Zen Road [Zen Teachings]
– www.zen-road.org –

zen, zazen
and the people
who practice it
– a web resource by friends of Zen monk Philippe Coupey

zen teachings

In this section some of the teachings of the Masters Kodo Sawaki, Taisen Deshimaru, Kojun Kishigami Osho and Philippe Coupey are presented to a wider public.

Choose one of the titles:

• Kodo Sawaki
  • putting abilities to good use
  • the monk’s conviction
  • why go elsewhere?
  • a penniless king
• Taisen Deshimaru
  • spiritual heroes
  • using religion
  • the unembellished truth
  • beginning mind
• Reiryu Philippe Coupey
  • no competence required
  • mountain thinking
  • seeing the essential similarity
  • failure and rules
• Kojun Kishigami Osho
  • zazen and the importance of studying
  • of roots and branches
  • wrapped in the buddha’s robe
  • kusen? about the oral teaching during zazen