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Woodfish, Spring 2015 Know Your Characters: Bop Bop or Fa is the Chinese translation of the Sanskrit term “dharma.” More literally, in Chinese, it means “the law.” The character has an interesting etymology: it’s the combination of the character 去, meaning … Continue reading →

Know Your Characters: A Zen Glossary Editor’s note: This an occasional series introducing some of the basic words and expressions used in Zen practice in their original form, as Chinese characters. Although the Kwan Um School of Zen is a … Continue reading →

Know Your Characters: A Zen Glossary Editor’s note: This an occasional series introducing some of the basic words and expressions used in Zen practice in their original form, as Chinese characters. Although the Kwan Um School of Zen is a … Continue reading →

On Magic, Attachments, and Righteous Indignation Zen Master Wu Kwang September 18, 2013 Question: I’ve heard stories where someone, after intensive sitting has an experience like they can see through the wall, they see a guy gardening outside, and they … Continue reading →

• A Diminished Marginal Propensity to Mourn                                                                                      celebratory verses  Day turns to Night turns to Day’s turn! Night’s turn! Day’s turn! Night’s turn! Wow * Fluttering leaves have long Since… Fluttering leaves have long … Continue reading →

Know Your Characters: A Zen Glossary Editor’s note: This an occasional series introducing some of the basic words and expressions used in Zen practice in their original form, as Chinese characters. Although the Kwan Um School of Zen is a … Continue reading →

Know Your Characters: A Zen Glossary Editor’s note: This an occasional series introducing some of the basic words and expressions used in Zen practice in their original form, as Chinese characters. Although the Kwan Um School of Zen is a … Continue reading →

1. The chapter “Madhyamika and Zen” from the book Empty Logic: Madhyamika Buddhism from Chinese Sources. Readers can find the book at this link and use the website tools to locate the chapter (there’s no direct link to the chapter): http://books.google.com/books/about/Empty_Logic.html?id=LaIjggzisi8C … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: Zen Master Su Bong Mu Deung, originally See Hoy Liau, began practicing with Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1974, received inka from him in 1980, and in 1992 was one of the first three Zen Masters to receive … Continue reading →

The Teachings of Nagarjuna:  To enhance our understanding of the Heart Sutra, we will be reading Nagarjuna’s essays on emptiness.  Nagarjuna was a Mahayana Buddhist teacher who lived in the 2nd century CE, and is shown in Zen lineage charts … Continue reading →