Chan Magazine Summer 2009
"When I was young, I respected old Buddhist teachers. I also felt sorry for them because they were not far from death. Now my turn to be pitied has come! Impermanence is painful when we cannot get what we seek or seek to hold on to what we have."
From Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism by Chan Master Sheng Yen, Shambhala, 2006
Contents
From the Editor
The Noble Eightfold Path
The fourth of four articles by Chan Master Sheng Yen
"another day bites the dust"
Poem by Frank Crazy Cloud
Presenting the Dharma
by Dr. Simon Child
The Past
News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA
The Future
Retreats, classes and other upcoming events
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