Magazine News Round Up w/e 2nd January 2021 Jan 2, 2021 News and snippets from Zen cyber-space A Year in View 2020 The Zen Gateway Review Dec 31, 2020 Not everything in 2020 was grim at least not on The Zen Gateway. Take a look at what we did over the past 12 months in our regular review. Staying at Home Dec 28, 2020 Co-founder Michael Haggiag discusses the mind-made qualities of 'detention' and 'opportunity' from his personal experience of incarceration. Book Review: Awakened Cosmos The mind of Classical Chinese poetry by David Hilton Dec 28, 2020 Jeremy Frank reviews a book of poems by Tu Fu which charts the poet's spiritual understanding. Poetry is often used to give a sense of the 'ineffable' and the translator, David Hilton also supplies a useful commentary on Tu Fu's succinct insights. William Blake and the Mind-made Worlds of Mahayana Buddhism The Alchemy of Transformation Dec 27, 2020 Parallels to the Yogacara teaching on 'Mind-only' or 'consciousness-only' as the basis of reality exist in the writings of William Blake as well as in some of the 'New Thought' movement; although directed to quite different ends. News Round Up w/e 26th December 2020 News and snippets from Zen cyber-space Dec 26, 2020 Images of Truth: Emaciated Buddha Frieze 3rd Century Dec 24, 2020 The high holidays can be a time of excess. This frieze of the Great Bodhisattva during his time of asceticism reminds us of the superhuman efforts he made to reach Enlightenment. News Round Up w/e 18th December 2020 News and snippets from Zen cyber-space Dec 17, 2020 Series The Xmas List 2020: Books & Films The Zen Gateway Suggestion List Dec 16, 2020 If you are looking for a late gift for a 'spiritually-inclined' friend (or even yourself), try taking a look at our suggestion list for the festive season. News Round Up w/e 12th December 2020 News and snippets from Zen cyber-space Dec 12, 2020 Jātaka Tales: The Carpenter's Boar pt. 2 Dec 12, 2020 The final part of this Jātaka tale sees the Boar defeat the tiger and the sham ascetic, liberating the boars from danger, whilst the tree sprite reveals the details of who each character is in this birth. Review: In China Root: Taoism, Ch’an, and Original Zen by David Hinton Dec 8, 2020 Rachel Hilton assesses David Hinton's new book which argues that Zen schools have a greater debt to Taoism than previously realised in the West. The author yakes a philological journey into the problem of translating Chinese characters into Western languages. Previous Next 25 of 32 pages (There are 383 posts) Previous 1 2 ... 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ... 31 32 Next Topics AUDIO COURSES BLOG BOOK BOOK EXTRACTS BOOK REVIEWS BOOKS BUDDHISM AND THE ARTS DAILY LIFE PRACTICE EXERCISES IN MINDFULNESS FILM REVIEWS FOLKLORE IN LIGHT OF ASIA INTERVIEWS NEWS PEOPLE PSYCHOLOGY REVIEWS STORIES Donate The virtue of generosity, charity or giving. Your donations are welcomed. Learn more Dharma Centre Our online community to complement The Zen Gateway online resource and magazine. Visit Dharma Centre
