One morning, Master Xuěfēng sat in front of the monastery under a clear blue sky, the sun shining brightly down. An eager monk stepped...

A student came to Master Weizhen and said, "Master, I believe I have found my inner peace." "That is wonderful. But calm down first,"...

Soyen Shaku (释宗演, Shì Zōngyǎn), one of the first Chan teachers to come to America. A new student asked him: "What should we look to each...