We are taught and rewarded most of our lives for acquiring a mental catalog of things we “know”.

That’s how we pass exams in school, (we know the required material) get promoted at work (we know how to successfully plan, organize, direct, control or perform based on past experience) and interact in relationships (we repeat patterns of meeting people, deepening connections, etc…)

Written by Sister Yang
Translated by Peter

I didn’t know what I’ve done in my previous life to deserve this karmic reward. After leaving Taiwan for Fuzhou with my husband eight years ago, I have not seen Shifu for more than ten years, but this summer, when I visited Shanghai with my kids, I learned that Shifu had decided to deliver a lecture here on 7/24 and 7/25. In order to welcome Shifu, I decided to delay my trip back to Taiwan.

Within each of us is a light…

 My first introduction to sitting Ch’an was from a martial arts teacher that incorporated seated postures and belly breathing as essential aspects of the practice. He also advocated we develop an appreciation of the mind and spirit, not just  body..This was a spark that led me to study classics of sun zu, go rin no sho, lao tsu, chung tsu, kong zi, etc…and from there eventually into Buddhist doctrine and sutra study.

Brother Juemiao Miaoming is the recipient of Buddha Heart Imprint.  Now we have someone to lean on.