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Cultivate The Mind

What is the true meaning of life? Why are people born into the world? And why does one have to...

Breeze Through Willows, No Chill on My Face

During the Song Dynasty, Zen Master Zhinan wrote a poem about dwelling in the mountain, describing his transcendent state of...

Zen(Chan) Meditation In the Mountains

Those who practise Chan meditation may reach an advanced stage of cultivation where indiscriminate wisdom is subject to neither speech...

Merits And Virtues Of Building A Buddhist temple

In the time of Sakyamuni Buddha, an elder in Sravasti named Sudatta searched for a scenic spot to build a...

More on Gentle Forbearance

As one of the six perfections in Buddhism, forbearance, or kṣanti in Sanskrit, is an approach to cultivation for all...

The Eight Precepts of Restraint and Abstinence

In Buddhism there are the basic Five Precepts that refer to the five ethical guidelines observed by lay men and...

Pursuing Chan while Deep in Mountains

Those who practise Chan meditation may reach an advanced stage of cultivation where indiscriminate wisdom is subject to neither speech...

Living Compassion: A look back over six years’ charity work in China

Practising the spirit of compassion and loving kindness Living Compassion is a charitable institution fully funded by the International Buddhist...

A Poem by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva

Chinese Buddhism typically worships four major bodhisattvas, each representing a particular type of virtue and cultivation. Manjusri Bodhisattva embodies wise...

To Retain Guests in the Mountain

The following seven-character quatrain To Retain Guests in the Mountain was written by Zhang Xu (c 675-c 750), a poet...
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