New Chan Forum 33

Beyond The Signpost

Can we go beyond the limitations of self-concern? This is a vital question whether we perch on the cliff top with Bill Picard at Land’s End, meditate in Precious Wood, do an Indian pilgrimage, face the onset of cancer, or contemplate the outer reaches of science and the mind. As I often say, the Dharma is like a signpost on a cliff top with nothing written on it pointing out over the ocean. What is it that lies beyond the illusions of self and attachment? That’s a real investigation. Tsan!!

Chuan-deng Jing-di

Contents

• Daily Practice, Master Sheng Yen
• Zen at Land’s End, Bill Picard
• At the House of an 'Ancient Buddha' - Poem, James Crowden
• Solitary Retreats at Precious Wood, Eric Johns
• Dog at Tsopema - Poems, Hugh Carroll
• Entering the Global Mind, Roger Taylor
• Yellow Petals - Haibun, Ken Jones
• A Stroll along the Banks of the Brahmaputra - Poem, James Crowden
• Falling out of Yourself, John Crook
• Retreat Reports:
  • What’s this?
  • Surrounded by silence and care
• Cardiff is a Nice Place, Eddy Street
• A WCF Centre for Buddhist Education, John Crook