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Zen and the art of protecting the planet - by Satish Kumar, Published originally on the Guardian, 26 August 2010, The Buddhist Channel, Sept 7, 2010
In a rare interview, zen buddhist master Thich Nhat Hahn warns of the threat to civilisation from climate change and the spiritual revival that is needed to avert catastrophe

Nottinghamshire, UK -- It is not exactly a traditional Sunday stroll in the English countryside as 84-year-old Vietnamese zen master Thich Nhat Hanh leads nearly a thousand people through the rolling Nottinghamshire hills in walking meditation.
Dhammadharini's 5-Year Anniversary & Bhikkhuni Ordination -
Somewhere between nature and the mind -
New name, concept do not atone for Buddha Bar: FABB -
Institute to propagate Buddhist activities -
Get a taste of a monk's life at Buddhist cafe -
Buddhist monk passes through Georgetown on 740-mile walk -
Journey through Buddhist tradition -
Comic book on 14th Dalai Lama to be available in 10 languages -
How Buddhism could be a way out of the environmental mess we are in -
God did not create the universe, says Hawking -
Korean bhikkhunis, creating a culture of their own -
Dalai Lama joins campaign against battery hens -
Man who beat meditating Buddhist monk to death is jailed -
Court orders closure of Buddha Bar in Indonesia -


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Pema Chödrön teaches in your living room?? - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:47:14 +0000
Not “friends” with the Shambhala Sun on Facebook? Then you might have missed this news: Pema Chödrön?s upcoming three-day “Smile at Fear” retreat with Carolyn Gimian in Richmond, California — while long sold out — will be available online. And if you sign up for this ?virtual? retreat (though SunSpace blogger/vlogger Jundo Cohen maintains there’s [...]
Slow down and enjoy the fruits of Labor Day ? or Any Day - Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:07:01 +0000
It’s Labor Day in the States today — a day when, hopefully, you’ll get a chance to slow down and enjoy the fruits of your labor. For many of us, though, not even a day off is really a day off. As Sakyong Mipham wrote in the Shambhala Sun: “The speedy mind is like an internal [...]
Sit-a-Long with Jundo ? Fallacies of Awakening, Part IV: Is it sudden or gradual? - Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:43:21 +0000
Is enlightenment “sudden” or “gradual”? It’s a centuries-old debate in the Zen world (and in other realms of Buddhist practice, too). Zen’s answer has always been “yes” and “yes” –  for while the realization of insights may be in instants beyond time, the cultivation and realization (that is, making real) is done via practice [...]
Shambhala Sun Audio: An interview with ?How To Be Sick? author Toni Bernhard - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:09:56 +0000
Shambhala SunSpace readers recently had the pleasure of meeting Toni Bernhard via a guest post called “Why would a law professor write a Buddhist book on chronic illness?” Toni’s expertise, of course, isn’t merely scholarly: she actually has a chronic illness, and her new book, How To Be Sick, offers her hard-won lessons on living [...]
Talking Contemplation and Creativity, with Matthieu Ricard and Philip Glass - Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:50:14 +0000
On Monday, September 13 in New York City, Buddhist monk and photographer Matthieu Ricard will meet with world-renowned composer Philip Glass to explore the crossroads between contemplation and creativity. Exploring how meditation can access the creative muse, the discussion takes its cue from Ricard’s new book, Why Meditate? (An article by that title, excerpted from [...]


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A Path to Zen Gate - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:32:42 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 - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:32:42 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 - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:32:42 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 - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:32:42 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 - Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:32:42 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 187: Non-Meditation and the Nature of Thought - Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:00:04 +0000
Episode Description: “You need not make efforts to create non-conceptuality. You need not regard thoughts as a fault. And so that your practice does not succumb to famine, from the beginning have a bountiful crop. Not searching for a state that is calmly resting, vividly clear, and filled with bliss, bring into your experience whatever arises without taking it up or discarding it.” – Orgyenpa We’re joined again this week by one of our favorite Buddhist Geeks, Robert Spellman. In our discussion with him, we delve into the often tenuous relationship that meditators have to their own thoughts. [...] Related posts:
  1. BG 185: Unlearning Meditation
  2. BG 186: A Different Way of Approaching Meditation
  3. BG 032: Dharmic Throw Up
BG 186: A Different Way of Approaching Meditation - Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:00:00 +0000
Episode Description: We’re joined again by meditation teacher Jason Siff to conclude our exploration of the fundamental ideas and practices behind his unique approach of Unlearning Meditation, or what he calls Recollective Awareness. We begin with exploring what recollection, or mindfulness, is and how it can be harnessed through a practice of meditative journaling. Jason continues his deconstruction of the type of prescribed practices which suggest doing something “all of the time” and suggests instead that we find out for ourself what meditation is about and where it is leading. We wrap up the discussion by exploring a different [...] Related posts:
  1. BG 185: Unlearning Meditation
  2. BG 187: Non-Meditation and the Nature of Thought
  3. I Suffer and You Shall Too
BG 185: Unlearning Meditation - Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:00:00 +0000
Episode Description: “Meditation instructions that disallow thinking, reflection, or being open to the full range of experience usually imply a distrust of the mind.” – Jason Siff We’re joined by meditation teacher and author Jason Siff, to explore what happens when meditation instructions and techniques get in the way. Jason explains that meditation instructions and rules contain within them certain limitations, that can lead to impasses in our practice. We explore Jason’s approach, Recollective Awareness, as well as discussing the role that both trust and intention play in untangling these unhelpful meditation habits. This is part 1 of a two-part series. Episode [...] Related posts:
  1. BG 186: A Different Way of Approaching Meditation
  2. BG 187: Non-Meditation and the Nature of Thought
BG 184: Bodhisattva, Superstar - Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:00:00 +0000
Episode Description: We’re joined this week by filmmaker Michael Trigilo, to explore some of the themes from his newest allegorical documentary, “Bodhisattva, Superstar.” Included in our conversation are questions around what it means to be “spiritual but not religious”, what purpose Religion serves and what difficulties come with it, and why anger is such a hot topic in the Buddhist tradition? We also discuss controversy in spiritual communities—with Michael highlighting his own experience of disappointment and disillusionment—and how these controversies and scandals can become opportunities for a more transparent “cultural conversation” to occur. Finally he shares what he [...] Related posts:
  1. “Bodhisattva, Superstar” Excerpts
  2. BG 130: Buddhism and the Evolution of Religion
  3. Considering Buddhism and Hyphenated Religious Identities
BG 183: The Timeless Tradition of Spiritual Apprenticeship - Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +0000
Episode Description: In the last part of our discussion with Buddhist teacher and scholar Hokai Sobol, we wrap up our exploration on some of the important influences and forces that shape Western Buddhism. As part of that we discuss the fluid nature of his consumer-client-colleague model. We also talk about the deep problems that have arisen from adopting traditional models, instead of current ones, and how this has generated a multitude of scandals—including scandals of power, sex, and also of the generational problem of their being so few young practitioners today. Finally, we talk about how to reinvigorate “the [...] Related posts:
  1. BG 182: Exchanging Dharma – Client and Colleague Mindsets
  2. BG 181: Exchanging Dharma – The Consumer Mindset
  3. BG 112: Vajrayana in Plain English

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#1: Happiness - Essential Mindfulness Practices - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:49 GMT
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#2: Writings from the Zen Masters (Penguin Great Ideas) - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:49 GMT
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#3: Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:49 GMT
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#4: Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:49 GMT
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#5: ZEN Training: Methods and Philosophy (Shambhala Classics) - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:49 GMT
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#6: Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:49 GMT
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#7: Zen and the Birds of Appetite - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:49 GMT
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#8: Beyond the Self: Teachings on the Middle Way - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:49 GMT
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#9: Fingers Pointing Towards the Moon: Reflections of a Pilgrim on the Way - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:49 GMT
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#10: Finding the Still Point: A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation (Dharma Communications) - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:49 GMT
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#1: The Miracle of Mindfulness: The Classic Guide to Meditation by the World's Most Revered Master (Classic Edition) - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:50 GMT
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#2: Mindfulness in Plain English - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:50 GMT
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#3: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: A Spiritual Classic from One of the Foremost Interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism to the West - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:50 GMT
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#4: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into Values - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:50 GMT
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#5: Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:50 GMT
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#6: The Little Book of Buddhism - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:50 GMT
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#7: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:50 GMT
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#8: Happiness - Essential Mindfulness Practices - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:50 GMT
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#9: Anger: Buddhist Wisdom for Cooling the Flames - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:50 GMT
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#10: Zen Guitar (A fireside book) - Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:32:50 GMT
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