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Expectations by Ming Zhen Shakya

Ming Zhen Shakya tells us of what to look for in our self….with her experience as a prison chaplain. This essay requires contemplation….using her skillful means to point the Way.

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… 

The Good Fortune of the Contemplative Path

Many might well question, as some often do, the solitary life….a life that directs itself towards the heights of Nirvana….in a singular way….towards the emptiness of not needing anything in particular….

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 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 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… 

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.’…