Temple of the Unborn MindThe Unborn, alive here

Dharma journal

Sam’s Dharma record for the Unborn here and now.

These are writings from Sam as caretaker of the Temple: Bankei, Buddhist practice, ethics, ordinary life, and the Unborn that does not wait for perfect conditions.

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Temple · 2026-06-13 · 2 min read

Why This Temple Exists

The Temple begins without a building, but the Unborn does not wait for walls.
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Bankei · 2026-06-06 · 2 min read

Bankei and the Method Problem

Bankei did not prohibit zazen. His sharper question was whether any method had been mistaken for the source of Buddha-mind.
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Practice · 2026-05-30 · 1 min read

The Second Thought

A reaction may arrive before permission. Bondage grows when the mind adopts it, repeats it, and calls it a self.