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      Posted October 31, 2023 © Rafe Martin

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      Posted September 16, 2023 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • Lord of the Rings, Koans, Dogen

      Posted September 9, 2023 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • A Troubling Koan: Killing the Cat!

      Posted July 29, 2023 © Rafe Martin

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    • The Buddha's Birth

      Posted May 8, 2023 © Rafe Martin

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      Posted June 16, 2023 © Rafe Martin

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    • Hands and Eyes of the Bodhisattva

      Posted March 14, 2023 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • Who is Manjusri?

      Posted February 11, 2023 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • "Yang-shan's Preaching from the Third Seat: Dream Within a Dream"

      Posted January 22, 2023 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • Aitken Roshi on Emptiness

      Posted January 14, 2023 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • Jukai, receiving a rakusu, and Yun men's "When the Bell Rings, Why Put on Your 7-piece Robe?"

      Posted January 9, 2023 © Rafe Martin

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    • Bodhidharma and Peace of Mind

      Posted October 1, 2022 © Rafe Martin

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    • Aitken Roshi and the Way of Dogen

      Posted September 18, 2022 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • Roshi Kapleau and the Three Pillars of Zen: A Personal, Intimate View

      Posted May 7, 2022 © Rafe Martin

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      Posted April 16, 2022 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • A Zen Look at the Buddha's Birth

      Posted April 9, 2022 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • On the Final Oxherding Picture

      Posted April 2, 2022 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • Lay Practice and Taming the Ox

      Posted February 5, 2022 © Rafe Martin
      The Ox-herding art was a gift from Roshi Kapleau

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    • Touching the Earth, Seeing a Star: The Buddha's Great Enlightenment

      Posted December 8, 2021 © Rafe Martin

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    • Skillful Means and The Black Hound Jataka

      Posted November 9, 2021 © Rafe Martin
      Art by Richard Wehrman from "Endless Path," by Rafe Martin (North Atlantic Books)

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    • Sage Little Bowman: The Path of Knowledge

      Posted November 8, 2021 © Rafe Martin
      Art by Richard Wehrman from "Endless Path," by Rafe Martin (North Atlantic Books)

      Teisho

    • Monkey King Jataka: Be a Bridge Not a Wall

      Posted November 8, 2021 © Rafe Martin | Artwork © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • Can a Tree Save All Beings? The Bodhisattva as the Consciousness of a Tree

      Posted November 6, 2021 © Rafe Martin | Photo © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • Searching for the Ox and Lay Zen Practice

      Posted October 17, 2021 © Rafe Martin

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    • Zen Failure

      Posted June 12, 2021 © Rafe Martin

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      Posted June 5, 2021 © Rafe Martin

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    • Manjusri's 3 x 3 Front, 3 x 3 Back

      Posted May 2, 2021 © Rafe Martin

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    • Holding up a Flower

      Posted December 26, 2020 © Rafe Martin

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    • The Buddha's Leaving Home

      Posted December 26, 2020 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • Which is Better, Fox or Man?

      Posted April 18, 2020 © Rafe Martin

      Koan commentary

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      Posted March 28, 2020 © Rafe Martin

      Koan commentary

    • The Buddha's Parinirvana

      Posted February 15, 2020 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • Are Bodhisattvas Really Real?

      Posted January 25, 2020 © Rafe Martin

      Teisho

    • Up a Tree!

      Posted January 18, 2020 © Rafe Martin

      Koan commentary

    • Dream Within a Dream

      Posted April 14, 2019 © Rafe Martin

      Koan commentary

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      Posted March 20, 2019 © Rafe Martin

      Jataka commentary

    • Parinirvana, The Tigress Jataka and Leaping From Your Cliff

      Posted March 2019 © Rafe Martin

      Jataka commentary

    • The Ogre Child—Buddhist Practice as We Are

      Posted March 9, 2019 © Rafe Martin

      Jataka commentary

    • The Bodhisattva Robber and the Way of “The Growing-Up Being”

      Posted February 23, 2019 © Rafe Martin

      Jataka commentary

    • Ch’ien: What is the real you?

      Posted January 31, 2019 © Rafe Martin

      Koan commentary

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      Posted January 26, 2019 © Rafe Martin

      Koan commentary

    • The Hands and Eyes of the Bodhisattva

      Posted December 22, 2018 © Rafe Martin

      Jataka commentary

    • The Monkey Bodhisattva: The Horror of "Me and Mine!"

      Posted November 3, 2018 © Rafe Martin

      Jataka commentary

    • Hero with a Thousand Faces, Zen, and Jataka Tales

      Posted July 25, 2018 © Rafe Martin

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    • Body Exposed in the Golden Breeze

      Posted September 27, 2017 © Rafe Martin

      Koan commentary

    • The Brave Little Parrot

      Posted May 23, 2017 © Rafe Martin

      A teisho on a Jataka very much for our time . . .

    • Teaching of the Insentient

      Posted April 19, 2017 © Rafe Martin

      Who can hear the teachings of the insentient . . .

    • Stepping From the Top of a 100-Foot Pole

      Posted March 22, 2017 © Rafe Martin

      Commentary on a koan, case #46 in the Wu-Men Kuan

    • Put the Temple Gate on the Lantern!

      Posted March 12, 2017 © Rafe Martin

      Commentary on a koan, "Yunmen's One Treasure" case #62 in the Hekiganroku