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

Chan Center Affiliates