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Weekly Buddhism Issue 4

By Brian Schell, on November 1st, 2008%

Contents of this free issue of the Weekly Buddhism:

Final Free Issue; Rates Explained
Free Guided Meditation MP3 File
Fat Buddha, Skinny Buddha, Laughing Buddha: Buddhist Statues explained
Book Review: Footprints in the Snow, by Chen Master Sheng Yen
Buddhist Prayer: Why Pray if there is no God?
Koan; Shoun & His Mother
Jataka Tale #3, The Merchant of Sari
Fear
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Koan: Shoun & His Mother

By Brian Schell, on October 31st, 2008%

Koan: Shoun & His Mother

Shoun became a teacher of Soto Zen. When he was still a student his father passed away, leaving him to care for his old mother.

Whenever Shoun went to a meditation hall he always took his mother with him. Since she accompanied him, when he visited monasteries he could not live with the . . . → Read More: Koan: Shoun & His Mother

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