Chan Magazine Spring 2004

"With Bantetsugu Roshi, a disciple of Harada Roshi, I attended winter-long retreats at his temple in the harsh environment of northern Japan. He was particularly scathing about my learning and studying at university. When I left him, he told me to go and teach in America. I complained that I did not know English. He said, 'Do you think Zen is taught with words? Why worry about words?'"

– Chan Master Sheng Yen, from Illuminating Silence

Contents

From the Editor

The Four Proper Exertions: Part Four 
   The last in a series of four articles by Chan Master Sheng Yen

Like a Sound-Absorbing Board
   An excerpt from “Master Sheng Yen teaches Guan Yin’s Methods of Practice” by Chan Master Sheng Yen, translated by Ocean Cloud

Traveling with Shifu to Jerusalem
   By Rebecca Li

Everything is OK; Just RELAX! 
   Retreat Report by C.M.

Why Yoga? 
   By Rikki Asher

The Past 
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA

The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events

Chan Center Affiliates