“If I develop anger, suffer myself. No help to our problem,” The Dalai Lama. Six Minute audio.
Biography
Connecting with Certainty, by Oscar Yerburgh
Have posted this in memory of my old friend Oscar Yerburgh who died on 29 October 2011.
Teachings of a Buddhist Monk
Spiritual life is not about becoming someone special but discovering a greatness of heart within us and every being…
Modern practical teachings from an American monk living within one of the oldest Buddhist traditions…
Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening
This eighth-century classic is a complete translation of Hui Hai’s teachings. He was one of the early Chan/Zen masters (along with Ma Tsu and Huang Po) following on from Hui Neng, the Sixth Patriarch.
Hui Hai: “What do you suppose is not the Buddha? Point it out to me!”…
The Old Zen Master
At the beginning you have to take up a koan riddle. One such is this: ‘What is your true face before father and mother were born’. For one facing the turbulence of life and death, such a koan clears away the sandy soil and opens up the golden treasure which was there from the beginning, the ageless root of all things…
Zen in the Park, by Arthur Braverman
During my stay at Antaiji I came into contact with five teachers of Zen. Three, I met, and two I learned of through their heirs and their writings. All of these teachers were, in some capacity, connected with Antaiji, a small poor temple in Kyoto…
Son master Chinul
Sentient beings deceive themselves through their own actions. They themselves perceive that “this is an ordinary man,” “this is a saint,” “this is oneself,” “this is someone else,”…
Burma’s Saffron Revolution
I would like to talk to you about events in my country. The situation is so sad. I wish I knew the answer to stop all of this…
Buddhism now 