How Impermanence Enriches Our Lives
Joko Beck’s thoughts on tragedy were a challenge for me, but I was attracted to these lines: “From the moment of conception our life is...
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Three Essentials of Zen Practice
Claude Anshin Thomas’ book, Bringing Meditation To Life, is a collection of short, practical Zen teachings. Chapter 10 is titled “Go...
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The Seventh Phase of Meditative Development by Master Sheng-Yen
HARMONIZING THE MIND So here we are. We have come to the last phase of Master Sheng-Yen's teaching: No-Self, No-Mind. My hope is that you...
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The Sixth Phase of Meditative Development by Master Sheng-Yen
This month we look at phase six, ''The Unified Mind of Samadhi''. This is where your whole world is blown to bits. Where all of your...
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The Fifth Phase of Meditative Development by Master Sheng-Yen
5. Pure but Effortful Concentration on the Method In the fifth phase, there exists only pure counting of breaths. There are neither...
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The Fourth Phase of Meditative Development by Master Sheng-Yen
4. Subtle and Unbroken Application of the Method Just as before, you are able to maintain concentration on counting breaths...
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The Third Phase of Meditative Development by Master Sheng-Yen
3. Coarse but Unbroken Applications of the Method By the third level, you are able to maintain uninterrupted concentration and count each...
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Do Not Squander Your Life
In the evening gatha, chanted by many Zen Buddhist groups, we are reminded that “life and death are of supreme importance, time swiftly...
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Blue Mountains are Always Walking
Dogen teaches in his Mountains and Rivers sutra that, “The walking of the Blue Mountains is swifter than the wind, but human beings in...
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Drop the Bucket List
Mountains and waters right now are the actualization of the buddhas and ancestors – Dogen, Mountains and Rivers Sutra Seven years ago I...
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