In the early days of the Clear Water Zen Center, several members of the Miami Zen Center would cross the Florida peninsula from east to northwest to attend sesshins in Clearwater which is a Tampa Bay town half way down the peninsula, about a five hour drive. At that time, Roshi Kapleau was still healthy and dividing his… Continue reading A Funny Bit Of Zen History
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Stream Entry Zen Part One
Entering the stream means that we have at least loosened the fetter of belief in an independent self, we no longer have much doubt in the teachings of the Buddha, and we doubt that rites and rituals lead to enlightenment. The Buddha said that stream enterers have at most seven lifetimes to go before entering into Nirvana.… Continue reading Stream Entry Zen Part One