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QUOTE–Meditation

Meditation practice involves realizing the concept of emptiness, realizing that phenomena are devoid of characteristics or attributes, realizing non-attachment, cutting off deluded thoughts, and returning to one’s...

Meditation-Revised

This article summarizing teachings on meditation by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III from two sources was originally published in 2018, but was reposted on May 6, 2020 because it was very relevant in our study of zen at that...

Photo of Greek Roasted Chicken Salad with Tzatziki Sauce.

Greek Roasted Chicken Salad with Tzatziki Sauce

Greek Roasted Chicken Salad with Tzatziki Sauce. The cucumber-yogurt-dill (tzatziki) sauce was perfect for the Greek oregano chicken roasted with olives, artichoke hearts, and red onions. You can also add some feta as...

QUOTE-The Pure Land

The wondrous doctrine of prajna is very profound. For this reason, the Buddha manifested the Pure Land, which is like an illusory city, and spoke words as a skillful means to take in living beings in the three spheres...

Photo of Japanese Udon Noodles.

New Year’s Noodles-Yaki Udon

Japanese Udon Noodles. Happy New Year! We welcomed the Chinese New Year today with a big skillet of Yaki Udon—a stir fried dish of vegetables, different proteins, and very long plump wheat noodles. In Chinese culture...

Photo of Braised Beets.

Braised Beets

Beautiful Braised Beets. This simple and tasty dish is a perfect way to use all the greens and roots of the three beet package I get when I have Walmart do my shopping. I am trying to shift from butter to polyphenol...