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Rev. Chuan Zhi Shakya 

Dharma Talks, Essays, and Ruminations by Chuan Zhi Shakya

Photo by Yao Xiang
The Buddhism of Zen
with co-author, Rev. Fa Gong Shakya

Science & Zen: A Closer Look

The Fast Way to Chan

Henry's Christmas Celebration

A story for the holidays

Experience Chan!

Western Zen: Transition and Turmoil

A series of essays discussing some of the challenges faced by Western Zen Practitioners

The Night Before

A poem for the holidays

Do no Harm: The Sexuality of Spirituality

A brief response to Fa Gong's "The 'Dreaded' Third Precept"

Thoughts on Living (I)

Life and Death, The Fear Factor, Reinventing Ourselves

Undeniable Self, Deniable self

Chan's Trailhead: The Triple Refuge and the Precepts

Making it Real

On Creating a Chan Practice From a Virtual Temple

Spring Morning on the Lake: The Joy of Awakening

Back to Basics: Chan and the Eightfold Path

Homeostasis and Zen

Family Members - By Birth and By Choice

Science and Spiritual Inquiry: Striking a Balance

True Atonement

Useless Distractions

Ancient Wisdom - the Blue Lotus

King of the Road: On Loneliness and Solitude

Suffering: Zen and the Four Noble Truths

Whatever Your Name: on religious tolerance and acts of terrorism

Archetypal Integration

Snapping and Zeno's Paradox
    » In Chinese

Virtual Reality

Reincarnation
    » In Spanish

Eating the Menu
    » In Spanish

A Conversation on Zen and God
    » In Spanish
    » In Portuguese

Dangerous Zeal
    » In Spanish

Cultivating Buddhi: The Dharma of Right Action
    » In Portuguese
    » In Chinese

Transcending The Profane Through Dharma

Anger, Thought, and Insight

The Healing Breath Revisited
    » In Spanish
    » In Portuguese

Dreams and Visions
Part I, Part II

    » In Spanish