Lecture: Samyojana (ENG)

The Samyojana is the Buddha’s teaching about the Ten Fetters. The lectures are an introduction to the Ten Fetters, which are mental / psychological habits and beliefs that bind us and make us unfree.

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War and peace

In this lecture Rev. Hakuun offers a reflection on the current time of war and how we can deal with it.

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Recently published in the OBC Journal: The Precious Mirror Samādhi

The Precious Mirror is a Dharma-poem about the Wholeness of our being, how to find and sustain it, written by our Chinese ancestor Dong-shan Liang-jie (807 ̶ 869; Japanese: Tōzan Ryōkai). The image used is a Precious Jewel with its ever-present ability to reflect, together with the momentary reflections in it. Read the whole article…

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