, you understand, when this everything has buddha nature, Zen or bud, bud does not fall when we talk about the first principle, when you say Zen or bud, therefore, your…

…this everything has buddha nature, Zen or bud, bud does not fall when we talk about the first principle, when you say Zen or bud, therefore, your understanding of the first principle is not anymore the first principle. If that is the first principle,…

…tonight. After making many lectures almost every evening I found out that some of you didn't understand what I meant. Most people like Zen because Zen has more ideas of good and bad. That is why people like it. But we are pretty different in our…

…making many lectures almost every evening I found out that some of you didn't understand what I meant. Most people like Zen because Zen has more ideas of good and bad. That is why people like it. But we are pretty different in our practice. We live…

…You don't have to say. I just feel that perfect communication is everything. So when you understand and people will understand you can study Zen. First of all you need to know how to study Zen. How to study Zen is to be authentic of who you are around…

…communication is everything. So when you understand and people will understand you can study Zen. First of all you need to know how to study Zen. How to study Zen is to be authentic of who you are around and that is how you have a new song. That song…

…So when you understand and people will understand you can study Zen. First of all you need to know how to study Zen. How to study Zen is to be authentic of who you are around and that is how you have a new song. That song is your teacher. But when…

…gives you a natural vision, if he is ready to accept you or not. You should be very authentic and that is how you practice Zen. Actually, if you are very student, then you should be there, you should be always a lot. How to be a lot and what else…

…surrounding, without having personal questions, without being involved in your own feelings. That is a very important thing. If you come to the Zen center, maybe, I think you feel as if you are student. We say Zen Student. So you must be a kind of…