Greg Mayers

Zen taught me everything I can do; Christianity taught me everything I can't do.

Zen Trans-Traditions Realities

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Buddhist and Christian Perspectives


Unmon, giving instruction, said, "I don't ask you about before the fifteenth day; bring me a phrase about after the fifteenth day." Unmon himself answered in the monks' stead, "Every day is a good day." Hegekanroku, Case 6 .  ... Koan studies is a unique... Read More

Kensho: A Modern Explanation


“When Wanshi Shōgaku ( Hung-chih Cheng-chio -1091-1157) was asked, 'How is it that substance is lacking in the reality of purity and Void?' he replied: 'It is the instant of origin where refinement has not yet made any marks, and the moment when a message has not yet been... Read More