Today, I want to talk about a certain concept. Have any of you seen the movie trailer for The Avengers: Age of Ultron? It’s a new movie – you can see it in
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You Want Liberation, But You Don’t Want to Change
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Life Koans and Retreat Experience
Dharma Talk given on March 9, 2006 at the Chan Meditation Center, Elmhurst, NY The first thing I should say is that it’s quite an awe-inspiring experience for me to be giving
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Western Zen: For Non-beginners and Beginners Alike
We had been curious about the Western Zen Retreat (WZR) after hearing about it-it was a process that had been developed by Dr. John Crook, Master Sheng Yen’s (Shifu’s) first Western Dharma heir.
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In the Spirit of Chan
A window on the world of Chinese Zen (Chan), this little booklet is a short summary of Chan Buddhist thought distilled from Master Sheng yen’s published and unpublished materials. It is published in
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The Chan View of Life
Today I will talk about the Chan (or Zen) view of human life. There are several levels of view, or understanding, of life in Chan because Buddhism does not have a single approach
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Chan and Daily Life
A lecture at the Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri on April 17, 1990 I would like to thank Professor Grant and the university for inviting me here today. From the introduction given me,
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What is Chan?
This is the transcript of a talk given by Master Sheng Yen in 1977, at the beginning of his teaching career in the US. It was originally published in a small pamphlet. While
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