On The Way: The Daily Zen Journal
Readings by Date Published
- 2024
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- Nov: Convention and Liberation
- Oct: Delusion and Zazen - Part 2
- Sep: Delusion and Zazen
- Aug: Interdependence and the Middle Way
- Jul: Search for the Pearl
- Jun: The Four Great Barriers
- May: “No Mind” is Buddha
- Apr: West Evening Mountain Talk – Part 6
- Mar: Reaching the Fundamental Ground
- Feb: Mind is the One Vehicle
- Jan: Great Enlightenment pt 2
- 2023
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- Dec: Selections from the Diamond Sutra
- Nov: Sermon of Zen Master Bassui - Part 2
- Oct: Walking the Middle Path-Commentary on The Sutra of the Middle Way
- Sep: Source-Ancestral Discourse
- Aug: Everyone Instantly Becomes a Buddha
- Jul: Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching
- Jun: Tsung Ching Record of Hui Hai – Part 3
- May: Mind is Formless
- Apr: Huang po - Questions and Answers
- Mar: Dharma Talks - Part 2
- Feb: Discourses of Master Po Shan part 2
- Jan: The Basis of Awareness
- 2022
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- Dec: On the Transmission of Mind - Part 4
- Nov: Selections from the Song of Awakening - Part 2
- Oct: One Practice Samadhi Part 2
- Sep: Bloodstream Sermon, Part 2
- Aug: Essentials of Cultivating the Mind Part 3
- Jul: On Gardens and the Way
- Jun: Guidelines for Studying the Way
- May: Always Mindful
- Apr: The Practice of Meditation
- Mar: Dreaming Asleep and Awake
- Feb: Other Ways to do Zen
- Jan: Opening the Hand of Thought - Part 2
- 2021
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- Dec: Stillness in Action
- Nov: Buddhism is Natural Truth
- Oct: Advice and Encouragement
- Sep: Discourse of Master Han Shan - Part 2
- Aug: Absorption in the Treasury of Light pt 3
- Jul: What is Zen?
- Jun: Treatise on the True Sudden Enlightenment School - Part 3
- May: Wake-up Sermon - Part 4
- Apr: The Practice of True Reality - Part 2
- Mar: Joyously Alive
- Feb: Sayings and Dialogues
- Jan: Since I became Buddha - Part 2
- 2020
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- Dec: Since I became Buddha - Part 1
- Nov: The Sermon of No Words
- Oct: Mind of Enlightenment, Great Compassion, and Skillful Means
- Sep: Hakuin's Song of Meditation
- Aug: Silent Illumination Part 1
- Jul: The Empty Bowl Sutra
- Jun: Cultivation and Worldly Activities
- May: Wisdom and Ignorance
- Apr: Return to Spring
- Mar: No Such Thing as Enlightenment
- Feb: Admonitions
- Jan: The Bright, Boundless Field
- 2019
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- Dec: Zen and the Art of Tea
- Nov: Bhaddekaratta Sutta
- Oct: Cat and Mouse
- Sep: Understanding Impermanence
- Aug: Sermon in Tavatimsa Heaven
- Jul: About This Mind
- Jun: Questions of Bodhisattva Mahamati - Not a Word Uttered
- May: How to be a Householder Bodhisattva
- Apr: The Hoshin-ji Sermons
- Mar: Shodoka - Song of Awakening
- Feb: The Time-Being
- Jan: Wake-up Sermon - Part 3
- 2018
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- Dec: One Practice Samadhi pt 3
- Nov: Great Vow
- Oct: Kalama Sutra
- Sep: The Mind Dharma
- Aug: Great Doubt
- Jul: Harmony - Part 3
- Jun: Harmony - Part 2
- May: Harmony - Part 1
- Apr: Zazenron
- Mar: Following the Breath with Mindfulness
- Feb: All Beings are in the Process of Becoming Buddhas
- Jan: The Lankavatara Sutra
- 2017
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- Dec: Fundamental Principles
- Nov: Discourses of Master Po Shan - Part 1
- Oct: Correct Practice
- Sep: The Sermon of No Words
- Aug: True Mind
- Jul: Questions of Bodhisattva Mahamati
- Jun: Handbook for Zen Students - Part 2
- May: Handbook for Zen Students - Part 1
- Apr: Treatise on the Essentials of Cultivating the Mind - Part 3
- Mar: Treatise on Contemplating Mindfulness
- Feb: Questions from the Lankavatara Sutra
- Jan: Beyond Words
- 2016
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- Dec: Stop Opinions
- Nov: Stages of Enlightenment
- Oct: No End to Practice
- Sep: Secrets on Cultivating the Mind
- Aug: Journal of My Study in China - Part 2
- Jul: Journal of My Study in China
- Jun: On Meditation - Part 1
- May: Essentials of Mind - Part 1
- Apr: West Mountain Evening Talk - Part 1
- Mar: The Unborn - Part 1
- Feb: The Heart of the Pine
- Jan: Doctrine of Mind
- 2015
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- Dec: Aspiration for Enlightenment
- Nov: Investigating Chan and Contemplating Mind
- Oct: Understanding Mind
- Sep: Zazen
- Aug: Jade Buddha Monastery
- Jul: Calming the Mind
- Jun: Tsung Ching Record of Hui Hai - Part 2
- May: Treatise on Sitting Meditation
- Apr: Zen Teachings of Huang Po
- Mar: Notes on Meditation
- Feb: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
- Jan: Idle Talk On a Night Boat
- 2014
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- Dec: Records of the Source Mirror
- Nov: Same Reality, Different Dreams
- Oct: The Threefold Question in Zen
- Sep: The Mirror of Zen - Part 3
- Aug: The Mirror of Zen Part 2
- Jul: Silent Illumination
- Jun: West Mountain Evening Talk - Part 5
- May: Transmission of Mind - Mind is the Buddha pt 11
- Apr: A Boatload of Moonlight - Letters of Yuanwu
- Mar: Concentration and Wisdom are One Essence
- Feb: Passing Through Barriers
- Jan: True Realization Part 1
- 2013
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- Dec: The Essentials of Chan Practice
- Nov: Mud and Water
- Oct: Record of the Thatched Hall on Mount Lu
- Sep: The Record of Linji - Sangha Instruction
- Aug: Kao Feng's Story
- Jul: Great Enlightenment
- Jun: Platform Sutra
- May: Eight Means to Enlightenment
- Apr: The Formless Precepts
- Mar: Treasury of Light pt 2
- Feb: Full Awareness of Breathing - Anapanasati Sutta
- Jan: Discourse 18 Lin-chi
- 2012
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- Dec: Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta - The First Sermon at Benares
- Nov: The Stages of Meditation
- Oct: Platform Sutra pt 2
- Sep: Sermon of Zen Master Bassui
- Aug: Breakthrough Sermon
- Jul: Secrets of Cultivating the Mind
- Jun: Practice Instructions
- May: Inner Constancy
- Apr: Plum Blossoms
- Mar: Sitting Meditation
- Feb: Treatise on Sitting Meditation Part 2
- Jan: West Evening Mountain Talk Part 4
- 2011
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- Dec: Ten Guidelines for the Ch’an School
- Nov: Guidelines for Studying the Way
- Oct: The Meditations of a Bodhisattva Part 2
- Sep: The Meditations of a Bodhisattva
- Aug: Wake-up Sermon Part 2
- Jul: Wake-up Sermon Part 1
- Jun: Since I became Buddha
- May: Awakening
- Apr: West Mountain Evening Talk - Part 3
- Mar: Transmission of Mind -Questions from the Wan Ling Record pt 10
- Feb: Dream Conversations On Buddhism and Zen
- Jan: Constancy
- 2010
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- Dec: Making the Altruistic Vow
- Nov: Tsung Ching Record of Hui Hai
- Oct: The Essential Gateway to Truth by Means of Instantaneous Awakening
- Sep: Essential Teachings of the Stone Lion: Stages of Meditation
- Aug: Essential Teachings of the Stone Lion: Instructions for Meditation
- Jul: Absorption in the Treasury of Light pt 1
- Jun: On Cultivating the Mind
- May: The Teachings of the Fourth Chan Patriarch Tao-shin
- Apr: On Gardens and the Way
- Mar: Mud and Water 1
- Feb: A Lotus in Fire 1
- Jan: The Activity of the Reality of Life
- 2009
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- Dec: On the Transmission of Mind - Part 3
- Nov: On the Transmission of Mind - Pt 12
- Oct: The Awakening of Mugai Nyodai Part 2
- Sep: The Enlightenment of Chiyono
- Aug: Skeletons Part II
- Jul: Skeletons
- Jun: Zazen
- May: Divine Light
- Apr: Informal Talks
- Mar: Shikantaza
- Feb: To Live is just to Live
- Feb: To Live is just to Live
- Jan: The Platform Sutra
- 2008
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- Dec: King of Samadhis
- Nov: The Fundamental Expedient Teachings
- Oct: The Ryumon-ji Sermons - The Unborn pt 3
- Sep: Readings from Sun Face Buddha
- Aug: Sermons Part 2
- Jul: Sermons
- Jun: The World of Intensive Practice
- May: Five Points in Buddhist practice
- Apr: The Wise Ones of Old
- Mar: The Living Method of Turning the Light Around
- Feb: “Do not grasp another’s bow”
- Jan: Avoiding Foxes and Dogs
- 2007
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- Dec: Bloodstream Sermon, Part 4
- Nov: West Mountain Evening Talk - Part 2
- Oct: Pure Land Teachings of Master Chu-hung
- Sep: The Mirror of Zen - with commentary
- Aug: Sho-do-ka – Song of Realization Part II
- Jul: Sho-do-ka – Song of Realization
- Jun: Treatise on the Essentials of Cultivating the Mind Part 2
- May: Treatise on the Essentials of Cultivating the Mind
- Apr: Transmission of Mind inThe Chun Chou Record pt 6
- Mar: Anthology on the Cultivation of Realization
- Feb: Only Buddha and Buddha
- Jan: Three Sources of Truth
- 2006
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- Dec: A Tongue-Tip Taste of Zen
- Nov: From the Record of Things Heard
- Oct: From the Record of Lin-chi
- Sep: Anthology on the Cultivation of Realization
- Aug: Wonder
- Jul: The Essential Secrets for Entering the Way
- Jun: Eight Awakenings of Great Beings – Part II
- May: Eight Awakenings of Great Beings – Part I
- Apr: Sho-do-ka Song of Realization
- Mar: The Secret of the Golden Flower - Part II
- Feb: The Secret of the Golden Flower
- Jan: Treatise on the True Sudden Enlightenment School - Part 1
- 2005
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- Dec: Treatise on the True Sudden Enlightenment School - Part 2
- Nov: Stopping and Seeing
- Oct: Mud and Water - 2
- Sep: The Cooperation of Concentration and Insight
- Aug: Heaven and Earth
- Jul: The Way
- Jun: Song of the Mind (Xin Ming) - Part II
- May: Song of the Mind (Xin Ming)
- Apr: The Ultimate Way
- Mar: Transmission of Mind -Questions from the Wan Ling Record pt 9
- Feb: Hidden Treasure
- Jan: Transmission of Mind from The Wan Ling Record pt 8
- 2004
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- Dec: Transmission of Mind inThe Wan Ling Record pt 7
- Nov: Essentials of Mind pt 2
- Oct: Transmitting Wisdom
- Sep: Empty and Quiet
- Aug: Instructing the Group Part III
- Jul: Instructing the Group Part II
- Jun: Instructing the Group Part I
- May: The Spur for a Good Horse, Part II
- Apr: The Spur for a Good Horse, Part I
- Mar: Treatise on Sitting Meditation 3
- Feb: Essential Teachings of Dogen
- Jan: Practice of Meditation
- 2003
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- Dec: Sayings of Lin-chi - Part II
- Oct: Sayings of Lin-chi - Part I
- Sep: The Practice of Compassion
- Aug: The Platform Sutra - Part II
- Jul: The Platform Sutra - Part I
- Jun: An Elementary Talk on Zen - Concluding Remarks
- May: An Elementary Talk on Zen - Part III
- Apr: An Elementary Talk on Zen - Part II
- Mar: An Elementary Talk on Zen - Part I
- Feb: Essence of Perception
- Jan: The Wise Ones of Old
- 2002
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- Dec: Dream Conversations
- Nov: Nothing to Attain
- Oct: Gunabhadra Tripitaka
- Sep: Kindling the Inexhaustible Lamp
- Aug: Sayings of Daikaku
- Jul: Sayings of Daikaku
- Jun: Instructions of Shoitsu
- May: Emptying and Opening Body and Mind
- Apr: Mud and Water
- Mar: The Mind of No-Mind "Mushin no Shin"
- Feb: The Wisdom of the Zen Masters
- Jan: Direct Pointing
- 2001
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- Dec: Move with a Mighty Flow
- Nov: The Mind Monarch
- Oct: The Mountain and River Sutras
- Sep: Gems Along The Way
- Aug: The Mind Ground
- Jul: Sayings of Master Rujing of Tiantong
- Jun: Recommending Zazen to all People
- May: Bodhidharma's Breakthrough Sermon
- Apr: Where to Locate the Mind
- Mar: Mystery of Immovable Mind
- Feb: Daio's Letters to Meditators
- Jan: Plum Blossoms - Honoring the Teachings of Spring
- 2000
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- Dec: Transmission of Mind from The Chun Chou Record part 2
- Nov: The Perception of Sages
- Oct: Bloodstream Sermon, Part 1
- Sep: The Great Affair
- Aug: Secrets of Cultivating the Mind
- Jul: Zazen Yojinki
- Jun: The Practice of True Reality Part 1
- May: Tugging the Ox
- Apr: The Wise Ones of Old
- Mar: Mountain Poems
- Feb: Clear the Mind
- Jan: Original Face
- 1999
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- Dec: Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage
- Nov: On the Transmission of Mind - Part 5
- Oct: The Gateless Gate
- Sep: Climbing a Mountain, Crossing a River
- Aug: True Meditation
- Jul: Discourse of Master Han Shan
- Jun: Notes from Bodhidharma
- May: Cultivating the Empty Field - Practice Instructions Part 3
- Apr: Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices
- Mar: The Unborn pt 4
- Feb: Song of Realizing the Way
- Jan: Transmission of Mind from The Chun Chou Record
- 1998
