How to Meditate
16/07/2011 02:36 (GMT+7)
The practice of mindfulness/awareness meditation is common to all Buddhist traditions. Beyond that, it is common to, inherent in, all human beings.
Wittgenstein and Zen Buddhism
16/07/2011 01:57 (GMT+7)
In recent years there have been those who assert that the philosophy of Wittgenstein resembles Zen Buddhism and those who deny it on the ground that any supposed resemblances are only apparent. But, so far as I know, neither party has made any serious attempt to substantiate his claim. Normally this is understandable because their main purposes lie in a different directions. It is, for instance, quite common for the latter merely to locate Wittgenstein in a different philosophical tradition and pin a label such as Logical Positivism or Logical Empiricism on him. I think the matter is much more complex than this or indeed than either party seems to allow.

Zen and karman
13/07/2011 09:08 (GMT+7)
In the Zen school great significance is attributed to the realization of emptiness (`suunyataa) through meditation (zazen). In this article I will discuss the relationship between such realization and the concept of karman. In the first section, this relationship will be dealt with on a more or less theoretical level; in the second, the characteristically Zen move will be made away from the theoretical toward the level of practice and spiritual attainment.
Zen: A Reply to Hu Shih
04/07/2011 14:16 (GMT+7)
One of my first impressions after reading Dr. Hu Shih's learned and instructive paper on Zen Buddhism in China is that he may know a great deal about history but nothing about the actor behind it. History is a kind of public property accessible to everybody who is at liberty to handle it according to his judgment. To this extent history is something objective, and its materials or facts, though these are quite an indefinite element in the make-up of history, are like scientific objects ready to be examined by the students.

Zen and the Brain
04/07/2011 14:15 (GMT+7)
A great deal has been written by medical doctors on the functioning of the brain/ and by mediators on the effects of meditation on the human personality. Medical researchers/ who have attempted to bridge this gap through scientific studies on the efficacy of meditation in bringing about physiological and mental changes in the human personality, have been downright skeptical concerning meditation's positive efficacy.
Zen Action/Zen Person
04/07/2011 14:15 (GMT+7)
Be not misled: Zen Action/Zen Person is not merely another introduction a survey of Zen Buddhism. Kasulis' philosophical project and purview is far grander; he is seeking a new grounds for understanding personhood through a Zen view of self and action. Even scholars with no interest in Zen per se will find much of philosophical interest and stimulation in this creative work. Kasulis' scope is vast indeed: he begins with Socrates and ends with Morita psychotherapy, with frequent references to Heidegger and other contemporary European philosphers.Kasulis quotes Taoist Chinese sages, Indian dialecticians, and German philosophers with equal ease, to illustrate and buttress his arguments.

Zen: A Reply to Van Meter Ames
04/07/2011 14:15 (GMT+7)
WHAT MAKES IT most difficult for a Western thinker to write on Zen is that he tries to understand it from the linguistic, logical, or philosophical point of view. This is inevitable. One cannot transcend his cultural heritage as soon as something new comes to his head.
Zen And Buddhism
04/07/2011 14:15 (GMT+7)
People often ask, "Is Zen a form of Buddhism?" The answer to this question is both yes and no. The answer should be "Yes" because, historically speaking, Zen is a form of Buddhism which was founded by Bodhidharma in China in the sixth century. It developed in China and Japan, later taking the form of the 'Zen sect', with its own particular temples, rituals, priesthoods, and religious orders. In this sense, Zen should be called a form of Buddhism which stands side by side with other forms of Buddhism, such as the T'ien-t'ai sect, the Hua-yen sect, the Chen-yen sect, and the Ching-t'u sect, i.e., Pure Land Buddhism. Further, not only in terms of temples, rituals, priesthood, and religious orders, but also in terms of teaching, thought, and practice, Zen, in the course of its long history, has come to have its own particular forms comparable to the other schools of Buddhism. This may be called the 'traditional Zen sect'.

The Poetics of Ch'an:Upaayic Poetry and Its Taosist Enrichment
11/06/2011 18:09 (GMT+7)
The inherent suitability  of the poetic form for         communicating  the ineffable  has long been known to         poet-practioners in all mystical traditions.  Poetry         offers  possibilities  of indirection  and evocation         far   beyond   those   of  any  prose   style. 
Tso-Ch'an
11/06/2011 18:09 (GMT+7)
The Chinese term tso-ch'an 坐禅( zazen ) was in        use among  Buddhist  practitioners   even  before  the        appearance of the Ch'an (Zen) School. Embedded in the        term  is the word  ch'an, a derivative  of the Indian        dhyana, which  is the  yogic   practice  of  attaining        samadhi  in  meditation. 

The Unifying of Rdzogs Pa Chen Po and Ch'an
11/06/2011 18:06 (GMT+7)
Ch'an  Buddhism  was introduced  into Tibet in three maincurrents.  These are: from Kim Ho-shang's teachings, from WuChu's teachings and from Mo ho yen's teachings.  The variousforms of Ch'an gained  wide popularity.  So much so that thefirst  Tibetan  born  abbot  of the most important  monasticcenter, bSam yas, was a Ch'an  master.
Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation
19/05/2011 14:20 (GMT+7)
Recent studies suggest that months to years of intensive and systematic meditation training can improve attention. However, the lengthy training required has made it difficult to use random assignment of participants to conditions to confirm these findings.

Somewhere between nature and the mind
05/04/2011 07:20 (GMT+7)
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- It takes more than an hour by bus from Kandy, a very rocky tuktuk ride up a mountain and exposure to blood-thirsty leeches to get to the Meditation Centre.
Moment of Zen: Advice on life from a Buddhist monk
08/01/2011 00:28 (GMT+7)
Brockton, MA (USA) -- Serenity may be closer than you think, but it takes a little discipline. A Buddhist monk offers suggestions on small ways you can change your life and find peace.

Agitation at the Sacred Zen Door
08/01/2011 00:17 (GMT+7)
On that particular gorgeous Spring day, fragrant incense wafted through the village temple. Many Buddhist followers swamped the sanctuary respectfully offering New Year incense to the Buddhas. The throng of people flowed unendingly in and out of the temple area; all their faces brilliantly shone with the blissful contentment that seemed to never have known sufferings and hardship
Master Jing Hui Presents Sheng Huo Chan
14/12/2010 23:30 (GMT+7)
In the 1990s, based on his genuine knowledge of truth and deep understanding of the problems contemporary people face, Master Jing Hui, Vice Chairman of the Buddhist Association of China, Chairman of the Buddhist Association of Hebei Province, and Abbot of Bailin Temple, presented the Sheng Huo Chan (the contemporary Chinese spelling of the accepted word "zen") to teach and spread the Chan tradition in the Bailin Temple.

The Zen of the Matrix 黑客帝国中的禅机
14/12/2010 23:29 (GMT+7)
The Matrix certainly can't be explained in a single sentence. Mavbe not even in two or three.         In the first of the trilogy's installments, Morpheus and friends attempted to explain it, but their vague(含糊的,暖昧的),circular and alinost religiously enigmatic(高深莫测的)attempts at clarification(澄清,净化)mostly left us scratching our heads and asking, "What are you talking about?"
Relating Bhavana (Meditation) to daily Life
03/12/2010 00:28 (GMT+7)
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Man comprises of mind and body. Modern medical science is now according an important place to the mind, but the Buddha over 2,500 years ago emphasised the invaluable role of the mind.

Zens & zensibility
19/07/2010 19:35 (GMT+7)
Buddhist Concepts (optional reading): Essentially, Buddhism is karma andthe awareness and transformation of the mind. It is the understanding ofThe Four Noble Truths which, of course, we don't have the space to go intohere, and the concept of Emptiness, which can best be explained as follows:
Zeno and Naagaarjuna on motion
19/07/2010 19:34 (GMT+7)
Similarities and differences between Zeno's Paradoxes  and Naagaarjuna's arguments against motion in Chapter        II of Muula-maadhyamika-kaarika (MMK II) have already        been  remarked   by  numerous   scholars   of  Indian        philosophy.  Thus  for instance  Kajiyama  refers  to        certain  of Naagaarjuna's  arguments  as "Zeno--like,

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