SOMETHING NEW
Please SCROLL DOWN to the BOTTOM of the Page ____ ZATMA offers something new for those who’d like to stay in touch. Receive notices of new essays and… Read More »SOMETHING NEW
Spiritual Travels: What Brought Me to Here, A Monk’s Training Log
This draft attempts to describe some of my strongest tendencies and activities primarily during my adult life. This initial effort may include assertions and observations… Read More »Spiritual Travels: What Brought Me to Here, A Monk’s Training Log
ALCHEMICAL DETACHMENT AND INTEGRATION Part 2 by Ming Zhen Shakya
And now if any be ignorant, let him be ignorant. I know not what more to say and not transgress the Silence of Pythagoras.”… Read More »ALCHEMICAL DETACHMENT AND INTEGRATION Part 2 by Ming Zhen Shakya
A Spiritual Refugee Trains to Live as a Monk in the World: A Biography.
This biography is about an ordinary woman. A householder. Married. Children. Work. Aging. Illness. And all the ordinary things of life….except in the middle of it all, she looked for Truth….something universal, bigger than material interests….in this short bio you see her perseverence and determination to keep going, keep looking. It is inspiring as it is ordinary. Well worth the read. A wonderful reminder….begin and continue.
ALCHEMICAL DETACHMENT AND INTEGRATION – Part 1 by Ming Zhen Shakya
I felt an overwhelming sense of power – like God must feel when he’s carrying a gun.” — H. J. Simpson’s apology upon being… Read More »ALCHEMICAL DETACHMENT AND INTEGRATION – Part 1 by Ming Zhen Shakya
We Worry About Things That Don’t Last
This short essay is for the wobbly spiritual seeker. The one who finds himself repeating again and again the same old mistake, namely, thinking… Read More »We Worry About Things That Don’t Last
Introduction to Nienfo Chan/Nembutsu Zen and the Traceless Mind by Fashi Yao Xin Shakya
Nienfo Chan/Nembutsu Zen is the most common practice taught in China to enter the gateless gate of Zen. It consists “simply” in the recitation of… Read More »Introduction to Nienfo Chan/Nembutsu Zen and the Traceless Mind by Fashi Yao Xin Shakya
The Basics of the Hua T’ou Method
This is an ancient method used in Chan practice. It is a question asked over and over again and in all circumstances, such… Read More »The Basics of the Hua T’ou Method
Announcement: Welcome Our Two New Novice Priests
The Order of Hsu Yun and Dharma Winds Zen Sangha / Zen Order of HsuYun are delighted to announce the ordination of ShenHai and ShenYin, Deep Ocean and Profound Seal. They have received Novice Chan / Zen Priest Ordination in the Linji / Yunmen Z in Lineage of the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun, ZBOHY-ZATMA.
Welcome Back to Zen
Our late Ming Zhen calls out to the busy among us to come back to Zen as she cautions us with Newton’s third law….for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. It is sobering to realize this law applies to our daily life, especially in speech. But in all actions we are subject to the reaction of our actions….to what degree? Equal and opposite.
