April 2009 « Daily Buddhism

Violence and the First Precept

By Brian Schell, on April 24th, 2009%

Question:

I know you’ve been over the Buddhist diet a million times but I have always been perplexed about the justification of not adhering to a vegetarian diet by the many Buddhist lay people in Asia. I personally am not a vegetarian but I hate unanswered questions.

Anyway, I happened to notice that the Wikipedia version (terribly . . . → Read More: Violence and the First Precept

Book: Shaolin Qi Gong: Energy in Motion

By Brian Schell, on April 23rd, 2009%

Book: Shaolin Qi Gong: Energy in Motion
By Shi Xinggui
Destiny Books, 154 pages, 2007, DVD included.
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594772649/?tag=askdrarca-20

The great teacher Bodhidharma is credited with the creation of Shaolin Temple qi gong and kung fu in the 6th century CE. Motivated by the terrible physical condition of the monks who spent all their time meditating or . . . → Read More: Book: Shaolin Qi Gong: Energy in Motion

Koan: Every-Minute Zen

By Brian Schell, on April 22nd, 2009%

Koan: Every-Minute Zen

Zen students are with their masters at least ten years before they presume to teach others. Nan-in was visited by Tenno, who, having passed his apprenticeship, had become a teacher. The day happened to be rainy, so Tenno wore wooden clogs and carried an umbrella. After greeting him Nan-in remarked: “I suppose you left . . . → Read More: Koan: Every-Minute Zen

The Colors of Our Practice, By LaToya Springer

By Brian Schell, on April 21st, 2009%

We have a wonderful guest post this morning by LaToya Springer. LaToya is a California native currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. She works as an administrative assistant, wife, poet, and community activist. She has been meditating for a little over a year, combining Vipassana meditation with Zen Buddhism.

LaToya Springer

The Colors of Our Practice: Buddhism . . . → Read More: The Colors of Our Practice, By LaToya Springer

Racism and Buddhism

By Brian Schell, on April 20th, 2009%

In last Friday’s post, I discussed genetics a bit. During the article, I mentioned, “whether you are tall or short, black or white, blue-eyed or brown-eyed, is a matter of genetics…” which I intended as a simple statement of fact, and never imagined that anyone would take offense to that. Yet, the following comment came in:

Comment:

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