The Dwelling Mind – Part Two – Identity
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
What is Zen Buddhism PART II
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
The Dwelling Mind on the Royal Road – Part One – The Body
Take up the method for yourself and find out for yourself. What is the method? Begin by looking within, looking at the internal states. Use… Read More »The Dwelling Mind on the Royal Road – Part One – The Body
What is Zen? Part I – Christianity and Zen
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
The Good Fortune of the Contemplative Path
The Good Fortune of the Contemplative Path By Yao Xiang Shakya Many might well question, as some often do, the solitary life….a life that directs… Read More »The Good Fortune of the Contemplative Path
Ming Zhen Speaks On Samsara
ON SHI KE’S TWO MINDS IN HARMONY We don’t know precisely when Shi Ke drew it. The day, unfixed by coordinates, ambles somewhere across… Read More »Ming Zhen Speaks On Samsara
Spring Practice
The Wheel of Birth & Death The Wheel of Birth & Death Wandering in Suffering Re-Lent 2017 Sunday Afternoons – 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.… Read More »Spring Practice
On Saving Others – The Real and the Unreal
On Saving Others by Yao Xiang Shakya All one can do is hope to endure the pain that comes with creation. Mary Kinzie We cannot… Read More »On Saving Others – The Real and the Unreal
Ming Zhen Shakya speaks on love…
ON FA SHI’S “I’VE COME TO SEE THE PIGEONS RIDE” by Ming Zhen Shakya I had never heard the entire poem. I had heard only… Read More »Ming Zhen Shakya speaks on love…
The Dharma of the Fuzzy Glow in You! by Yao Xiang Shakya
The Birth of God Story. I will begin with a morsel of the well-known story of the birth of Jesus Christ. This morsel may at… Read More »The Dharma of the Fuzzy Glow in You! by Yao Xiang Shakya