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Appreciating a Zen Poem: Being Buddha, No Need to Seek Buddha—Only Thus Are Bonds Forgotten
[Tang Dynasty] Chan Master Guishan Zhengyuan
ReadGuizong Zhichang
A monk came to take his leave of Guizong Zhichang.
ReadZen Poetry Appreciation — Cold Ice Congeals Within the Flame
Hymn on the Unity of Lord and Vassal
ReadZen Poetry Appreciation: The Sharpened Blade Must Still Be Honed
Verse on Dharma Transmission
ReadZen Practice: The Unity of Samadhi and Prajna (Part 1)
Question: "In the later stages of practice, the true meaning of the unity of samadhi and prajna remains unclear to me. Please expound on this further, dispel my confusion, and lead me into the gate of liberation."
ReadZen Poetry: If the Mind is Like a Tree, It Accords with the Way
The Tree Before the Gate — Tang Dynasty, Chan Master Longya Judong
ReadZen Meditation | One Thought Turns the Light Inward to Reveal One’s Original Nature
Question: "You say that sudden awakening and gradual cultivation are the two paths, the way of all sages. If awakening is sudden, why bother with gradual cultivation? If cultivation is gradual, why speak of sudden awakening? Please expla...
ReadSuzuki Roshi's 12 Guidelines for Zen in Everyday Life
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi was one of the pioneers who carried Buddhism and Zen practice into the Western world. The Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche respectfully called Suzuki Roshi his "spiritual father."
ReadZen Practice Helps Us Learn How to Live (Akapa Rinpoche)
After attaining enlightenment, Siddhartha Gautama Buddha realized that beyond the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death that defines human existence lies what we call life itself: seemingly vast, boundless, and infinite. From that m...
ReadAppreciating Chan Poetry: Every Green Mountain Is a Dharma Hall
A Farewell Verse
ReadZen Practice Encompasses the Entire Dharma
When a practitioner deeply understands the essence and methods of meditative concentration, the entirety of the Dharma naturally reveals itself.
ReadWhen Is the Best Time Window for End-of-Life Assisted Chanting?
Master, please give us guidance: what is the best time window for end-of-life assisted chanting? Some family members see that the patient’s organs are still functioning and are unwilling to cease life-saving treatment, which causes the p...
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