Tag Archives: Tozen

The Mind of Zen

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Vajragoni

Discussion of the video, The Zen Mind, by Tozen from the Dragon Mind of Zen series on the Bodhichild YouTube Channel. read more

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Gnosis of the Dharma

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Vajragoni

Discussion of Tozen’s teaching, Exegesis II: Gnosis of the Dharma

Grok: The video “Exegesis II: Gnosis of the Dharma” on the Bodhichild YouTube channel, taught by Tozen, is a profound and poetic exposition of Zen Buddhist teachings, specifically from the perspective of the Unborn Mind Zen school. It explores the transformative power of the Dharma (the truth or teachings of Buddhism) and its dual nature as both a source of liberation for the awakened and a force of karmic retribution for those who misuse it. The text contrasts the consequences of ignorance with the bliss of awakening, emphasizing the path to liberation through right understanding, effort, and compassion. Below is a detailed discussion of the meditation’s key themes, philosophical insights, and practical implications. read more

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Beyond Birth and Death

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Vajragoni

Discussion of the Tozen Video, “No Birth, No Death,” from the YouTube Bodhichild Channel

Grok: The video “No Birth, No Death” from the Dragon Mind of Zen series on the Bodhichild YouTube channel, as taught by Tozen, explores profound concepts rooted in Zen Buddhist philosophy, specifically from the perspective of the Unborn Mind Zen school. The core theme revolves around the idea that the “true self” is unborn and deathless, existing beyond the cycle of birth and death, and that suffering (dukkha) arises from ignorance of this truth. Below is a discussion of the video’s key points, themes, and implications, based on the provided transcript and the broader context of Zen teachings. read more

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Lankavatarian Synthesis: Bardo, Bodhi, and Beyond (Part Two)

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Vajragoni

A continuing series of Unborn Mind discussions with Grok

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New Novel Publication

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Vajragoni

Our newest publication, The Unborn Odyssey: A Novel, is out now and is available for sale at Amazon:

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Springtime with Tozen

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Vajragoni

Every spring as the winter cold becomes a distant memory and everything about is brimming with life again, I like to take rides in the blossoming countryside. To accompany my reverie I always turn to the recordings of the Tozen teachings from our Bodhichild YouTube Channel, playing them from a memory stick implanted in my car’s dashboard. There’s a certain majesty about them, created back in the spring/summer of 2011 and originating from the teachings listed on the former Tozen Yahoo Group message board. These are archived now (*in our library) and measure in the thousands—from teachings, poems, interactions with students and even evolving insights from the students themselves. Riding along and listening to them brings new vitality to the spirit and even inspires new Buddhaic visions. This present series revisits those teachings and presents them in their original form, accompanied now with an exegesis of each invigorating lesson from the Mystic of the Unborn Buddha Mind himself. Enjoy the ride! read more

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Eternal Birth

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Vajragoni

It is within Eckhart’s exact art of preaching and the “ascesis of attentive listening” that the transcendent awareness of the Divine Birth takes place, and the mystical ground is self-realized; incidentally this is the same act as proclaiming and receiving the Buddhadharma. Eckhart planned particular sermons for the meaning of Christ’s birth. This was initiated to coincide with the cycle of the liturgical season of Christmas. Sermon 101 starts by citing Wisdom 18:14- 15, the “Introit, or opening chant, for the mass of the Sunday within the octave of Christmas.” read more

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Monastery of the Mind

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Vajragoni

You make reference on your homepage that this is a “little electronic refuge and monastery”…How is this so? read more

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The Lanka’s Nirvana

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Vajragoni

As a quick reference, the abridged version of the Lankavatara Sutra as found in the Buddhist Bible, Chapter XIII, offers a general overview of the Lanka’s take on Nirvana. Our Study will offer here a more extensive treatment as covered throughout the sutra. This is largely a compilation from the Complete Lanka and Discussion as found in our library. read more

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By Me You Are

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Vajragoni

2. By Me You Are

After that the [Supreme Source], the mind of complete purity, dwelt in what is called a contemplation (samadhi) of ‘all things emerge from Her.’ read more

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