Chan Magazine

Chan Magazine Spring 2010

February 3, 2010 Today is a special day. The man who changed our lives left his physical form on this day last year. Let us remember him and his teachings. Even though he is not physically with us, his teachings live on in our lives. Shifu would have wanted us to continue benefiting sentient beings through our practice, in accordance with causes and conditions, without thinking of self and others or gain and loss. Shifu also taught us to remember the source of the water—the Three Jewels—as it quenches our thirst and that of others. This was the way he lived his life using buddhadharma. Even though our practice is poor, we must try, each in our own way, to repay our gratitude to Shifu and the Three Jewels by helping others. Let us reflect on his last teaching to us:

Busy with nothing, growing old.
Within emptiness, weeping, laughing.
Intrinsically, there is no “I.”
Life and death, thus cast aside.

Looking out the window just now as I write this, I share with you my feelings...

Here or there, within or without—you are everywhere.
Twenty-eight years of emptiness, I wipe away my tears.
Outside the window, the sun shines, wind blows.
Silent—everything is perfect in itself.

Three prostrations to Shifu... May you all be well, Guogu

Contents

From the Editor The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
   The second of three articles by Chan Master Sheng Yen Ink and Water
   Interview with Ven. Chi Chern by Buffe Laffey Huatou vs. Silent Illumination
   Retreat talk by Guo Ru Fashi The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Winter 2010

"The practitioner in Silent Illumination is not concerned with meaning and therefore grasps at nothing. He may see a bird fly through the sky. He does not deny that the bird has flown...yet this is not a focus of his concern. The thing has happened; now it has passed by...but there is no trace of this in his mind, no grasping, no discarding. Rising from the cushion, he drinks a cup of tea, nothing remarkable; he just gets on with whatever needs to be done." From Illuminating Silence by Chan Master Sheng Yen, Watkins, 2002

Contents

From the Editor The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
   The second of three articles by Chan Master Sheng Yen "Brush and Ink Painting..."
   poem by frank crazy cloud On the Use of Harsh Methods
   Retreat talk by Guo Ru Fashi John Daido Loori Roshi, 1931 - 2009
   Remembrance by Victor Sessan Lapuczynski The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Autumn 2009

"Holding on to the awareness that you are practicing while the practice continues without a break - this is practicing Chan. As simple as this may sound, not all can do it. People who don’t know how to meditate make a great physical
and mental effort to control themselves, but this is misguided and ineffective." From Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism by Chan Master Sheng Yen Shambhala, 2006

Contents

From the Editor The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
   The first of three articles by Chan Master Sheng Yen Dharma and Science
   by Max Kälin The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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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

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Chan Magazine Spring 2009

As a conclusion, I compose the following verse:

Busy with nothing, growing old.
Within emptiness, weeping, laughing.
Intrinsically, there is no "I."
Life and death, thus cast aside.

Bhikkhu Sheng Yen 1930-2009, Founder, Dharma Drum Mountain

Contents

From Dharma Drum Mountain
   Official notification of Shifu’s passing Last Will and Testament Transmission
   Dharma teachers-in-training meet Shifu for the final time New Year Greetings
   Master Sheng Yen’s final talks Gratitude and Vows
   by Guogu The Noble Eightfold Path
   The third of four articles by Chan Master Sheng Yen The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Winter 2009

"I wandered through the city, a monk in old robes, sleeping in doorways, nodding with the homeless through the night in coffee shops, foraging through dumpsters for fruit and vegetables. I was in my early fifties, no spring chicken, but I was lit from within by my mission to bring the Dharma to the West. Besides, what did it matter? The lessons Donchu had taught me made it a matter of indifference to me whether I slept in a big room or a small room or in the doorway of a church." From Footprints in the Snow: The Autobiography of a Chinese Monk by Chan Master Sheng Yen, Doubleday, 2008

Contents

From the Editor The Noble Eightfold Path
  The second of four articles by Chan Master Sheng Yen "Full Moon"
   Painting by Rikki Asher A Buddhist Pilgrimage to China
   A report by Rebecca Li and David Slaymaker The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Autumn 2008

"I started with one question, but suddenly there were a hundred, each more perplexing than the last. They poured from my mouth in a torrent of doubt and despair: Would I be able to become a monk again? Which teacher should I go to? With Buddhist teachings as deep and vast as the ocean, where should I start? With innumerable methods of practice, which method should I choose? "On and on I went, pouring out my heart, all my pent-up frustration and confusion. Finally Lingyuan sighed, lifted his hand, and struck the bed hard. "'PUT IT DOWN!' he shouted at me." From Footprints in the Snow: The Autobiography of a Chinese Monk by Chan Master Sheng Yen, Doubleday, 2008

Contents

From the Editor The Noble Eightfold Path
   The first of four articles by Chan Master Sheng Yen Humanistic Buddhism in America
   Thoughts on relevance by Prof. Chun-fang Yu "Summer Rain"
   Poem by Frank Crazy Cloud The Wu That We Seek
   Retreat Report by Harry Miller The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Summer 2008

"We say the mind is a 'mind monkey' or 'thought horse' because, like monkeys and wild horses, the mind is very difficult to tame and control. Enlightenment is not possible in a state of scattered mind. Only when you collect your attention again and again from wandering and achieve a peaceful and focused state will you have a chance of attaining enlightenment. This is taming the 'mind monkey' and reining in the 'thought horse.'" From 'Attaining the Way' by Chan Master Sheng Yen, Shambala Publications, 2006

Contents

From the Editor
Living and Dying with Dignity
   A Dharma talk by Chan Master Sheng Yen "Recuerdo Dulce"
   A remembrance of the early Chan Center by Nancy Bonardi Poem
   by Frank Crazy Cloud Women Being the Dharma
   Address to the 3rd Buddhist Women’s Conference by Venerable Chang Wu The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Spring 2008

"The best, the genuine Dharma, is unspoken. We may talk about mind, about Buddha, about things, but these are not genuine Dharma. They are just like a finger pointing to the moon. We cannot take the moon from the sky and show it to you, so we use our finger to point to it. The aim is to see the moon and not the finger. So whatever we talk about — Buddha, mind, things — these are not what we are really looking for. And what is it that we are looking for? We can say it is our ‘original nature’ but this again is just like a finger pointing at the moon. But after you have actually seen your original nature, there is nothing to say, no need to say anything, and no way to say anything. "This original nature of yours actually has never left you and you have never been apart from it. At this very moment, you are already there. If you have not yet discovered it, it is only because you are confused. To be enlightened means to see your original nature at this very moment. "But it is not that simple to say that you are 'already there,' that not even a single step is needed, especially if you have never practiced. By practice we do not mean taking one step or even many steps. Practice is really the process in which the illusory 'you' of this moment becomes the genuine 'you.'" From a Dharma talk given by Chan Master Sheng Yen at the original home of the Chan Meditation Center at 90-33 Corona Avenue in the Winter of 1980.

Contents

From the Editor Chan Comes West
   A selection of Chan Master Sheng Yen’s earliest teachings in America "Rising Compassion"
   CMC’s 30th Anniversary Celebration Walking With the Buddha
   Photo essay by Rikki Asher The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Winter 2008

"Prior to partaking in our vegetarian meals, we recite an offering:

We make offerings to the Buddha,
We make offerings to the Dharma,
We make offerings to the Sangha,
We make offerings to all sentient beings.

First we make offerings to the Three Jewels, because we are grateful to them for giving us the means to practice the Way. We then make offerings to all sentient beings for their contributions to our welfare. Mealtime offerings help us to develop the mind of gratitude... In this situation, I too feel gratitude and try to repay it, and I offer it to all of you... I thank you for giving me the opportunity to make this offering." – Chan Master Sheng Yen, from 'Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism'.

Contents

From the Editor Orthodox Chinese Buddhism
   by Chan Master Sheng Yen “Waka”
   Poem by frank crazy cloud “Friends of the Buddha” 
   A play for children to celebrate the Chinese New Year, by Noah Heau and Ernest Heau The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Autumn 2007

"Buddhahood is not apart from our ordinary mind, to be found outside of it. There is no buddha out there with a specific form or appearance. If we constantly seek buddhahood in a certain form, different from our own grasping and self-centered mind, we are bound to fail. A buddha outside of our own intrinsic mind does not exist, since buddhahood is our intrinsic mind." – Chan Master Sheng Yen, from his commentary on the letters of Chan Master Dahui Zhonghao.

Contents

From the Editor Letter from Master Dahui to Li Xianqian
   Commentary by Chan Master Sheng Yen "The Eye"
   Poem by Mike Morical Columbia Establishes Sheng Yen Chair 
   The text of the acceptance speech by the chair’s first occupant, Prof. Chun-fang Yu What Had I Gotten Myself Into?
   A retreat report by M.L. The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Summer 2007

"A path that leads you home is a genuine refuge. Places where you can put up your feet and relax are not worthy refuges. A practice like this would be no different from using a clay ox to cross a river. You may have a sense of security when you first enter the river, but the clay will crumble and you will sink." – Chan Master Sheng Yen, from his new pamphlet, 'Why Take Refuge in the Three Jewels'.

Contents

From the Editor "Why Take Refuge in the Three Jewels?"
   An excerpt from a new pamphlet by Chan Master Sheng Yen Hongzhi’s Silent Illumination Chan
   Part 2 of excerpts from the Extensive Record of Chan Master Hongzhi translated by Guogu Haiku
   by frank crazy cloud Western Zen Retreat
   A report on retreat process by Rebecca Li and David Slaymaker The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Spring 2007

"To cultivators of Chan, I give three guiding principles. First, relax your body and mind. Second, settle upon a practice method as soon as possible. Third, do not concern yourself with how well you are doing. If you follow these guidelines, your practice will be smooth and fruitful." – Chan Master Sheng Yen, from his new book 'Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism', Spring 2007

Contents

From the Editor "How Do We Achieve Peace?"
   Opening and closing remarks to the Young Leaders Peacebuilding Retreat by Chan Master Sheng Yen Hongzhi’s Silent Illumination Chan
   Excerpts from the Extensive Record of Chan Master Hongzhi translated by Guogu The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Winter 2007

"Among the great masters and adepts, Chan was known as the Dharma gate of ‘letting go of one’s life’ and ‘putting to death one’s delusion.’ When one can die the great death of delusion, then one can live the great life of awakening. This is the meaning of resolving the great matter of life and death." – Chan Master Sheng Yen, from the introduction to his new book 'Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism'.

Contents

From the Editor The Four Steps to Magical Power
   The second of two lectures on the third group of practices known together as the Thirty-Seven Aids to Enlightenment, by Chan Master Sheng Yen Communicating from the Heart
   Keynote address to the First World Buddhist Forum by Chan Master Sheng Yen Receiving the Great Precepts
   Report on the ordination ceremony into the Chinese monastic Buddhist tradition by Chang Wen Fashi The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Autumn 2006

"Compassion of the third level has no object to which it is directed. There is no purpose or goal ... no idea of contribution ... one goes wherever and whenever there is a need. One does one’s best, within one’s ability, to help the person in need. When the need is fulfilled, then in one’s mind, there is no trace. It is like a boat travelling through the water – there is no trace left after the wake of the boat." – Chan Master Sheng Yen, from his closing remarks to the Women Faith Leaders Retreat, Dharma Drum Mountain, June, 2006.

Contents

From the Editor The Four Steps to Magical Power
   The first of two lectures on the third group of practices known together as the Thirty-Seven Aids to Enlightenment, by Chan Master Sheng Yen Wind At Rest
   Poem by Chang Wen Shi Life Koans and Retreat Experience
   Part two of a Dharma talk given at the Chan Meditation Center in Elmhurst, NY by Dr. John Crook Compassionate Mind, Compassionate World
   The 2006 Women Faith Leaders Retreat: Closing Remarks by Chan Master Sheng Yen; Report by Rebecca Li The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Summer 2006

"How do we contemplate ultimate nirvana? In daily life, we must understand that avoiding vexing situations is not appropriate – running away does no good. Neither does self-deception, or pretending that the situation doesn’t exist. It is best to accept situations without vexation, and deal with them calmly. Of course, this is difficult to do. But even though we are nowhere near ultimate nirvana, we can still adopt the ways and attitudes of a Buddha." – Chan Master Sheng Yen, from his commentary on the Heart Sutra, There Is No Suffering.

Contents

From the Editor The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
   The second of two lectures on the mindfulness practices by Chan Master Sheng Yen quiet (is)
   Poem by Adam Pergament Life Koans and Retreat Experience
   A Dharma talk, in two parts, given at the Chan Meditation Center in Elmhurst, NY by Dr. John Crook Who Am I?
   Report from the 2006 Western Zen Retreat The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Spring 2006

"Our mind is the same as Buddha. Therefore, for our mind to seek the Buddha is as unnecessary as the Buddha seeking for the Buddha. Likewise, our mind is identical with the Dharma. To use our mind to seek the Dharma is like the Dharma seeking the Dharma - also unnecessary. Buddha, mind and sentient being are not different. There is no Buddha outside of the mind, no Dharma outside of the mind, and no sentient beings outside of the mind." – Chan Master Sheng Yen, from his book, 'Hoofprint of the Ox'.

Contents

From the Editor The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
   The first of two lectures on the mindfulness practices by Chan Master Sheng Yen Hold Steady, Swirling
   Poem by Mike Morical Hung-chou Chan
   An article on the origins of Chan Buddhism’s unique style of practice and discourse by Dale S. Wright Retreat Reports
   Reports from the retreats at DDRC The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Winter 2006

"One can only understand ultimate emptiness, or emptiness as reality, through direct personal experience, wherein one realizes that all dharmas, whether mental or physical, are both empty and existent. In other words, existence is identical to emptiness. If one has no attachments and makes no discriminations based on a self, then one recognizes that every dharma exists and is empty. One recognizes that existence and emptiness are really the same thing. One further recognizes that there really is no such thing as existence or emptiness. This is the true emptiness of the Mahayana." – Chan Master Sheng Yen, from his commentary on the Heart Sutra, There Is No Suffering.

Contents

From the Editor Dharma of Teachings, Dharma of Mind
   The sixth in a series of lectures based on the Platform Sutra by Chan Master Sheng Yen In White Winter
   Poem by Chang Zhao Warnings and Encouragements
   A Dharma talk by the Yuan dynasty Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben, translated by Ocean Cloud Dharma Drum for Young People
   Reports from the Beginners’ Zen Camp and Retreat Why Should I Believe You?
   Poem by Adam Gregory Pergament The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Summer 2005

Your Eminence, I have read of His Holiness Pope John Paul II’s passing on April 3, 2005. I am very pained by this news. The Pope’s passing is our world’s loss. He was a religious leader for all humankind whose unwavering commitment to promoting world peace and whose engagement in interreligious dialogue have been greatly felt all over the world. I believe people of all religions, all countries and all races will commemorate him forever. I met with His Holiness Pope John Paul II personally in Vatican City in 1997. I will never forget that meeting with the Pope. His wisdom and compassion have opened the heavy door to pluralistic dialogue and tolerance among people of all religions. This is a legacy for humankind that will forever be in this world. I would like to represent the more than one million followers of Dharma Drum Mountain worldwide in extending our condolences on the Pope’s passing. Respectfully yours, Master Sheng Yen, Founder, Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association

Contents

From the Editor Dharma of Teachings, Dharma of Mind
   The fourth in a series of lectures based on the Platform Sutra by Chan Master Sheng Yen Togata and Coda
   Poem by Adam Pergament “Who is dragging a corpse around?”
   Retreat Report by C.M. The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates 

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Chan Magazine Spring 2005

"The great calamity caused by the powerful earthquake and the subsequent tsunami was indeed devastating; eleven countries stretching from South Asia to Eastern Africa were affected. More than one hundred thousand people lost their lives, many hundreds of thousands were injured, and millions lost their homes. Two weeks have gone by since the disaster struck. While immediate relief has been provided by many countries, the lives lost cannot be recovered, and it is certain that the surviving victims who have suffered great material and psychological losses will need long-term, sustained care and support. Material relief should be provided urgently and immediately. As for the wounds to their hearts and minds, all of us in the global village must be prepared to provide sustained support with patience, loving-kindness and compassion. The project of psychological healing is a long-term one that may last for years into the future; we should take care not to let our spirit and energy burn out in an impulsive rush." – Chan Master Sheng Yen, Nung Chuan Monastery, Taipei, January 9, 2005 Dharma Drum Mountain has dispatched teams of relief workers to areas affected by the tsunami. In addition, Dharma Drum establishes service centers for psychological healing, as well as scholarships and tuition assistance for young victims. Donations in support of these efforts can be sent to DDMBA, 90-56 Corona Avenue, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Donations are tax-deductible in the United States.

Contents

From the Editor Dharma of Teachings, Dharma of Mind
   The third in a series of lectures based on the Platform Sutra by Chan Master Sheng Yen In Memoriam
   Professor David Chappell;
   Zen Master Seuhng Sahn “What Is Wu?”
   Retreat Report by M.L. “Homage to Guan Yin Pusa”
   Poem by Ernest Heau Drawing by Rikki Asher The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Winter 2005

"People who have never had a taste of Chan often like to speculate about enlightenment. But lacking a clear sense of what the Dharma actually entails, they tend to delight in the exotic and cook up all kinds of strange fantasies . . . Enlightenment is not something that can be comprehended by philosophical speculation or flights of the occult imagination. Should you even be tempted to conjecture or fantasize about it, you will actually be moving farther and farther away from it. You will be heading south when you should be going north!" — Chan Master Sheng Yen, from 'Hoofprint of the Ox'

Contents

From the Editor Dharma of Teachings, Dharma of Mind
   The second in a series of lectures based on the Platform Sutra by Chan Master Sheng Yen Dorothy Weiner 1921 – 2004
   A tribute to the late Dorothy Weiner from her fellow-practitioners "After doing everything...?"
   Retreat Report by A.S. "Razorwire, Concrete and the Buddha"
   Poem and drawing by Richard Lee Gregg "The Sound of Silence..."
   Retreat Report by J.R. Haiku
   by Chang Jao The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates 

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Chan Magazine Autumn 2004

"Our world is evolving from regionalism into globalism; we have transformed our closed ethnic societies into societies characterized by multi-cultural diversity; we are moving away from nationalistic concerns toward concerns for the shared security and well-being of the entire human race... Therefore, in the twenty-first century, people who continue to engage in stirring up interracial hatred, in inciting adversity between religions, in establishing all kinds of barriers, in viewing people of different cultures and ethnicities as enemies, will in consequence isolate themselves from the entire human race." — Ven. Master Sheng Yen, from his opening address to the World Youth Peace Summit, Taipei Conference, July 11, 2004

Contents

From the Editor Dharma of Teachings, Dharma of Mind
   The first in a series of lectures based on the Platform Sutra by Chan Master Sheng Yen World Youth Peace Summit
   The opening address to the WYPS conference in Taipei by Chan Master Sheng Yen "What Remains?"
   Poem by Mike Morical A Spiritual Cleansing
   Retreat Report by E.C. The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Summer 2004

Dear disciples of the beloved Roshi Philip Kapleau: I just received the sad news of Roshi Kapleau’s death and would like to send my condolences. He is a very dear friend of mine. Years ago he visited me at my Center in Taiwan. He also kindly invited me to visit his Center in Rochester, and wrote the preface for my book Complete Enlightenment. We shared a deep relationship between us, and I am deeply saddened upon hearing the news of his passing. At present, I am in Switzerland leading a seven-day Chan retreat. We will transfer all merits created at this retreat to Roshi Kapleau. May he return to teach us again based on the power of his vows. Sincerely yours, Master Sheng Yen, Founder, Chan Meditation Center

Contents

From the Editor Preparation
   From the forthcoming book "Attaining The Way" by Chan Master Sheng Yen "Now and Then"
   Poem by Michael Morical Fighting and Preventing Terrorism
   An address to the United Nations conference on Global Ethics by Chan Master Sheng Yen "Untitled"
   Poem by Karma Tenzing Wangchuk Unopened Buds
   Retreat Report by N.J. The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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Chan Magazine Spring 2004

"With Bantetsugu Roshi, a disciple of Harada Roshi, I attended winter-long retreats at his temple in the harsh environment of northern Japan. He was particularly scathing about my learning and studying at university. When I left him, he told me to go and teach in America. I complained that I did not know English. He said, 'Do you think Zen is taught with words? Why worry about words?'" – Chan Master Sheng Yen, from Illuminating Silence

Contents

From the Editor The Four Proper Exertions: Part Four
   The last in a series of four articles by Chan Master Sheng Yen Like a Sound-Absorbing Board
   An excerpt from “Master Sheng Yen teaches Guan Yin’s Methods of Practice” by Chan Master Sheng Yen, translated by Ocean Cloud Traveling with Shifu to Jerusalem
   By Rebecca Li Everything is OK; Just RELAX!
   Retreat Report by C.M. Why Yoga?
   By Rikki Asher The Past
   News from the Chan Meditation Center and DDMBA The Future
   Retreats, classes, and other upcoming events Chan Center Affiliates

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