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6thpatr.zip
125 KB
The Platform Sutra: 6th Zen Patriarch.
8fold.zip
12 KB
Following the 8-fold Path - A Modern Zen Approach.
8steps.zip
74 KB
Eight Steps to Freedom: Following the Buddha's Eightfold.
abortion.zip
06 KB
The Buddha's Way and Abortion - Loss, Grief and Resolution.
a-buddha.zip
09 KB
"Ultimate Reality Transcends What Can Be Expressed in Words" Edited by Edwin A. Burtt.
ait-futr.zip
18 KB
Paper: Envisioning the Future, Robert Aitken, Roshi.
aitken-k.zip
04 KB
Robert Aitken, Roshi: on Zen Teaching.
aitken87.zip
08 KB
Teisho (Talk): Sila, by Robert Aitken, Roshi.
aitken-o.zip
07 KB
Teisho: Words About Sesshin for Newcomers to Zen practice.
aitken-q.zip
05 KB
The Future of Zen Buddhism in the West, by Robert Aitken, Roshi.
aitken-t.zip
06 KB
The Second Paramita (Shila), by Robert Aitken, Roshi.
aitknbib.zip
06 KB
A Draft Bibliography of Zen Writings of Robert Aitken, Roshi.
atease.zip
11 KB
"To Be At Ease" - Teisho, by John Tarrant, Roshi.
avalokit.zip
13 KB
Calling on the Name of Avalokiteshvara - John Tarrant, Roshi.
beautifl.zip
18 KB
The Blue Cliff Record, Case #42: Layman Pang's Good Snowflakes.
beck.zip
06 KB
The Pools Teisho - by Charlotte Joko Beck Roshi.
bigs.zip
04 KB
On Chanting: Buddha is Grass Shoes - Seung Sahn Soen-Sa.
blossom.zip
06 KB
A Time of Blossoming, by Stan Rosenthal.
blu_cl2.zip
08 KB
Blue Cliff Record, Case #2 (John Tarrant).
blu_cl3.zip
08 KB
Blue Cliff Record, Case #3 (John Tarrant).
blu_cl4.zip
10 KB
Blue cliff record, Case #4 (John Tarrant).
blu_cl5.zip
10 KB
Blue Cliff record, Case #5 (John Tarrant).
blu_cl6.zip
15 KB
Blue Cliff Record, Case #6 (John Tarrant).
bodhivow.zip
04 KB
Bodhisattva's Vow by Torei Zenji - Guide To Practice.
carousel.zip
03 KB
"Han Shan's Carousel" by John Tarrant Roshi.
case5tnt.zip
09 KB
Teisho: John Tarrant Roshi, Zazenkai.
cbo.zip
05 KB
"Completely Become One" Dharma Talk by Zen Master, Seung Sahn.
chado.zip
07 KB
Rules of Chado - Stan Rosenthal.
chankhon.zip
09 KB
Interview with Sister Chan Khong.
chogye.zip
09 KB
Essays from the Southwest - Chogye.
clarify.zip
11 KB
Teisho: To Clarify Our Insight, by John Tarrant, Roshi.
daily.zip
07 KB
Daily Zen Buddhist Sutras.
dailyzen.zip
17 KB
Daily Zen Buddhist Sutras (Diamond Sangha).
dawson.txt
07 KB
The Tao of Breathing, by Geoff Dawson.
debate.zip
32 KB
Ch'an & Sudden and Gradual Debates in China and Tibet.
dharma2.zip
09 KB
Dharma Talk by John Daido Loori Sensei - Zen Mtn Monastery.
diamond.zip
09 KB
Excerpts from Diamond Sutra.
diamond2.zip
17 KB
Diamond Sangha Sutras Translations/Revisions, by Robert Aitken, Roshi.
dogen-01.zip
02 KB
Poem: The Buddha's Essential Functioning, by Eihei Dogen.
dogen.zip
07 KB
Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way".
dogen_p.txt
02 KB
The Buddha's Essential Functioning, by Dogen Zenji.
dogen01.zip
02 KB
Poetry by Dogen Zenji.
dogethic.zip
31 KB
Paper: The Ethics of Dogen - An Overview.
enmei-ji.zip
03 KB
Document Title: Emmei Jikku Kannon Gyo Enmei Jukku Kannon.
everyday.zip
03 KB
Zen: Everyday is a Good Day - Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice.
eve_sess.zip
04 KB
Sesshin: Evening Closing Ceremony (Diamond Sangha).
faith_in.zip
75 KB
Faith in Mind: A Guide to Ch'an Practice.
footstep.zip
0 3KB
The Vow of the 'Ten Footsteps'.
fwzen.zip
30 KB
The Foundations of Wisdom - The Teachings of Zen Buddhism.
fypp.zip
03 KB
Finding Your Primary Point, by Zen Master Seung Sahn.
garden2.zip
05 KB
Garden of Emptiness - Dharma talk - Echard, Roshi.
gassho.zip
07 KB
Notes on Gassho & Bowing, by Maezumi Roshi.
genjo.zip
05 KB
Paper - Short Analysis of Dogen's Genjo Koan from Shobogenzo.
glassman.zip
03 KB
Ascending the Mountain - Sensei Bernard Tetsugen Glassman.
goldwind.zip
10 KB
Teisho: Golden Wind - John Tarrant, Roshi.
haksong.zip
03 KB
The Song of Zazen, by Hakuin Ekaku Zenji.
heart1.zip
05 KB
Maha Prajna Paramita Hridaya Sutra (The Heart Sutra)
heart.zip
06 KB
Paper: Origin of the Prajna Paramita Hridaya Sutra.
historic.zip
05 KB
Historical Roots of Zen by Stan Rosenthal.
hrt94fal.zip
07 KB
The Heart Sutra - Commentary by Master Sheng-Yen (#4).
hrt95win.zip
06 KB
The Heart Sutra - Commentary by Master Sheng-Yen (#5).
hrtstext.zip
02 KB
The Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra.
hsinming.zip
05 KB
Commentary on Faith Mind by 3rd Zen Patriarch.
huineng.zip
02 KB
Boddhi Originally Has No Tree, by Hui-Neng (J.Eno).
hung-chi.zip
03 KB
The Buddhas' Essential Functioning, by Hung-Chih.
huskerdu.zip
05 KB
Paper: Punk Group Husker Du - Does "Zen Arcarde" have Zen?
ikkyu.zip
15 KB
Paper: Zen Rebel Ikkyu: Ikkyu was a Zen monk of Muromachi.
insent.zip
12 KB
Transmission of the Light, Case #38.
ino-sess.zip
04 KB
Sessin Leadership: Ino Role (Diamond Sangha).
inside.zip
07 KB
"Inside is Like Bread for Life" - Teisho by John Tarrant.
intervew.zip
07 KB
Interview with Stephen Echard, Roshi "Zen & Pop Culture".
irongrnd.zip
12 KB
The Blue Cliff Record, Case #24.
jivaka.zip
13 KB
A Critique of Kapleau's book "To Cherish All Life".
jikijits.zip
04 KB
Sesshin: Notes for Jikijitsu (Diamond Sangha).
jisha.zip
05 KB
Sesshin: Dokusan/Sosan/Interviews (Diamond Sangha).
jukai-t.zip
04 KB
Teisho: Attaining the Light and Dark (Tarrant).
jukai.zip
04 KB
The Jukai Ceremony - Teisho, John Tarrant
johnson.zip
02 KB
First Zazenkai - Author: Dale Johnson.
jpnbudsm.zip
15 KB
Paper: 12th Century Japanese Buddhism - An Overview.
jt-strel.zip
04 KB
John Tarrant Roshi "Sangha and Teacher Relationship".
jukai.zip
04 KB
"Jukai - A Refuge and a Home" Teisho by John Tarrant.
katagri2.zip
03 KB
Peaceful Life - Author: Dainin Katagiri.
kay.zip
05 KB
Talk: Les Kaye Roshi - Kannon Do Zen.
ki.zip
06 KB
Ki - Taizan Maezumi, Roshi.
koan-hlp.zip
07 KB
Zen Koan Practice - by Genjo Marinello.
koan.zip
07 KB
Paper - Zen Koan Practice in the Future.
koans.zip
05 KB
Collection of Zen Buddhist Koans.
koanwork.zip
13 KB
Teisho: Working with Koans (John Tarrant).
kyongho.zip
07 KB
Venerable Master Kyung-Ho's Inspirational Talk.
lafleur.zip
02 KB
Wedding Party - Poetry by Bill La Fleur.
laity.zip
15 KB
Beginning Anew - Sister Annabel laIty.
langlois.zip
09 KB
Kongo Langlois, Roshi.
laylife.zip
05 KB
"The Fortunate and Ongoing Disaster of Lay Life" (Teisho).
linchichan.zip
14 KB
"Lin-chi and the True Man without Rank" - Scott Mandelker, Ph.D.
maezumi.zip
06 KB
Realizing Our True Nature Q& A with Maezumi, Roshi.
maezumi2.zip
07 KB
Ki: a Teisho (Taizan Maezumi Roshi)
meals.zip
03 KB
Zen Buddhist Meal Sutras.
mealsutr.zip
04 KB
Zen Buddhist Meal Sutras (Diamond Sangha).
modern-z.zip
06 KB
Ojai Retreat: Home Grown Gathas.
moment.zip
07 KB
Living In The Moment - Ven.Thich Nhat Hanh.
mu.zip
03 KB
The Zen Concept of Emptiness, or Mu.
murphey-.zip
03 KB
Hungry Complete Fullness Sesshin.
nature.zip
05 KB
Realizing Our True Nature - Q & A with Taizan Maezumi Roshi.
nhat-lec.zip
08 KB
The Second Precept: Generosity, by Thich Nhat Hanh.
oz-zen.txt
04 KB
Sesshin Poem, by Caroline Josephs.
path-sub.zip
09 KB
The Path of the Bodhisattva, Subhana Barzaghi, Roshi.
pears.zip
10 KB
Inner Truth - Tanks and Pears - Teisho by John Tarrant.
poisjoy.zip
09 KB
Teisho: Poison and Joy (John Tarrant).
process.zip
20 KB
The Process & Experience of Enlightenment (Tarrant).
quantum2.zip
34 KB
Heart Sutra: Buddhism in the Light of Quantum Reality.
rand01.zip
05 KB
The Buddha's Way and Abortion Yvonne Rand, Sensei.
red-thrd.zip
10 KB
"Red Thread Zen - the Tao of Love, Passion, and Sex".
rest.zip
04 KB
Paper: Can the Bodhisattva Ever Rest? Answer: Mu.
rinzai.zip
05 KB
Text: The Rinzai Roku by Zen Master Rinzai.
sandtrel.zip
05 KB
John Tarrant Roshi "Sangha and Teacher Relationship".
samy01.zip
03 KB
Heart to Heart (Ama Samy S.J. Roshi).
samytalk.zip
05 KB
Teisho: Heart to Heart (Ama Samy S.J. Roshi).
samy-tei.zip
04 KB
Heart to Heart: Zen and Religion (Ama Samy S.J. Roshi).
samy.zip
04 KB
Heart to Heart: Zen and Religion (Ama Samy S.J. Roshi.)
seijo.zip
08 KB
Seijo and Her Soul Separated, by Subhana Barzaghi, Roshi.
sengtsan.zip
04 KB
3rd Ch'an Patriarch Seng Ts'an - "Faith in Mind".
sesshin.zip
10 KB
Zen Practice - Sesshin Guidelines.
sesshin2.zip
35 KB
Detailed Instructions for Zen Sesshin - 16 essays.
sesshina.zip
09 KB
Sesshin Cautions: Organizational Details of Sesshin.
sess_gde.zip
09 KB
Sesshin Guidelines (Diamond Sangha).
shakuzen.zip
03 KB
Relationship Between Shakuhachi and Zen.
shenhsiu.zip
10 KB
Paper - Shen-Hsiu and The Northern School of Chinese Ch'an.
shodoka.zip
09 KB
Powerful Guide to Zen Practice: Translation of the Shodoka.
shodoka1.zip
10 KB
Cheng-Tao-Ko [Zhengdaoge] (J. Shodoka).
slipper.zip
03 KB
Abstract: Mystic Cognition in Zen Buddhism.
som95win.zip
07 KB
Song of Mind of Niu-T'ou Fa-Jung - by Master Sheng-Yen.
soul.zip
12 KB
John Tarrant, Roshi - Lecture - "Soul in Zen".
soulqaa.zip
13 KB
John Tarrant, Roshi - Questions & Answers.
subhana.zip
07 KB
Mountains and Waters, by Subhana Barzaghi, Roshi.
subhan01.zip
06 KB
Seijo and Her Soul Separated, by Subhana Barzahi, Roshi.
subhana2.zip
06 KB
"Death is a Sacrament" Teisho by Subhana Barzaghi, Roshi.
sun95win.zip
03 KB
Pacifying the Mind: a Short Talk by Shih-Fu to Meditators.
syllabus.zip
04 KB
On Zen Teachings, by Robert Aitken, Roshi.
tar-drgn.zip
09 KB
"That Great Sleeping Dragon of Joy" Teisho, by John Tarrant.
tar-smpl.zip
11 KB
"The Simplicity of the Way" Teisho, by John Tarrant, Roshi.
tar-tesh.zip
156KB
25 Teishos, by John Tarrant, Roshi.
tarrnt01.zip
11 KB
Soul in Zen - Lecture by John Tarrant.
tarrnt02.zip
12 KB
Soul in Zen - Q and A, by John Tarrant.
tarrnt03.zip
10 KB
Teisho: To Be At Ease by, John Tarrant.
tarrnt04.zip
04 KB
Inside is Like Bread for Life, by John Tarrant.
tarrnt05.zip
09 KB
Inner Truth - Tanks and Pears, by John Tarrant.
tarrnt06.zip
12 KB
Calling the name of Avalokiteshvara (Tarrant).
tarrnt07.zip
13 KB
"The Luminous Life" - John Tarrant, Roshi.
tarrnt08.zip
11 KB
Preseverance in the Tao - John Tarrant, Roshi.
tarrnt09.zip
18 KB
Process and Experience of Enlightenment.
tarrnt10.zip
10 KB
Attaining the Light and Dark (John Tarrant).
tex-zen.zip
06 KB
Texan Prefers Life as Monk, Journey Leads Him to Monastery.
timesess.zip
06 KB
Schedule for Traditional 7-day Sesshin - Diamond Sangha.
thichbib.zip
04 KB
Works by Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh.
vimalakt.zip
12 KB
Book of Equanimity: Case 48 Vimalakirti's Nonduality.
vowawake.zip
03 KB
Dai E Zenji's Vow for Awakening.
watts-on.zip
16 KB
Alan Watts: Lecture on Zen.
wattstpe.zip
03 KB
Information About Zen - Transcriptions of talks by Alan Watts.
watts.zip
14 KB
Alan Watts on Zen Buddhism.
west-zen.zip
07 KB
The Future of Zen Buddhism in the West (Robert Aitken, Roshi).
yangshan.zip
11 KB
Yang-Shan's Mind and Environment.
yamada.zip
07 KB
Paper: Zazen and Christianity by Koun Yamada, Roshi.
yasutani.zip
10 KB
Yasutani Hakuun Roshi - A Biographical Note.
yunmen.zip
09 KB
Yunmen's Bright Light - Ross Bolleter, Sensei.
zazen.zip
03 KB
How to Sit in Zazen: Instruction for Zen Meditation.
zazenfaq.zip
05 KB
Zazen: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
zazengi.zip
04 KB
Dogen's Zazengi - The Rule for Zazen -Shobogenzo Dogen.
zen-bow.zip
07 KB
Practice: "Notes on Gassho and Bowing" by Taizan Maezumi, Roshi.
zenprcpt.zip
05 KB
Zen Buddhist Precepts.
zen-prec.zip
10 KB
Zen Buddhist Precepts - with Commentaries.
zen1.zip
04 KB
Hsin Hsin Ming verses on the faith-mind by Sengtsan, the third Zen Patriarch.
zen.zip
03 KB
Minutes to Enlightenment (The Demystification of Zen).
zena-l.zip
32 KB
Bibliography of Zen publications (1977-92).
zenawake.zip
05 KB
Book Review: "Zen Awakening and Society" by Christopher Ives.
zenbib.zip
163 KB
Zen Bibliography (1977-1992) ASCII and WordPerfect 5.1 & 6.0.
zenchart.zip
09 KB
Genealogical Chart of Zen Masters from Bodhidharma to the 6th Patriarch.
zenei.zip
07 KB
A Day of Mindfulness at Dharma Well.(Dharma talk).
zenfaq.zip
08 KB
What is Zen Buddhism?
zenfish.zip
04 KB
A Zen Fish Story - Three Chinese Zen Masters.
zenhist.zip
06 KB
D.T. Suzuki Paper on History of Zen, c. 1906.
zenm-z.zip
25 KB
Bibliography of Zen Publications (1977-92).
zenpoems.zip
03 KB
Annotated Bibliography of Works on Zen Poetry.
zen-tao.zip
113 KB
Ch'an Tao Chia: Essays and Lectures (S.Rosenthal).
zenpract.zip
10 KB
Zen Practice and Self-Control (Prof. Shoji Nakamura).
zenstra1.zip
03 KB
Zen Sutra - Kai Kyo Ge - On Opening the Dharma.
zenstra2.zip
03 KB
Zen Sutra - San Ge Mon - Confession.
zenstra3.zip
04 KB
Zen Sutra - San Ki Kai - the Threefold Refuge.
zenstra4.zip
03 KB
Zen Sutra - Ma Ka Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Shin Gyo - Heart Sutra.
zenstra5.zip
03 KB
Zen Sutra - Sho Sai Shu - Dharani of Removing Disasters.
zenstra6.zip
03 KB
Zen Sutra - Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo - Prolonging Life Sutra.
zenstra7.zip
04 KB
Zen Sutra - Dharani of the Great Compassionate One.
zenstra8.zip
03 KB
Zen Sutra - Shi Gu Sei I Gan - Great Vows For All.
zenterms.zip
08 KB
Glossary of Japanese Zen Terms, by Stan Rosenthal.
zenten.zip
10 KB
Zen and the Ten Ox-herding Pictures, by Ven Dr Walpola Rahula.
zenpract.zip
10 KB
Zen Practice and Self-Control, by Prof. Shoji Nakamura.
zesshin.zip
04 KB
Zen-Taoism Zesshin (S. Rosenthal).

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