Essence and Expectations: Digging for the Gold of Insight
In this complex. exquisite essay Ming Zhen leads us through the fine workings of insight as if we are obliged to ascertain the same truths and joys of Archimedes discovery of measuring the cheap copper from gold. This essay requires concentration, effort and skill….all fine tools of the spiritual adept.
Dharma Up Close: An Approach to Study
As a Dharma heir to Ming Zhen Shakya I feel it is imperative of me to share her work with others. Since she is no longer with us in body and mind making her unavailable to speak with you I thought it might be helpful to offer some comments on how to read and listen and sit under the golden waterfall of her offerings. This essay is a brief, very brief approach on one way to soak in Ming Zhen’s Dharma offering. May the Dharma bless you as it has me and many, many others.
What Identity Does the Mind Dwell On?
Yao Xiang Shakya There are preliminaries or what might be called the first rounds of being alive where we learn different identities about who we are. Birth brings us into the world in ignorance where we begin… What Identity Does the Mind Dwell On?
Dharma i Karma II
Ming Zhen Shakya (Author) Fa Yin (Translator) Dharma i Karma Część II: Karma Autor: Ming Zhen Shakya Tłumaczenie: Fa Yin Karma jest kolejnym ze słów, które najwyraźniej świetnie funkcjonują podlegając werbalnym nadużyciom. Zniekształć je, wypacz,… Dharma i Karma II
Dharma for the Polish!
Dear readers, It is our pleasure to announce that a member of our Sangha, Mr. Marcin Koźlecki (Fa Yin) will be helping us in our effort to teach the Dharma. Marcin will be translating Ming Zhen… Dharma for the Polish!
Dharma i Karma I
Ming Zhen Shakya (Author) Fa Yin (Translator) Żadne inne słowa z leksykalnego magazynu buddyzmu nie grzmią równie donośnie co Dharma i Karma. Militarne skojarzenia nie nasuwają się przy tym przypadkowo: my, buddyści, jesteśmy zewsząd atakowani… Dharma i Karma I
I looked too hard for things that aren’t there
Yin Ts’ao Shakya ‘Avalokiteshvara while practicing deeply with the Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore, suddenly discovered that all of the five Skandhas are equally empty, and with this realization he overcame all ill-being.’… I looked too hard for things that aren’t there