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Books

ZenMindZen Mind Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi conveys the mind, spirit, and heart of Zen in a friendly, accessible way that deepens as you grow in your practice. Disarmingly simple, poetic, and profound.

Hardback $18.95
Paper $12.95

Branching StreamsBranching Streams Flow in the Darkness by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi reveals the insight, humor, and intimacy with Zen that made Suzuki Roshi so influential as a teacher. Suzuki Roshi's gentle wisdom shines through these intimate talks on the Sandokai.

Paper $15.95

NBNENo Beginning, No End by Jakusho Kwong-roshi. The Intimate Heart of Zen.

Hardback $18.95


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NotAlwaysSoNot Always So by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi. Practicing the True Spirit of Zen. Suzuki voices Zen in everyday language, with humor and good-heartedness.

Paper $11.95

Talks on CD by Jakusho Kwong-roshi
$7.00 each

Roshi reading

Roshi's talksWhatever the topic, Roshi's Dharma talks are always lively and spontaneous expressions of Big Mind and the point is always the profound richness of our very own experience, right here, right now!

Kwong-roshi's talks are now being offered on CD. The following CD's are currently available and we plan to add additional talks in the near future.


Uncontrived Naturalness 8/17/2002

Kwong-roshi joins his student, Neil Myers, to highlight the role of sitting meditation in Zen practice.


Meditation Practice 11/10/2001

Roshi desribes at length the profound assumptions of Zen meditation as Shikantaza, formless sitting. letting your mind rest and following your breath as if it were the wind. With daily practice, he says, through every difficulty in your lif you can find a way.


Just As It Is 3/17/2001

Incisive thoughts on meditation techniques, including shikantaza (just sitting), the various levels of samadhi concentration, and the impact of Dogen Zenji. An excellent question and response period at the end.


Right Effort 8/8/2000

Kwong-roshi addresses the chapter, "Right Effort" from Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Suzuki-roshi.


Buddha's Orginal Practice 8/12/2000

Kwong-roshi discusses Jukai, in a vigorous, lucid important talk.


Take Precepts for the Whole World 8/12/2000

Kwong-roshi explores the purpose of observing the precepts in the Way of a Bodhisattva.


The Unborn 4/22/2000

Excerpts from a powerful Dharma talk.


Silence is Your True Nature 2/15/2000

Kwong-roshi explains the necessity of treasuring mindfulness through the thick and thin of our ordinary daily lives.


Light of the Jewel 12/12/1998

Kwong-roshi reiterates the supreme importance of following Dogen Zenji's instructions for zazen.


Everything Points to You 8/8/1998

Kwong-roshi warns us of the perils of attaching ourselves to various conditions arising both in zazen and in our ongoing lives.

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Breath Sweeps Mind by Jakusho Kwong-Roshi

6 CDS / 7.5 HOURS
Order now for $59.95

6 Cassettes - NOW ON SALE $35.00

BreathsweepsIn a poetic reflection from an awakened insight, the 13th-century Zen master Keizan Jokin wrote: “Most people want to have pure clarity, but sweep as you will, you cannot empty the mind.” In Breath Sweeps Mind, Jakusho Kwong presents his inspired response to this Zen teaching to offer you an “everyday Zen” that you can practice right now.

Recorded live at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center in California, Breath Sweeps Mind is a complete 12-session curriculum of Dharma talks you can revisit time and again. With over 40 years of traditional Zen practice, Jakusho Kwong exemplifies the presence of an authentic roshi (Zen teacher) – sometimes serious, sometimes playful, and always fully open to the experience at hand. Join him for a refreshing and easily accessible transmission of Zen practice to help you “turn your radiance inward,” and bring the gifts of wisdom, love, and compassion to yourself, your family                                                                       and friends, and all of society.

Highlights:


• Step-by-step guidance in the art of zazen, including natural unshu breathing
• Engaging with emotions and physical pain
• Why delusion is inseparable from enlightenment
• The true meaning of emptiness
• Nemitsu nokafu: the spirit behind enlightened Zen action
• How to cultivate the “natural composure” of samadhi
• Instruction in the “cosmic mudra” for upright sitting
• Bowing practice as “the true fruit of Zen”
• Subject vs. Object: how to view the world in nondual terms
• The root of all struggle – and how to transcend it
• How fear leads to truth
• Lessons in kinhin: “slow walking” practice
• The physical body and the unseen body
• More than seven hours of Zen teachings, stories, and poetry – plus a detailed glossary of terms

Talks by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi

Suzuki Roshi film

5 Short films - $18.00

Available on video, a delightful portrait of Shunryu Suzuki as remembered by Jakusho Kwong Roshi, Shinko Kwong and other former students.


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LINKS

Sonoma Mountain Zen Center
6367 Sonoma Mountain Road, Santa Rosa CA 95404
(707).545.8105
smzc@smzc.net