Text Library
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SUTRA: Torei Zenji’s Bodhisattvas’ Vow
When I regard the true nature of all things and all living creatures, I find them to be the sacred forms of the Tathagatha’s never-failing essence
Artist: Sacha Kawaichi
Sacha Kawaichi’s artworks on canvas and iPad.
Dedication: Funeral Service
The bare bones structure of a PZI Funeral Service begins with the koan, “Where do we go when we die?” and includes the Heart Sutra and the Kanzeon Sutra of Endless Life.
Dedication: Funeral
The Dedication of blessing, thanks and love that we recite at PZI funerals.
Winter Sesshin: What Does It Mean to Get It?
In the belly of Winter Sesshin: We are in the time of the pagan festival Imbolc which celebrates the forming of new life before spring. A time in the womb of the earth, and also of masks coming off. We are coming into being in the Temple. February 4. 2022.
Dharma Theme – Hakuin’s Praise Song for Meditation: Collected Audio
Here is a curation of four dharma talks on a single page, for easy finding and listening, from Hakuin’s Praise Song for Meditation 4-Part Special Sunday Series with PZI Teachers Allison, Tess, Michelle, & Jesse. As recorded in the PZI Digital Temple on January 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2022.
Podcast Interview: David Chadwick Interviews John Tarrant
John Tarrant Roshi in a short interview with host David Chadwick, author of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi’s biography, Crooked Cucumber. Recorded for the Cuke Podcast, December 2021.
Dharma Theme: Published Articles by John Tarrant
Here you’ll find a list of published articles written by John Tarrant.
Interdisciplinary Artist: Corey Hitchcock
PZI Member and WebAdmin, and Interpreter of the Wild Corey Hitchcock is a painter, installation artist, and writer. She lives and works in her studio in Penn Valley, CA.
Artist: Lonnie Rankin
Here you will find a selection of drawings from painter and PZI member Lonnie Rankin. She makes her art in Santa Fe.
PZI Rinzai Rakusu Pattern – Sew Your Own Rakusu
Here are the basic instructions on sewing your own rakusu. A task not to be taken on lightly and better in a group – even if you are separated but can compare notes. Every piece of the rakusu is symbolic and important for the four guardians at the corners to the ring and the final stitched golden mountain brand on the neck band.
Dharma Theme: Zen Luminaries, A Series of Conversations with Jon Joseph Roshi
Modern Zen Luminaries: A series of Zen Buddhist scholars, writers, poets, translators, and practitioners join PZI’s Jon Joseph Roshi for lively discussions online, with a focus on our Chan lineage. Includes all recordings beginning with the series’ launch in September 2021.
Dharma Theme – Metamorphosis: Collected Audio from Fall Sesshin 2021
Here is a curation of our Fall Sesshin dharma talks on a single page, for easy finding and listening. A sesshin is always more than the sum of its parts or its recorded talks. There are morning rituals, greetings, incense passed magically through the screen, the changing light, rich silences, moments of humor, tech gremlins, tears, synchronicities, dogs barking, dreams, and awakenings that we share. It is the timeless play of the universe, with each other. As recorded in the PZI Digital Temple, October 19-24, 2021.
Ceremonies: Long Readings for Afternoon: Taking Part in the Gathering – Shitou Xiqian
SUTRA: Shitou Xiqian’s ancient Sandokai translated by Joan Sutherland and John Tarrant, entitled Taking Part in the Gathering.
Sutra Book: The Great Heart Sutra – Spoken
In the Great Heart Sutra, Avalokiteshvara makes the case to Shariputra for crossing beyond suffering into the emptiness at the heart of the universe.
Sutra Book: The Four Boundless Vows & Four Bodhisattva Vows
The Four Boundless Vows & Four Bodhisattva Vows
Sutra Book: The Great Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra – Sung Version
Text of the Great Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra (short version.) Musical score by PZI’s Richie Dominge, 2007, is in a separate post.