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    Green Koans Case 35: Into the Wild Paid Member

    By Clark Strand
    CASE #35:    Into the Wild In the Buddhacarita, the Indian monk Ashvaghosha wrote: Seeing for the first time the royal highway,so crowded with respectful citizens,dressed in clean and dignified clothes,the prince rejoiced somewhat and thoughthe was in some way born again. But seeing that city as joyous as paradise,gods residing in the pure realmcreated an old man in order to inducethe son of the king to go forth. More »
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    Starn Studio Statement on the Carbon Printing Process Paid Member

    The carbon process is one of a family of historic photo processes, which rely on the ability of aluminum or potassium dichromate to harden gelatin when exposed to ultra violet light. The process was first invented in 1855 by Louis Alphonse Poitevin Poitevin produced monochrome prints made with carbon black pigment, giving the process its name. In 1862 Louis Ducos Du Hauron created the earliest color prints by combining multiple layers of gelatin made with colored pigments. Because it is a pigment process, carbon prints are the most archivally stable color prints available, and are capable of unparalleled depth and saturation. This depth is enhanced by the relief effect, which is created by the layering of the gelatin tissues. More »
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    Green Koans Case 34: Keeping It Simple Paid Member

    By Clark Strand
    CASE #34:    Keeping It SimpleMaster Chu-hung said to Layman Liu Lo-yang of Su-Chou, “Because it is simple, those of high intelligence overlook it.” More »
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    Train Your Mind: Whichever of the two occurs, be patient Paid Member

    By Judy Lief
    42. Whichever of the two occurs, be patient.What happens to your practice when you extremely happy, when things are going especially well? And what happens to your practice when things are going horribly, and you are not doing well at all? That is what this slogan is about, and the advice is to be patient in either case.It is hard to practice mind training steadily. So we come up with all kinds of excuses to avoid facing our own state of mind and opening to others. Whether we are feeling pain or pleasure, are sad or happy, we get taken over by the intensity and drama of the situation and we lose our bearings. More »
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    Interview with Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara Paid Member

    When is the actual anniversary of the Village Zendo? You know, who knows? 25 years ago. I can’t remember the exact date because it started just with a handful of people sitting in my apartment.What attracted you to Buddhism initially? I’m a child of the 1960s and for me the beginning was reading Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder and D.T. Suzuki, I was excited by the artistic expression of Zen. I was a teenager and I thought “Wow, this is wonderful.” I read about Zen Buddhism for many years without practicing, I became one of these people that talks about Zen and but has no idea. I thought of myself as kind of a Zen woman. More »
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    Green Koans Case 33: The Evil Person Paid Member

    By Clark Strand
    Case 33: The Evil PersonIn the Tannisho, Shinran Shonin taught: “Even the good person attains birth in the Pure Land, how much moreso the evil person.” More »