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Bankei (1622–1693) was a contemporary of Hakuin and for some time roshi at the Myoshinji monastery in Kyoto. Translations of his informal talks on Zen, directed especially to lay people, may be found in D. T. Suzuki’s Living by Zen (Pasadena, Calif.: P. D. and Ione Perkins, 1949), and in Lucien Stryk, ed., World of the Buddha (New York: Doubleday &
... See moreAlan Watts • In My Own Way: An Autobiography
The recent revival of yangsheng practices in everyday life, where classical ideas intersect with contemporary needs and new ideals, to achieve a better integration of individual life with family, community and nature, reveals that dialogical transcendence is alive and well in China and being tapped in similar ways.7
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
I dedicate all the merit I have just accumulated, All the merit I have no memory of accumulating in my past lives, and All the merit I will accumulate in the future Towards the benefit and enlightenment of all sentient beings.
Jamyang Khyentse • Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
a manifesto that outlines precisely those steps we must take, as individuals and as global societies, to regain the path of compassion toward all sentient beings, frugality in the use of our natural resources, and humility in our dealings with one another. Mad Monk Manifesto is released less than a year later in 2018, generating some applause, some
... See moreYun Rou • The Monk of Park Avenue: A Modern Daoist Odyssey
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Steven Schlafman • 3 cards
In chö, one makes an offering of one’s body to the various spirits and demons inhabiting the place, as an act of kindness to them, in order to overcome the attachment to “I” or self.
Reginald A. Ray • Secret of the Vajra World
