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Master Gangxiao: The Mysteries of the I Ching — Psychology Chapter Six: Different Views for Different Eyes: The I Ching as a Psychological Testing Tool
From the analysis above, a psychological testing tool should leave the subject ample room for thought, so that the various ideas of the benevolent and the wise can each find expression and each take their proper place. The sixty-four hex...
ReadProfessor Lin Chong'an: A Brief Exploration of the Dhammapada and the Evolution of Its Parables
Selected Essays on Buddhist Studies
ReadMaster Gangxiao: The Mysteries of the Zhou Yi — Psychology Chapter 5: The Word Association Method, Where Each Sees Differently, and Other Approaches
You may have heard of the lie detector — now regarded as an advanced criminal investigation technique. It originally grew out of Dr. Jung's word association test. You prepare a list of about a hundred words covering a broad range of topi...
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One day, Chan master Huanglong Huinan asked a student monk standing beside him:
ReadUnstained by the Mud
I loved wearing expensive clothes. I would go to the market myself to pick out fabric, then take it to a tailor to have it measured and cut. I often wore a tie and dressed in all sorts of outfits that drew compliments.
ReadSmashing the Bones of Empty Space
In his youth, National Teacher Musō traveled a thousand miles to study with Chan Master Issan in Kyoto. One day he went to the abbot's quarters and asked:
ReadProfessor Lin Chong-an: A Study of the Compilation of the Āgamas and the Origins of Mahāyāna Scriptures
Selected Buddhist Studies Essays
ReadVen. Gang Xiao: The Mysteries of the Zhou Yi — Psychology, Chapter 4: The Rorschach Test — Different Eyes, Different Insights
Hermann Rorschach was born in 1884 in Zurich, Switzerland, and later became a practicing physician. His father was a painting teacher. In 1921, he invented the famous Rorschach inkblot test, but died in 1922 before he could pursue deeper...
ReadWe, Too, Share in the Lotus Adornment of the Land of Bliss's Jeweled Pools
The surface of the pools in the Land of Bliss is covered with lotus flowers. These include the utpala—the blue lotus, the padma—the yellow lotus, the kumuda—the red lotus, and the pundarika—the white lotus. These are the lotuses of four ...
ReadAll Three Great Hurdles Are Settled for Us Within This Single Thought
Let us look at the Eleventh Vow, the Vow that Right Samadhi Will Definitely Lead to Nirvana: "If, when I attain Buddhahood, the humans and devas in my land do not abide in the right samadhi group and do not ultimately reach nirvana, may ...
ReadProvisions Appear at the Mere Thought of Them — This Truly Inspires Our Longing
Let’s turn to the Thirty-Eighth Vow. The Thirty-Eighth Vow is "The Vow That Wonderful Garments Appear Spontaneously on One's Body." These ‘wonderful garments’ are the kāṣāya, the monastic robe worn by bhikkhus. If, when I attain buddhaho...
ReadHow Do Our Inverted Appearances Arise?
How do our inverted appearances come about? “They arise only from causes and conditions, generated by inversion.” “Existence through causes and conditions” is karmic force; “generated by inversion” refers to the grasping and discriminati...
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