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Never Cling to Conditions
De Shan, the Chan Master of Dingzhou, told his attendant to call for Yi Cun (Xuefeng). Cun stepped forward.
ReadThree Three Before, Three Three After
Wuzhu Wenxi was a disciple of Yangshan Huiji. While on his way to Mount Wutai, he came to a wild and remote place. Manjushri Bodhisattva transformed the place into a monastery for him, and Manjushri himself appeared as an old man.
ReadUnmoved by the Eight Winds, But Rushed Across the River for a Fart
The Yangtze ran between them. On the near bank lived the eminent Chan Master Foyin; on the far bank, the celebrated Buddhist scholar Su Dongpo. The two admired each other deeply and often visited.
ReadScraping the Gold to Save Lives
A beggar in tattered rags came before Chan Master Ryōsai, weeping as he made his plea: “My family hasn’t had a meal in days. I have elders to support above me, and children to care for below me. The whole household is on the brink of sta...
ReadOthers Are Not You
Others are not you.
ReadVenerable Master Gangxiao: The Mystery of the I Ching — Psychology, Chapter 1: The Enigmatic I Ching Divination
The Enigmatic I Ching Divination
ReadGaining Nothing, Only a Soft Heart
When the Japanese Zen master Dōgen returned from studying Chan in China, someone asked him what he had gained through his practice.
ReadVenerable Gangxiao: ECT Therapy for Difficult Illnesses — Chapter 8: The Medical Perspective of Freudianism
The Medical Perspective of Freudianism
ReadProfessor Lin Chongan: An Interview on His Journey of Learning Buddhism
An Interview with Professor Lin Chongan on His Journey of Learning Buddhism
ReadMaster Gangxiao: ECT Therapy for Difficult and Intractable Conditions — Chapter 7: ECT Therapy
ECT Therapy
ReadProfessor Lin Chong-an: The Meditation Methods of Mahamudra in the Tibetan White Sect
the Nyingma (Red Sect), Kagyu (White Sect), Sakya (Multicolored Sect), and Gelug (Yellow Sect). The White Sect has two main lineages. One was established by Marpa (1012), a Tibetan who traveled to India to study Mahamudra and other teach...
ReadMaster Gangxiao: ECT Therapy for Difficult Diseases — Chapter Five: Proof from Ancient Cultures
The conclusion about "suffering as a cure" still needs to be proven. I'll start with evidence from ancient cultures, then move on to medical science. The cultural evidence is more fun to read—a chance to relax your mind after the drier p...
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