Category Archives: Dharma Talks

What To Do With Despair

Excerpt from a dharma talk by Zen Master Wu Kwang, September 2011. Zen Master Guishan had been a student of Baizhang. When Baizhang died, a monk named Xiangyan (in Korean, Hyang Om) said, “Our Master Baizhang has died. I will … Continue reading

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True Repentance

Excerpted from a Dharma talk by Zen Master Wu Kwang given September 26, 2012. Boxed notes by Jess Row. Student: I hear the word hindrance used a lot in Buddhist teaching. Could you comment? Zen Master Wu Kwang: That’s a translation … Continue reading

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Attacking Self-Nature

This article appears in the Winter 2010-2011 edition of Woodfish. Attacking Self-Nature: Paul Majchrzyk’s Solo Retreat Diary, September 20th-29th 2007 Diarist’s note: The first time I sat a solo retreat, I forgot much of what happened after a few months, and … Continue reading

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