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Dharma Dictionary -

Summer Issue 2004

Features

Breaking Down Life to Its Parts
The path to liberation, says Vipassana master U Pandita, is breaking down life as it unfolds-part by part, step by step, moment by moment. He lays out the key elements on the path to becoming an arahant.

Pure Dharma, Barefoot Dharma
To practice the dharma purely, suggests B. Alan Wallace, we have to walk barefoot before we can run-learning and practicing the fundamentals before we go on to more advanced practices.

Forum: Understanding Dogen
When students approach the work of Dogen Zenji, the founder of Soto Zen, they find enigma and obscurity, as well as blinding clarity. Taigen Dan Leighton, Bonnie Myotai Treace, Steven Heine and Norman Fischer help us penetrate Dogen's teachings. With an introduction by Carl Bielefeldt.

Are There Any Who Are Not Beginners?
Teachings by Dogen from a new collection of translations focusing on his advice to practitioners.

In With the Bad Air, Out With the Good
Gehlek Rimpoche on the practice of tonglen, the way to awaken bodhimind by doing exactly the opposite of what your ego wants.

Does No-Thought Mean No Thought?
Are we trying to stop thoughts? Wing-shing Chan on how Chan Buddhism addresses this and other questions about thinking.

From Servants to Practitioners
Jan Willlis on why life is getting better for the nuns of Ladakh.

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Dharma Classics - longtime practitioners highlight a Buddhist book that was significant on their path.

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