Emergent Knowledge
Emergent Knowledge is a user-based method of intuitive introspection that blends Western and Eastern thought into an introspective skillful mean. Emergent Knowledge is an introspective method of studying the self that relies solely on an individual’s insight, intuition, and tacit knowledge. The skills required for successful application of Emergent Knowledge are clarity of intention and […]
The Process of Awakening
The Process of Awakening is a comprehensive study of Nonduality based on an intuitive engagement with the sources of knowledge: Buddhist Sutras, inferential introspection, and the direct perception of Zen meditation The Process of Awakening study guide offers a practice model that combines Yogacara Buddhist concepts with Emergent Knowledge, an adaptation of David Grove’s groundbreaking […]
Introduction to Buddhist Thought
Introduction to Buddhist Thought examines of the meaning of Buddha’s teaching of “I have taught one thing and one thing only, dukkha and the cessation of dukkha.“ What is dukkha? The term, dukkha, literally means a wagon with a defective wheel – a wheel whose defect causes an uncomfortable ride. Three Types of Dukkha Dukkha as ordinary […]
The Song of the Jewel Mirror Awareness
The Song of the Jewel Mirror Awareness is an intimate study of each of the 47 couplets of Zen Master Tung-shan’s enlightenment poem. The Song of the Jewel Mirror Awareness is a chant that is recited regularly in Soto Zen monasteries and centers. It describes the internal process required to attain and maintain the “Jewel […]
The Fukanzazengi
The Fukanzazengi is designed for group exploration and discussion to uncover the Zen Master Dogen’s intent in his first teaching. Zen Master Dōgen wrote the Fukanzazengi in 1227 shortly after his return to Japan from China, producing edited copies based on the original over the next twenty-five years. His intent was to provide a meditation […]
Dōgen on Meditation and Thinking
Dōgen on Meditation and Thinking examines the relationship of the foci of delusion and enlightenement. Professor Hee-Jin Kim asserts that the common understanding of the relationship delusion and enlightenment is flawed. That being so, all effort that follows based on that false view, is also flawed. This booklet offers the means to overcome those flaws. […]
Zongmi on Chan
Zongmi on Chan is an introduction to the life and syncretic thought of the ninth century Hua-yan and Zen Master Zongmi Guifeng Zong-mi [Kuei-feng Tsung-mi], an eminent ninth century Hua-yan and Zen Master asserted, “Indian masters have always held to the three sources of knowledge.” In their understanding of the principles of the Dharma, the […]
The Awakening of Faith
The Awakening of Faith is a Yogacara text that Zongmi used as the basis for his Analysis of Mind Ashvaghosa, the author of the Awakening of Faith, clearly stated in his introduction that is purpose for writing was to explain the principles and the practice of Mahayana clearly and simply for the benefit of common […]
Barriers to Emptiness
Barriers to Emptiness teaches how to overcome the barriers that prevents perceiving the world as an extraordinary network of intricate relationships. The goal of Mahayana Buddhism, and Zen in particular, is to open the mind to the truth of Emptiness, the view that impermanence, interdependence, and intimacy underlie all existence. The entire phenomenal world arises […]
Introduction to the Shobogenzo
Introduction to the Shobogenzo presents the 95 fascicles of Dogen’s great work along with the understanding on how to become familiar with his writing style. “The Shobogenzo was written by Master Dogen in the thirteenth century. Reading it is the best way to come to an exact understanding of Buddhist theory, because Master Dogen was […]
