In order to be perfect in any practice, seemingly useless experience must be undergone. Any disciple who has entered any kind of practice must… Read More »Zen: Practice of the Cultivated & the Corruptible by Yao Xiang Shakya

  Announcing the Arrival of Vance & Cecilia “My babies are born!” he shared with joy. and here they are…. these two ancient beings come… Read More »Birth, Right This Moment

  This morning, I am remembering being with each of my parents when they were dying, including the moment that each died.   My mother… Read More »The Body Also Illumines by Zhong Fen li Bao yu Di

    The soldier decides not to fight. The dog begins to bark. The body begins to shiver. The dog begins to lick. The woman… Read More »Fundamental Seeing Through

What Identity Does the Mind Dwell On? By Yao Xiang Shakya There are preliminaries or what might be called the first rounds of being alive where we… Read More »The Dwelling Mind – Part Two – Identity

Part II WHAT IS ZEN BUDDHISM? PART II – SAMSARA AND NIRVANA by Ming Zhen Shakya The aim of any meditation technique is to transcend… Read More »What is Zen Buddhism PART II

WHAT IS ZEN BUDDHISM? PART I – CHRISTIANITY AND ZEN by Ming Zhen Shakya In recent years Christians have shown increasing interest in Buddhism, an… Read More »What is Zen? Part I – Christianity and Zen