Kōbun Otogawa ~ Facing Buddha ~ Zen Buddhism

Kōbun Otogawa ~ Facing Buddha ~ Zen Buddhism

Kōbun Otogawa (乙川 弘文, Otogawa Kōbun) (February 1, 1938 – July 26, 2002) was an American Sōtō Zen priest. Otogawa, who preferred to be called by his first name, rather than by either of the Japanese Zen honorifics: sensei (teacher) or roshi (master), came to San Francisco, California, United States, from Japan in 1967 in response to an invitation from Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, serving as his assistant at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center until 1970. Otogawa was the son of a Sōtō Zen priest and was ordained a priest himself at the age of 12. He did undergraduate studies at Komazawa University and received a master's degree in Mahayana Buddhism from Kyoto University. He then trained for three years at Eiheiji. Among his primary teachers was the unconventional Zen master Kodo Sawaki, known as the last of the unsui, or wandering monks.

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The Heart Sutra ~ Prajñāpāramitā ~ The Perfection of Wisdom

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Ajahn Dune Atulo ~ The Method for Developing Bhavana (Mental Development) - Thai Forest Tradition

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This chapter on "The Method of Developing Bhavana" was taken from the text "Atulo" from the notes and memory of Phra Choa Khun Bodhinandamuni (Somsak Pajhdito), Wat Burapharam, Surin. Translated from ...

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These profound practice teachings on meditation and realising the Self, as taught by Sri Ramana, were taken from various sources/texts. Ramana Maharshi ( 1879 -1950) was an Indian sage and jivanmukta...

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Thich Nhat Hanh ~ Find Your Inner Peace

These excerpts for meditation have been taken from the text "The Sun My Heart" by Thich Nhat Hanh. Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926 - 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền/Chan Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific au...

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Suchness ~ Mazu Daoyi ~ Zen Buddhism (Chan)

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St Teresa of Avila ~ The Prayer of Quiet ~ Christian Mystics

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