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Some sites (including ours) include RSS feeds that are frequently updated. We've collected a few here:
- Headlines from the Buddhist Channel
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- Stories added to the Zen Guide site
- Interviews with prominent figures on BuddhistGeeks.com
- Buddhist Thought for the Day from the Jodo Shu (Pure Land School)
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- Top ten: Zen Buddhism
- Top ten: General Buddhism
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| A foul-mouthed bodhisattva from the Bronx: An interview with ?Last Comic Standing? audience favorite Mike DeStefano (Text and audio) - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:08:08 +0000 We discussed him here on Shambhala SunSpace the other day; now the comedian, a hit on NBC TV’s Last Comic Standing, talks to the Shambhala Sun about comedy and Buddhism — and the unique way he brings them together — in an interview recorded just before the Last Comic Standing finals. If you’ve only seen [...] |
| Sit-a-Long with Jundo: Zazen in a Nutshell - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:41:40 +0000 In connection with Shambhala Sun’s new “How to Meditate” issue, I’m often asked to describe Shikantaza Zazen in a nutshell. Well, perhaps the simplest and most basic instructions for Zazen are neatly summarized in the verse “Faith in Mind,” traditionally attributed to the Third Patriarch in China, Sengcan: . The Way of the supreme is not difficult, If [...] |
| The Buddhist Gentleman: How to Buy Nice Clothes - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:40:26 +0000 By Lodro Rinzler Though I have no lover I too rejoice The change of clothes – Uejima Onitsura All too often I will pick up a gentleman?s magazine and spot a $4000 suit that would look fantastic on me. Billboards, commercials, and magazines throughout the Western world teach us that if you want to look good you need to have [...] |
| Earth Dharma: Bringing a ?Whole New Mind? to the BP Oil Catastrophe - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:28:41 +0000 I recently picked up — and couldn?t stop reading — Daniel Pink?s A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, because I reside with three of his so-called ?R(ight brain)-directed? thinkers, and as a scientist I?ve lived most of my professional life in a ?L(eft brain)-directed? world. So, though I was motivated by personal [...] |
| Sit-a-Long with Taigu: Letting go of our territory - Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:45:41 +0000 Master Dogen writes the following lines in the Genjokoan: When dharma does not fill your whole body and mind, you think it is already sufficient. When dharma fills your body and mind, you understand that something is missing. For example, when you sail out in a boat to the middle of an ocean where no land [...] |
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| A Path to Zen Gate - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:24:22 EDT One day, a monk traveled into the mountain where Gensha Shibi resided to see the Zen master and study Zen with him. The monk said to Gensha: -I am a new comer, please be kind to tell me where I can enter the Zen gate. Gensha asked: -On the path you came here, you passed a brook, didn't you? The monk replied: -Yes, I did. Gensha asked again: -You heard the sound of running water, didn't you? The monk answered: -Yes, I did. Gensha said: -At the place where you heard the sound of running water is the path leading to the Zen gate. |
| Hakuin and the Samurai - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:24:22 EDT A soldier came to Hakuin and asked "Is there really a paradise and a hell?" "Who are you?" inquired Hakuin. "I am a samurai," the warrior replied. "You, a samurai!" exclaimed Hakuin. "What kind of ruler would have you as his guard? Your face looks like that of a beggar!" The soldier became so angry that he began to draw his sword, but Hakuin continued. "So you have a sword! Your weapon is probably as dull as your head!" As the soldier drew his sword Hakuin remarked "Here open the gates of hell!" At these words, the samurai, perceiving the discipline of the master, sheathed his sword and bowed. "Here open the gates of paradise," said Hakuin. |
| Happy Chinaman or Laughing Buddha - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:24:22 EDT Anyone walking about Chinatowns in America with observe statues of a stout fellow carrying a linen sack. Chinese merchants call him Happy Chinaman or Laughing Buddha. This Hotei lived in the T'ang dynasty. He had no desire to call himself a Zen master or to gather many disciples about him. Instead he walked the streets with a big sack into which he would put gifts of candy, fruit, or doughnuts. These he would give to children who gathered around him in play. He established a kindergarten of the streets. Whenever he met a Zen devotee he would extend his hand and say: "Give me one penny." And if anyone asked him to return to a temple to teach others, again he would reply: "Give me one penny." Once he was about his play-work another Zen master happened along and inquired: "What is the significance of Zen?" Hotei immediately plopped his sack down on the ground in silent answer. "Then," asked the other, "what is the actualization of Zen?" At once the Happy Chinaman swung the sack over his shoulder and continued on his way. |
| It Is Like to Become a Thief - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:24:22 EDT Once upon a time, there were a father and a son of a family in a busy city. The father was a very skillful thief in the city. He was getting older and older and worried about his son, who was still rather young and knew nothing about his great art, would not be able to take care of himself and the great art will be missing when he dies. Afterall, the time was coming. One late night, he made his son came along with him to a rich family at the center of the city. They hid themselves in a bush in the backyard of the rich family and were waiting until there were no more people by-passed on the street and all the members of the family were in deep sleep. And both of them started digging and digging and made a narrow and short tunnel passed under the wall and opened up inside the house. Both of them finally were in there. They saw many antique expensive things, and jewery, and diamonds, and gems... sitting on the desks in the treasure-room. The father took some jewery and diamonds, then quitely walked to the tunnel. The son was still picking up some more and did not know his father was gone until he was ready to be gone with him. But there were many loud noises was made by his father outside the wall to wake up the people in the house. He was so upset with his father's actions but he could not do anything stop him. Meanwhile, the homeowner lit up lamps and tried to find thieves. He knew he could not escape right away, and his eyes glanced around in seconds, he saw a big box with a lid on. Immediately, he opened the box and put himself in there and covered the lid gently to avoid making any noises. He kept himself as silent as he could in the box. When one of the people held a lamp coming close to him. He opened the lid, came out, blew out the lamp and ran back to the tunnel. People were running after him in his direction but he was faster than they were and he got into the tunnel quickly. When he got out the tunnel and on the wayside he came to a well which he had seen before he got in the house. He picked up a rather big stepstone near the well and threw it into the well make a sound like a man falling into it. People now got to the spot and thought that the thief should be falling into the very deep well and would be drowsy and dead in a short time and they got back into the house and got more sleep. When the son was back to his house, his father was very glad to see his son back home in safe. The son was still very upset with his father and complained: -Why did you do that to me? You wanted me arrested there? His father quietly said: -Congratulations! My son. From now on you are able to take care of yourself. So, I will not worry about you anymore." The art of teaching and learning in Zen is something similar to this art. No Scriptures, no Bible could help you in a situation like that. You are on your own in any situation you'd be in. At that moment you are wisdom and wisdom is you. |
| It Was Really a Trial - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:24:22 EDT A Japanese Zen trainee monk named Nantembo who was highly praised by the Zen master Mokurai - an abbot of the Kennin-ji temple in Kyoto - as a good example of sheer force of will in zazen. Nantembo had raging erections whenever visions of beautiful women appeared before him during Zen meditation. Nantembo cursed the erections and suppressed the enticing fantasies by sheer force of will. Nantembo himself told this tale: "Once I was traveling on a ship, and at one port my fellow passengers summoned a bevy of whores to entertain them. They got a girl for me, too, but I paid her off and told her to leave. The quarters were very cramped, and I had no choice but to place my self right in the center of the orgy and do zazen. It was really a trial!" Edited by John Stevens |
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| BG 181: Exchanging Dharma ? The Consumer Mindset - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Episode Description: We’re joined again this week by Buddhist teacher and scholar Hokai Sobol, to continue our exploration of the hidden mindsets and cultural forces that shape Western Buddhism. In this episode Hokai explores a tradition of exchanging knowledge, which is at least 1,000 years old in Europe, that of the “master & apprentice.” Hokai describes the process by which Europeans used to, and in some cases still do, learn a particular trade, by first becoming a novice apprentice, eventually striking out on one’s own as a journeyman, and then finally coming back to become part of the local [...] Related posts: |
| BG 180: The Invisible Forces that Shape Western Buddhism - Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Episode Description: In the first part of a multi-part discussion with Buddhist teacher and scholar Hokai Sobol, we explore the invisible, and rarely discussed, forces that shape Western Buddhism. In particular what we call “culture” shapes our institutions and communities in ways that we rarely see with clarity. Hokai spends a good bit of this initial discussion exploring the traditional story that has been handed down to us. This story includes the various cultural assumptions surrounding the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions, in the different countries and time periods in which they existed. These norms include the what [...] Related posts: |
| BG 179: An Evidence-Based Spirituality for the 21st Century - Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Episode Description: We’re joined by Charles Tart, one of the founders of the branch of psychology known as transpersonal psychology. Dr. Tart’s life work has to do with putting forward an “evidence-based spirituality for the 21st century.” In this conversation we explore the evidence that he explored for phenomena like reincarnation, as well as the “big five” of telepathy, clairvoyance, pre-cognition, psychokinesis, and psychic healing. With all of these phenomena Charles warns about adopting a “scientistic”—as opposed to scientific—view of reality, which says that none of those things can be real, simply because they don’t fit into the mainstream [...] Related posts: |
| BG 178: Growing Up Versus Waking Up - Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Episode Description: We’re joined this week by clinical psychologist and Buddhist practitioner John Welwood. John has spent his entire adult life exploring the intersection between Eastern and Western psychological approaches. In our discussion we cover the following topics: the three realms of human experience, spiritual bypassing (a term that John coined), the Buddhist perfections, waking up and growing up as different tracks of human development, and the ways that spiritual awareness can be used in service of psychological growth and well-being. Episode Links: Toward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation JohnWelwood.com Transcript: Vince: Hello, Buddhist Geeks! [...] Related posts: |
| BG 177: Working with Sexual Energy - Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Episode Description: We’re joined again by British meditation teacher, Christopher Titmuss, to continue our exploration into the powerful, and often challenging, realm of human sexuality. Christopher shares a couple of stories of monks dealing with sexuality, one a traditional story and the other a story of a 92 year old monk that he practiced with in Thailand. He also explains that if sexual energy, which is a natural part of our humanity, is repressed than it can wreak havoc on how we engage in the world. Finishing up our conversation with Christopher, we ask him if there’s anything he’d [...] Related posts: |
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| #1: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind - Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:24:53 GMT Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Shunryu Suzuki (Author) Buy new: 67 used & new from £2.13 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in Zen list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) |
| #2: Zen in the Art of Archery: Training the Mind and Body to Become One (Arkana) - Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:24:53 GMT Zen in the Art of Archery: Training the Mind and Body to Become One (Arkana) Eugen Herrigel (Author), R. Hull (Translator) Buy new: 25 used & new from £3.06 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in Zen list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) |
| #3: Happiness - Essential Mindfulness Practices - Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:24:53 GMT Happiness - Essential Mindfulness Practices Thich Nhat Hanh (Author) Buy new: 28 used & new from £4.84 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in Zen list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) |
| #4: Beyond the Self: Teachings on the Middle Way - Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:24:53 GMT Beyond the Self: Teachings on the Middle Way Thich Nhat Hanh (Author) Buy new: 28 used & new from £2.57 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in Zen list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) |
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