The journal

Words on
the way of Zen

Reflections on practice, tradition, and the everyday path of Zen.

Practice240 min

Notes on Reading Master Yinguang's Writings

Venerable Master Huixing

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Notes on Listening to Sutras

△ The Buddha taught us to rely on the Dharma, not on personalities. No matter how famous or learned someone may be, if their words don't accord with the Dharma, treat them as demonic speech and don't listen. △ The great purpose of the su...

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Lectures on the Universal Gateway of Guanyin Bodhisattva by Master Xiandun

Venerable Xian Dun

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Lecture Notes on the Universal Gateway Chapter of Guanyin Bodhisattva

Venerable Master Yanpei

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Walking as Cultivation: The Natural Breath-Switching Method (A Secret Technique of Heaven-Human Unity)

The "Natural Breath-Swapping Method" is said to have been created by [Lü Dongbin](/ddjy_101/227.html) while wandering the Zhongnan Mountains. Practitioners hold a posture of relaxed, calm, and natural ease, with the 意念 (mind-intention) o...

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Practice176 min

The Guanyin Compassionate Grove Collection

Master Hongzan

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The Sea Bottom Must Open: Unveiling the Secrets of the Huiyin Point

The Huiyin point, a vital acupoint on the body's Conception Vessel, is also known by the names Cuan, Xiaji, and Pingyi. Huiyin, as its name suggests, is the place where the qi of the yin meridians converges. This point lies in a straight...

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Seeking a True Master, Gaining the True Method: A Direct Path to the Golden Elixir Great Way

Across the ages, alchemical scriptures have stressed the importance of a "true master" — which quietly tells us something: in an era when information traveled slowly, Taoist Golden Elixir culture could never quite break free of the tangl...

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If you greedily grab small unearned worldly gains today, you will surely pay the karmic price of the Way of Heaven in time.

"There is no greater sin than yielding to desire, no greater calamity than never being content."

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The Legend of Guanyin Bodhisattva

By the Master of the Mandala Chamber

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Reflections on Reading *The Horned Tiger Anthology*

Venerable Huang Nianju

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Protecting the Nation, Cherishing Humanity

Master Miaolian (妙蓮法師)

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