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• Ten Verses on Oxherding, Zen master Guoan Shiyuan

  By Buddhism Now on 26 March 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  In Zen, a herdboy’s search for his lost oxen has served as a parable for a practitioner’s pursuit of enlightenment since this Buddhist sect’s early history in China. In the eleventh century, the Song-dynasty Zen master Guoan Shiyuan (active ca. 1150) codified the parable into ten verses (gāthā), recorded and illustrated in this handscroll…

• Buddhism: What is So-Called Tathāgata Chan

  By Buddhism Now on 20 March 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Chinese Chan masters in the earlier periods did not possess a unified definition of Tathāgata Chan and Patriarchal Chan—instead, they wrote with rather ambiguous meanings and loose definitions…

• The Eye-opener, a short video of Nepalese sacred-art.

  By Buddhism Now on 14 March 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  A short video of a Nepalese sacred-art master and his journey of patience and time. (around 6 minutes)

• A moment of realisation, by Diana St Ruth

  By Buddhism Now on 5 March 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  A moment of realisation about the way we operate in the world can open doors in our mind for the light to come in and bring insight. It may cause us to cringe a bit when we reflect on how we’ve been in the past, a very uncomfortable feeling. On the other hand…

• Part 7 Zazenshin: Acupuncture Needle of Zazen, by Shohaku Okumura

  By Buddhism Now on 27 February 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  Our practice is not so simple that when we sit in zazen, we automatically have fantastic experiences.

• The Helgö Buddha

  By Buddhism Now on 20 February 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  A remarkable collection of religious items from diverse lands was discovered during archae­ological excavations on the Swedish island of Helgö. Undoubtedly the most extra­ordi­nary find dis­covered during the exca­vations at Helgö was a small, bronze Buddha…

• The Four Vows. Harada Sekkei Roshi

  By Buddhism Now on 14 February 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  As expressed in these words, we vow to awaken to the Way of Buddha. To receive the precepts means that by repeatedly making repentance, it is possible to awaken to the Dharma and this is why we chant these vows. Using these four vows as a common guide for all mankind…

• Dealing with Disease, by Ajahn Sumedho

  By Buddhism Now on 5 February 2016 • ( 7 )

  

  Maybe disease isn’t something to get rid of; maybe it’s something to understand, to contemplate, to come to terms with. Being born itself implies that we are going to be subject to different forces beyond our control. We can, of course, learn how to live more care­fully, respecting life, not mis­using our bodies, nor exploiting them…

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