When the Practice Doesn’t Fit
By Daniel Scharpenburg We arranged ourselves on our cushions facing the wall. There were...
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Category: Striding Through The Universe
The Chan Teaching of Huineng
By Daniel Scharpenburg Huineng was the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism. Chan is...
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The Story of Shantideva & How He Dealt with Bullies
By Daniel Scharpenburg “May the blind see the forms, May the deaf hear sounds. May...
Read MoreTaking the Path of the Bodhisattva
By Daniel Scharpenburg Bodhisattva is a sanskrit word that means “Enlightenment Being.” It has multiple definitions: Bodhisattva: an enlightened person one who is on the path to enlightenment one who...
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Monk School Dropout
By Daniel Scharpenburg Once in a while someone asks me about the Five Mountain Zen Order....
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