In an accessible, humorous and lively manner he offers precious insights into the universal human values of forgiveness and tolerance…
Mahayana
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,”…
Chan Buddhism of Bodhidharma by Shi Yanzi
There were two principal methods of self-cultivation which Bodhidharma taught.
Human life is extremely hard to find, by Geshe Sonam Rinchen
A blind turtle lives on the ocean bed and surfaces just once every hundred years. A golden yoke floats on the vast ocean, blown here and there by the wind. What are the chances of the turtle surfacing at just the right time and in just the right place to be able to put its head through the yoke?
Manjushri Bodhisattva
Those who seek for the Tathagata should seek for the self. For “self” and “Buddha” are synonymous…
The life and adventures of a Chinese monk Hsüan-tsang
The life and adventures of a Chinese monk who made a 17-year journey to bring Buddhist teachings from India to China.
Bodhisattva Vow
Birth as a human being is rare and it is rarer still to become a Bodhisattva. Why? Because one may not hear the true Dharma; one may be insensitive to the suffering in the world…
Buddhism now 