Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Chan
A multilingual practitioner’s nonlinear lineage
The Relentless Middle Way of Shenhui
A new book explores a fiery titan of Tang dynasty Chan Buddhism
Understanding Nonabiding as the Root of Compassion
A nondualistic look at the Chan concepts of huatou introspection and silent illumination and how, together, they plant the seeds of compassion
A New Kind of Missionary
Ananda Jennings, the first Western woman to sit an intensive Chan retreat, was a remarkable teacher who was all but forgotten by her home country.
Magazine | A Day in the Dharma, Openings
A Day in the Dharma with Shifu Shi Yan Ming, Founder of the USA Shaolin Temple in New York City
An inside look at the daily life of a Shaolin monk
Teachings Meditation Month 2022
The Sound of a Bell, the Seven-Piece Robe
Freedom is not silence and peace, an excerpt from Passing Through the Gateless Barrier explains. Freedom is being at ease in noise and chaos.
Meditation Meditation Month 2022
Jhana: The Spice Your Meditation Has Been Missing
Meditation teacher and political columnist Jay Michaelson explains how jhana meditation is a transformative and vital part of the eightfold path.
Meditation Meditation Month 2021
Meditation Month 2021: Silent Illumination
Join meditation teacher Guo Gu for weekly guided meditations to help you sit every day in March.
Magazine | Openings, Visiting Teacher
Visiting Teacher: Guo Gu
A Q&A with Guo Gu, founder of and teacher at the Tallahassee Chan Center and Sheng Yen Associate Professor of Chinese Buddhism at Florida State University
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