Gateway to Eastern Philosophy & Religion

Now we’re going to address Zen Buddhism, both Chinese and Japanese. You cannot have a logical exposition of Zen because Zen is not logical. What I’m going to try to do (and which I [...]

The six philosophies of India go back thousands of years and are the same now as they were then. These philosophies express eternal truths, whereas Western philosophies regularly supercede themselves. In the West, a new [...]

Buddhism says that the position in meditation, the bodily position, the mudra, is important. The meditation effect varies, according to the position. Zen, in particular, stresses keeping the back stiff in the cross-legged sitting position. [...]

Taoism First let me put to rest something that very few people know, or most people misconceive. Taoism (the Tao is usually translated as "the Way") is not a proper term. There are two Taoisms. [...]

Foreword by Justin Stone When I delivered the talks for the four videos that make up this book, some years ago, I had no idea they would one day be transcribed into a volume to [...]

BUDDHISM App, Urs, Translator and Ed. Master Yunmen: From the Record of the Chan Teacher "Gate of the Clouds." Blofeld, John, Translator. The Zen Teaching of Hui Hai on Sudden Illumination. _______. The Zen Teaching [...]

The three things that are universal according to Indian Buddhism are impermanence, suffering, and delusion. When I was expressing the three universals, Roshi Sazaki stopped me and said, "Just suffering, enough. Just suffering, enough.” My [...]

Now we're going to talk about Kashmir Shaivism, which may appeal to you more than any of the six insights or Darshanas. Kashmir is located in the northern tip of India. While the founder is [...]

Indian Buddhism is really the key part of the course. Indian Buddhism today is taught only in Burma, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, which used to be called Ceylon. You remember, when I talked about Zen [...]

AHAMKARA - The ego, the sense of "I," which Indian philosophies feel is false. AVATARS - A direct incarnation of the Lord. It is believed there have been ten Avatars (incarnations on earth) of Lord [...]