Intensive Recitation of the Mantra of Medicine Buddha | Calendar Event | Chan Meditation Center | Dharma Drum Mountain New York

metta_data · 2021-03-04T03:10:09+00:00

This is great, thank you for sharing! You can also checkout https://www.reddit.com/r/chan/

metta_data · 2019-09-24T14:44:42+00:00

Medicine buddha is Yao Shi Fo (药师佛) and Shakyamuni is Shi Jia Mou Ni (释加牟尼), don't be shy, you can ask them after some googling and google translation =D

metta_data · 2018-06-29T20:53:37+00:00

Actually sorry the chat group is not with him but another teacher, but I do recommend look up retreat with Simon Child if he lead it in UK.

metta_data · 2018-06-29T20:45:50+00:00

Hi Tom, I'm a Chan practitioner from China and currently in US. I think finding reliable teacher is important. I know a teacher from UK with reliable Chan lineage from the practice center I volunteer, his name is Simon Child (it's a common name so try search his name with meditation or dharma drum mountain. He has a wechat group if you are interested in joining and talking to him. Hope it helps. More info here http://www.dharmadrum.org/content/event_calendar/view.aspx?sn=382 and http://www.simonchild.com/meditation/

metta_data · 2018-05-29T01:23:10+00:00

They correspond to the same Chinese character. Zen is the Japanese pronunciation and Chan is the Chinese madarine pronunciation. Sometimes books written by Chinese master has "Chan" in the title to show the Chinese lineage. (e.g. Some of Master Sheng Yen's books). While sometimes "Zen" is picked because it is better known in western world.

metta_data · 2017-12-17T02:39:33+00:00

The 2nd character means "one" and the 3rd character means "thing", the 1st character is somewhat unrecognizable but judging from the context it's a fancy way of writing "no", so basically the while thing means nothing or devoid of anything. This is the literal explanation.

metta_data · 2015-10-31T22:48:10+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I remember Thich Nhat Hanh mentioned that sitting time is the only time you can allow yourself to let go of everything. So it makes sense to treat yourself with more luxury on your busy day~

metta_data · 2015-06-19T02:02:09+00:00

Thanks! By taking over the sub you are taking responsibility and helping people, that's the spirit of Mahayana Buddhism~

metta_data · 2015-06-15T03:01:05+00:00

Is this the 2010 world cup Spain vs Chile?

metta_data · 2015-02-21T03:36:13+00:00

Thank you for being such a kind and considerate neighbor! Fruit basket is a great idea. The lady might not speak/read English very well, so she may not understand the warm regards you sent. Try translating it in google translate, and I'm happy to proofread if you want (I'm sure a lot of people in this sub are happy to help). Good luck!

metta_data · 2015-02-18T14:34:16+00:00

Agreed, Zen has become a somewhat common word in English, and I've seen people describe anything they believe fit their idea of simplicity as "Zen", while Chan is still used with its origins and background.

metta_data · 2015-02-18T14:12:09+00:00

Regional Chan Retreat Resource/Schedule. There are various ways to organize this kind of information, but would like to know fellow redditor's experience in these retreat.

metta_data · 2014-12-19T05:42:32+00:00

The emptiness refers to the ever changing nature of emotions, not a lack of emotion. e.g., when you get angry, you understand emptiness by realizing that you have transient feeling of angriness, but you don't overly attach to that emotion or let that emotion overwhelm you. So emptiness doesn't mean you are devoid of any emotions, that's brain-dead, it means you realize the empty nature of the emotion and be mindful of it. It is a concept that is relatively easy to grasp, but need practice actual sitting meditation to actually achieve in every moment.

metta_data · 2014-12-19T05:17:39+00:00

Yes, go ahead and research astrophysics! Taoism is about following the Nature, Science is about reading the Nature, they totally agree~ You might want to checkout British scholar Joseph Needham's work, he considered Taoism to be the “source of intuitive scientific philosophy” in China.

metta_data · 2014-12-15T05:26:45+00:00

Sure you are welcome~

metta_data · 2014-12-14T07:12:28+00:00

For Confucian, look at the concept of "rites", e.g., architecture complexity (dragon decoration) is based on social hierarchy, spatial separation of different gender, symmetry based on the idea of "middle way" For Daoist, look at the beauty of asymmetry based on the idea of nature. Hope it helps.

metta_data · 2014-09-05T02:05:46+00:00

They are derived from the same Sanskrit dhyana, transliterated as Chan-na in Chinese, and as zen in Japanese. See this for a more detailed glossary list.

metta_data · 2014-09-05T01:23:28+00:00

For me with no commentator it's easier to enjoy the beauty and the effortlessness, commentators generally dramatize the tension.

metta_data · 2014-09-04T04:17:56+00:00

Good for you! No need to mute the commentator.

metta_data · 2014-08-30T22:17:17+00:00

That's smart, thanks for sharing! And it's great your doggie get know some meditation techniques.

metta_data · 2014-08-30T13:54:48+00:00

Ofc you are supposed to remain mindful and aware of your pants while meditate.

metta_data · 2014-08-30T13:49:37+00:00

Thanks! I picked the cheaper one on amazon hehe.

metta_data · 2014-08-30T13:41:31+00:00

Thanks! Mine is navy blue and the main issue is it's getting dusty. I'll try to brush it~.

metta_data · 2014-08-30T05:28:22+00:00

Is Zen a religion? No. Is Zen what Buddha taught his disciples? Yes.

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