Chan Magazine Autumn 2007

"Buddhahood is not apart from our ordinary mind, to be found outside of it. There is no buddha out there with a specific form or appearance. If we constantly seek buddhahood in a certain form, different from our own grasping and self-centered mind, we are bound to fail. A buddha outside of our own intrinsic mind does not exist, since buddhahood is our intrinsic mind."

– Chan Master Sheng Yen, from his commentary on the letters of Chan Master Dahui Zhonghao.

Contents

From the Editor

Letter from Master Dahui to Li Xianqian 
   Commentary by Chan Master Sheng Yen

"The Eye"
   Poem by Mike Morical

Columbia Establishes Sheng Yen Chair 
   The text of the acceptance speech by the chair’s first occupant, Prof. Chun-fang Yu

What Had I Gotten Myself Into?
   A retreat report by M.L.

The Past 
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA

The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events

Chan Center Affiliates