A Vietnamese monk who died around 300 years ago still sits in meditation.
Tag: meditation
On Why I Am Not Afraid of Death
That is pain, which seems to be a very important issue for human beings. As for myself, I am certainly not immune to pain, but am not interested in it. Yes pain happens from time to time, but as it is passing, I am aware that it is not permanent. In this respect I am lucky because many people suffer all the time and never have a break from the experience. I would say that life is mostly a neutral experience with outbreaks of pleasure and pain from time to time.
President Putin at the Shaolin Temple (2006)
An old Ch’an monk (believed to Venerable Shao Yun) remains seated and indifferent to the presence of an international guest. In fact President Putin specifically requested that this monk should remain seated due to his age and renowned spiritual attainment at the Shaolin Temple. Venerable Shao Yun was a disciple of Master Xu Yun (1840-1959).
Inside Story: Buddhist Monk Heats the Pan!
This is the inside story exposing the Buddhist monks who heat the pan! How is it that a pan can be heated whilst a monk sits meditating inside it, and nothing bad happens?
Xu Yun’s Enlightenment Gatha
Ch’an Master Xu Yun attained to a major breakthrough in his self-cultivation during his 56th year of life (1895-96), whilst staying at the Gaomin Monastery
Was the Dao De Jing a Confucian Text?
The Zhouyi (i.e. Yijing) is demonstrably far older than the Dao De Jing, and it is an interesting consideration that the author(s) of the latter may well have been copying the organisation structure of the former, as a means to ensure political and social legitimacy for their text.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 