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by Mark ShenYun Gilenson

“Superb!” (on Resting Resolutions) – Gilles Therrien

About Mark ShenYun Gilenson

Mark has been practicing Buddhadharma since about 2008. Starting out in a Theravada context and learning from outstandingly inspiring teachers, he then practiced Zen in both the Korean and Vietnamese traditions, and now studies and practices Vajrayana (Kagyu) Buddhism and is a novice priest of Chan Buddhism (Linji Lineage of HsuYun). His highest aspiration and greatest inspiration is the actual pursuit of happiness – that means his own happiness, coupled – inextricably – with that of all others.

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A week spent practicing with a Dharma Brother, a week spent sharing from the heart. . Sharing the practice with a Kalyanamitra, a "Good Spiritual Friend", is a retreat for the mind. Be challenged, have your crap reflected to you, and get more sincere, more humble. . At least that's the idea 😜 . Thankful for the opportunity to spend time diving deep, learning and sharing. Sitting face to face, each looking for his own original face. . This is what the practice is all about. Friendship, Honesty, Gratitude. Amituofo 🙏🍊 . . . . #kalyanamitra #dharmabrothersFromDifferentMothers #Zen #chanbuddhism #buddhadharma #Buddhism #meditation #mindfulness #sitdownbehumble #sharingiscaring #spirituality #bodhi #amituofo

☀️Many Manifestations of Guan Yin Bodhisattva☀️ . Avalokitesvara, Guan Yin, Chenrezig, Kannon, Kwan Um, are all names for this mysterious and glorious manifestation of compassionate activity, revered by Buddhists of the Northern (Mahayana) tradition everywhere. The Hearer of the Sounds of the World. . A question that might trouble many, and definitely has troubled me often is, "but is she real?" As is often the case with Buddhism, things are not quite that simple. . I meet Guan Yin in my life in many different ways. When absorbed in meditation, she is all sound, manifesting complete unconditional care. When my cat comes to sit on my chest while I'm feeling down, I feel that as the activity of Guan Yin. . I've also had nightmares where suddenly I'd remember to invoke Guan Yin and amazingly, they'd turn into wonderful dreams. So, that means it's all in my mind, right? Yes and no feel all too simple for such a question. What is there but Mind? . All this reminds me of a story I heard about Kalu Rinpoche, a great Tibetan Lama, who was giving a teaching about Tara, who is the origin of Avalokitesvara's female manifestation, and someone asked him, "is she real?" . Rinpoche was silent for a while, and then, with a smile on his face said, "she knows she's not real." . Namo GuanShiYin Pusa! Om Mani Padme Hum! . . . . #whatisreal #trueorfalse #truenature #kuanyin #guanyin #kannon #avalokitesvara #tara #chenrezig #Buddhism #buddhadharma #Zen #chanbuddhism #EverydayZen #mindfulness #mind #yogacara #mindonly #NothingButMind #spirituality #mahayana #vajrayana #amituofo

This is my library. . I don't have as many books as I used to, since much has moved to ebooks in the past few years. But recently I've been getting some books in print. . I know it's a cliche, but holding a book is just different somehow. But the reason I actually get paper books, is that I can write notes on them, and read them again and again. . Because, you see, the books I read are, for the most part, books about Buddhism and Dharma. I used to read tons of books. Consuming them like binging on chocolate candy. . Only recently did I learn the joy of studying slowly, reading the same thing a hundred times and pondering a sentence for weeks at a time. I'm glad I did. . So what I've done this month, is to take all the books that have been central to my own path and practice, and list them in one place, categorized conveniently. I called it, the Bodhi&Bass Library. If you'd like to check it out, the link is in the bio. May it benefit you. . . . . . #readslowly‼️ #Zen #Buddhism #dharma #chanbuddhism #books #library #wisdom #study #bookworm #readingzen #reading #allthebooksyouneed #amituofo

Cold Mountain’s full of strange sights. Men who go there end by being scared. Water glints and gleams in the moon, Grasses sigh and sing in the wind. The bare plum blooms again with snow, Naked branches have clouds for leaves. When it rains, the mountain shines – In bad weather you’ll not make this climb. - Hanshan (Cold Mountain) . . . . #Zen #winter #snow #chanbuddhism #hanshan #Buddhism #meditation #mindfulness #EverydayZen #everydayisagoodday #listen #amituofo #Buddha #zenmaster #hermit #cityhermit

Baby Mozart and Judgmentalism. . I remember when this whole craze of "Mozart will make your tomatoes grow bigger and your baby smarter 🍅👶" was going on. I also remember calling bullshit pretty early. . I mean, Mozart isn't any better or worse then Beyonce or Snoop. And really, putting this music in special music schools and having special Mozart professors is a giant part of why it sounds like this weird kind of sound museum, rather than the pop hit which it really is. . I've already admitted many times how judgmental I am, and you can probably even see from my face that I'm not sure if I'm digging it 100%. But I try. I try to let go and just flow. But f**k. . Anyway, I'll keep trying to make this stuff accessible to regular folks, the same as I do with Buddhism. It isn't rocket science, and I see no reason to treat it that way. Take back Mozart! Take back Buddha! . #Zen #classicalmusic #Buddhism #mozart #EverydayZen #meditation #mindfulness #spirituality #bodhisattva #Buddha #EveryDayIsAGoodDay #judgmental #criticism #creativity #art #regular #chanbuddhism #elitism #artforeveryone #amituofo

On Real Compassion: 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏 . Although this saccharine sounding word has by now been reduced to a stereotype of weakness and naivety, in fact it is quite the opposite. True compassion is simply the understanding that, save for pathology, people act for one reason only: happiness. And yet, all too often we take the wrong route on the way there, and end up causing suffering instead. A wish for all to be free of such suffering, is compassion. . In this spirit, Karmapa Rangjung Dorje made this aspiration, . “The true nature of beings is always buddha. Not realising that, they wander in endless samsara. For the boundless suffering of sentient beings, May unbearable compassion be conceived in our being.” . For more on this, check out the link in the bio. . #compassion #realcompassion #notweak #realise #Zen #Buddhism #buddhistbits #OrdinaryMindMeditationPodcast #Buddha #BuddhaNature #chanbuddhism #vajrayana #wakeup #meditation #mindfulness #amituofo

Listen. 🙏👂 . Most of the time, we filter what's coming in through our senses so quickly that we don't notice that what we're perceiving, is actually a product churned out by our brain. . A "bird" you say? Not so. Sound waves, fluctuating in all sorts of amazing and curious ways. And so, I invite you, to listen. As if for the first time ever, leaving all preconceptions, intellectual ideas, biases and concepts at the door. Simply listen with a so-called, Beginner's Mind. . What will you gain? Your nervous system will calm down, your synicism will take a time-out, and you'll discover the wonder of living; in brief- #meditation. . And if you'd like some help, check out "Listening Meditation", the new guided practice I released on the podcast. The link is in the bio. . . . . . #mindfulness #listening #hearing #Buddhism #OrdinaryMindMeditationPodcast #everydayisagoodday #EverydayZen #chanbuddhism #Zen #being #meditate #mind #take5 #wakeup #guanyin #kannon #kuanyin #amituofo

Happy Bodhi Day! 🍊🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏🍊 . Today we celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha's Enlightenment. If not for his effort to find freedom from suffering, my life, thousands of years later would be very different. As any Jewish granny would say: thank you Buddha'le! . Try meditation friends. Really, it doesn't have to be one of my guided meditations, just download one of the billion apps, read a book, watch a YouTube video or listen to a podcast about it. . We've yet to realize this as a society, but there's simply no other way to develop good mental hygiene, and to see reality clearly, this reducing most unnecessary suffering from our lives. . There's reason to be optimistic nonetheless. In 1920 people didn't know you have to exercise. Now there's no one who doesn't understand this. With meditation it will become the same, no doubt. But don't wait - try it now! . . . #Zen #meditation #bodhiday #bodhi #bodhibass #buddhadharma #buddhism #chanbuddhism #enlightenment #awakening #realization #everydayisagoodday #EverydayZen #amituofo

Sometimes you're hungover, tired, and really see in grayscale, physically and mentally. But the good people must still be entertained, and things to be thankful for are in abundance. So, an attitude of good will towards all negative feelings is applied. Behold, the sun that is the ordinary mind of non-abiding awareness shines bright, even when the clouds of personality seem to obscure it momentarily. And the bow just bounces on its own. #fakeittillyoumakeit #theshowmustgoon #Zen #EverydayZen #chanbuddhism #ordinarymind #truenature #buddhism #buddhadharma #dharma #EveryDayIsAGoodDay #amituofo #baroquemusic

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