
Chan

Ananda Jennings, the first Western woman to sit an intensive Chan retreat, was a remarkable teacher who was all but forgotten by her home country.

Magazine | A Day in the Dharma, Openings
A Day in the Dharma with Shifu Shi Yan Ming, Founder of the USA Shaolin Temple in New York City
An inside look at the daily life of a Shaolin monk

Teachings Meditation Month 2022
The Sound of a Bell, the Seven-Piece Robe
Freedom is not silence and peace, an excerpt from Passing Through the Gateless Barrier explains. Freedom is being at ease in noise and chaos.

Meditation Meditation Month 2022
Jhana: The Spice Your Meditation Has Been Missing
Meditation teacher and political columnist Jay Michaelson explains how jhana meditation is a transformative and vital part of the eightfold path.

Meditation Meditation Month 2021
Meditation Month 2021: Silent Illumination
Join meditation teacher Guo Gu for weekly guided meditations to help you sit every day in March.

Magazine | Openings, Visiting Teacher
Visiting Teacher: Guo Gu
A Q&A with Guo Gu, founder of and teacher at the Tallahassee Chan Center and Sheng Yen Associate Professor of Chinese Buddhism at Florida State University

Personal Reflections Reflections
The Name(s) On My Birthday Cake
How an unusual name and a lifetime of spelling errors helped an author loosen his grip on his ego.

Zen’s Seven Wonders
The things we take for granted are grander than any monument.

A Martial Arts Ballet
Shaolin monks kick, flip, and dance in a performance both timeless and contemporary.

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