Magazine 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. News Round Up w/e 5th December 2020 News and snippets from Zen cyber-space Dec 5, 2020 Jātaka Tales: The Carpenter's Boar Part One Dec 3, 2020 Artist Roberta Mansell illustrated some of the stories of the Buddha's previous births (Jātakas), for her children. She has kindly allowed The Zen Gateway to feature some of them. We present some here with extracts of text from the original story. Book Review:Entangled Life How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures” by Dec 1, 2020 Peter Glynne Jones reviews this book from biologist Merlin Sheldrake (son of Rupert), on the fascinating world of fungi. A book that challenges our sense of who we are and what we think our role in this life may be. News Round Up w/e 28th November 2020 News and snippets from Zen cyber-space Nov 28, 2020 Previous Next 25 of 32 pages (There are 379 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
