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  • Vincent Lim

Have You Been There Before?

Posted on February 12, 2022February 11, 2022by Teahouse

When my mother or grandfather (爷爷/爺爺) needed a break from cooking in the kitchen, my family would eat out at fast food restaurants when I was a child. McDonalds and Subway were popular options, and KFC was a favorite of my grandparents for many years. But there were times when we’d opt for a casual […]

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  • Sensei Alex Kakuyo

Zen and the Art of Kindness

Posted on November 26, 2018November 26, 2018by Teahouse

The second noble truth states that suffering is caused by desire.  Generally this is understood to mean that the things we want cause us suffering either by not living up to our expectations or by causing us pain when they inevitably go away. This is an accurate assessment, and a good first step in understanding the […]

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  • Graham Lock

Reading Chinese Buddhist Texts and Honouring Different Traditions

Posted on July 16, 2018July 17, 2018by Teahouse

Leshan Buddha. From chinaclickgo.com I have recently co-authored a reader in Chinese Buddhist texts (Lock and Linebarger 2018) . The reader is intended for students who have basic literacy in Chinese but need a lot of help in reading and understanding the difficult language in which most Chinese Buddhist texts are written. I would of […]

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On Exploring Karma and Rebirth by Nagapriya

Posted on November 14, 2016by Teahouse

Graham Lock As some people said they liked my review of David Loy’s book (well, two people actually), I thought I would again present some musings on what I have been reading. Nagapriya’s Exploring Karma and Rebirth is not a new book (it was published in 2004), but I came across it only recently in […]

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