I've been reading Stephen Batchelor's book "Buddhism Without Beliefs". In it, he lays out an agnostic's approach to the teachings of Buddhism. As a person...
Hi Group I'm new to the group and new to Zen, so please bear with me. I have a question about attachments and would appreciate some opinions: when I let go of...
After reading the "Three Pillars of Zen", the motivation has arisen to attend a local 5 day sesshin. Over the course of my life, I have not been able to...
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With our palms together and heartful of thanks, every year, we offer our gratitude -- We thank our ancestors. Without you we would not have our wonderful...
Good morning to all, Last Tuesday, I had the honor to be invited by Rev. KoMyo to a Chinese lunch in Cupertino. Not only he drove 3 hours to meet me, but also...
Hi all, I just wrote this. I hope most will enjoy. Tim New Beginnings by Tim Harris build strength to work magic change the picture to brilliant from tragic ...
Good morning to All, The interesting thing about the concept of Buddhahood is the fact that there is no exact Chinese word for it. :-) I translated it from ...
Good day to ALL, with a bow, Dalai Lama said, "Compassion is the willful undertaking the karma of others." In Chan, compassion is more than a sense of...
Good Day To ALL, In the last 10 posts, I have shared with you my witness on my journey about "Being Buddha". Now it is time for you to forget everything that ...
Good Day to All, For the first 15 years, my Teacher taught everyone to just sit and cultivate our chi. For the first three years of my personal journey, I was...
Good Morning To All, Similar to physical karma, spiritual karma is also seldom discussed in the online groups. Please allow me to share with you our...
Just wanted to say hi. I have always respected your opinions on Zen, and am always impressed with your responses to various subjects. I consider you a master...
I equate the terms 'samadhi', 'dhyana' and 'zazen'. I beleive they are referring to the same kind of meditation, and that is in my opinion best represented by...
Good morning to all, This is a subject with probably the most definitions, interpretation and personal views. Please allow me to keep it short and in simple...
Good Day To All, Before I post about my experience in the formlessness, it is important to mention one thing. The formlessness can be experienced most...
Good day to all, The Chan that I was taught and have witnessed, though quite limited, can be described as follows: * Any and every word can be experienced....
Good morning ALL, The last four postings described a glimpse of what Buddhahood could be experienced fully - emotionally, physically, mentally -- in simple ...
Good morning To ALL, The ability to "sense" our body, mind and spirit is an innate ability we all possess. Instead of through the five skandhas, vision,...
Good Day To All, As you know I was taught Chan in Chinese. Then I found out that Zen has already quite a footing in the US with well-rooted translations. In ...
Now, let me preface myself by saying that when a person asks for advice or opinions, he (or she) is essentially setting themselves up for heart ache. Really,...
I am reading a translation of the platform sutra, and had this lovely footnote experience. The text had this very interesting statement: [On hearing the...
... FYI, Edgar You, yourself and you: Why being self-centered is a good thing October 26th, 2009 in Other Sciences / Social Sciences Caspar Hare, associate...
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