“Yes, the compassion ration certainly went up and up, didn’t it?” agreed the priest. “My own teacher used to say that Compassion is catching.”
Buddhist
Hidden Virtue
Cultivating the path of meditation and spiritual inquiry in general requires the utmost exertion of body and mind. The value of hidden virtue as a…
This pagoda is an orphanage, by John Martone
The pagoda did not start out as an orphanage. It became one over time, by default. This was a place to leave children. Soon it became a place to leave…
Tibetan “singing nun” arrives in exile after second period of imprisonment
The arrests of Palden Choedron and the other nuns occurred during a time of intense security in the Lhasa following a series of demonstrations in the Tibetan capital beginning in 1987. Martial law was imposed in Lhasa in…
Mindfulness and Wisdom by Ajahn Sumedho.
This word ‘satisampajanna’ (mindfulness and wisdom) has an embracing quality about it. It doesn’t refer to…
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,”…
Chan Buddhism of Bodhidharma by Shi Yanzi
There were two principal methods of self-cultivation which Bodhidharma taught.
Peaceful Awareness by D. T. Suzuki
Reading this poem reminds me of Bodhidharma’s declaration to Eka: ‘On your behalf I have already bestowed on you peaceful awareness’ Without this special element in religion, shinjin or satori would not be possible.
