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A Poem on Impermanence by Kate
Photo by: Peter Lin Let it be. Let it through. Let it go. Let the leaves fall down, and let fall be fall. Time and seasons will pass regardless, Through the bloom, through the rain, through it all. Watch the leaf to the ground — let it be. See its colors and shape — let it through. Then let go of it as it gets lost in the pile. Take a moment, and start anew. Spring will come, and the leaves will regrow, But they’ll grow “yet again,” not “grow back.” Seasons give the illusion of circular life …
Letting Go of the Race to Enlightenment by Mimi Yu
The following report is published in the 2014 spring issue of the Chan Magazine. Photo by: Peter Lin Two days after I returned home from volunteering for the retreat, I had a dream of Shifu(Chan Master Sheng Yen). He appeared as if he were alive. Though I had never spoken with him, he talked in Chinese as if we had known each other. “Who has been teaching you the ways of the Dharma?” Shifu asked. I bowed and replied, “Shifu, I started studying with the teachers at DDRC.” Shifu smiled. Then he pointed behind me and said that he knew …
Nepal Flood Relief
Nepal (the homeland of the Buddha) has been hit by severe flooding. DDMBA (UN-NGO) urges you to lend a helping hand and join us in supporting UNICEF to provide Nepal with emergency medical care, nutritional supplies, mental health, and psychosocial support, to help the country recover from the severe flash floods. YOU CAN HELP! 1. Donate by Check: Payable to “DDMBA”Memo: Nepal Flood Relief Mailing address: Chan Meditation Center9126 Corona Ave. Elmhurst NY11373 2. Donate through ZelleEmail: 9056ddmba@gmail.com (Registered as Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association) Memo: Nepal Flood Relief You may also make your donation at the local DDMBA centers at LA , …
Expanding Practice Into Daily Life by Venerable Chi Chern
Photo by: Jacob Isbell Changing Perspective Playfully Good evening fellow practitioners. I see a lot of people wearing shirts with the tags sticking out. (Editor’s note: on retreats at DDRC, participants are asked to turn printed t-shirtsinside out to hide words or images that might distract other participants.) Sometimes thishappens to my shirt as well. One of my students may see it and whisper to me, as if it issomething embarrassing, “Hey Master, you’re wearing your t-shirt inside out.” Then I tellthem (whispering back) “It’s a designer shirt, see the tag?” as if it were something fashionable. Just changing the …