Taiwan went through an intense period of social change in 1949. The island's politics, economy, ethnicity …… had undergone considerable change. In response this period of tumultuous change, Master Dong Chu founded the "Humanity" magazine to help people cope.
Seventy years later, "Humanity" had weathered being shelved, relaunched and redesigned. It still continues to publish topics that help people cope with the changes in today's world monthly. As "Humanity" approaches its 70th anniversary, it is encountering a different kind of changing world. 27 June 2018, with the aim of sharing the diversity of spiritual practices, we invited dharma masters from different traditions to share the compassion and wisdom of Buddhadharma. The full texts of the keynote speeches and panels are included in this special issue of " Awakening in the Global Buddhist Village".
"Humanity's" guiding teacher, Master Sheng Yen, dedicated his life to bringing Chinese Chan Buddhism to the West. Many Westerners who became his students twenty to thirty years ago continue to follow his footsteps, engage in self cultivation and teaching, establish centers and transmit the lineage. How did they discover Chan Buddhism and how did they find their teacher, Master Sheng Yen? These stories of the teacher and the student are very inspirational.
In the twenty first century, on this 70th anniversary of "Humanity" magazine, Buddhism has spread around the world resembling a global Buddhist village. From the United States of America, Bhikkhu Bodhi described his process of transformation from a traditional monastic to that of a social advocator because he witnessed the oppression of human beings caused by the current social systems; to Italy's Bhikkhun? Dhammadinn? who shared about her journey of how she went from learning dancing to engaging in Buddhist research and ultimately to becoming a female monastic.
Contributing to the world in our capacity of Chinese Chan Buddhism, "Humanity"70 along with the Buddhist Dharma family all over the world and our friends on the same path, let us "Awaken in the Global Buddhist Village"!
About the Humanity magazine
Founded in 1949, Humanity magazine was the first Buddhist magazine published and released in Taiwan. Founded by Ven. Dong Chu and later continued by his disciple Master Sheng Yen, it has been one of the most influential magazines in Taiwan’s Buddhist circles.
Humanity magazine concerns itself about contemporary development of Buddhism, and puts an emphasis on the uplifting of people’s minds and spiritual lives. Each month’s topic not only touches upon various social phenomena, but also explores from Buddhist concepts to worldly studies, to encourage readers to search their inner beings and incorporate Buddhist practice into their daily lives. For cover and layout design, the magazine has invited outstanding illustrators to help render an elegant yet fun style, thus through pages allowing readers to slow down and find a space for spiritual relaxation, self-transformation, and the enjoyment of purity and freedom by applying the Dharma in life.
The magazine had been discontinued for a while due to Master Sheng Yen’s solitary retreat practice. When it was reissued in 1982, as an encouragement, he wrote:
Seek progress in the ordinary life and see the glory of life in hardship.
Seek development in harmony and see the hope in the hard work.
Seek abundance in peace and calm and see the solemness in the training.
Seek wisdom in silence and see the compassionate aspiration in the proactive commitment.
In the future, the Humanity magazine will continue to uphold Master Sheng Yen’s encouragements and expectations, to keep on sharing Buddhist wisdom and compassion, to help bring brightness and hope to the world.
我們彼此傾聽,為彼此而在。
本書從禪法的角度重新定義什麼是愛,萃取人類最強烈情感的成分。一行禪師以一貫清晰的理路、慈悲的感染力及幽默感,分享了戀愛、親密關係、孩子與家庭、迷戀等許多層面的智慧訣竅,也提供獨自練習或與伴侶一同練習的禪觀方式,幫助你擴展愛的能力。知道如何滋養愛,人際關係的許多關卡也就迎刃而解。
《怎麼愛》是【跟一行禪師過日常】系列的第三本,提供簡單明瞭的指導,任何想要探索正念禪修的人都能深受啟發。書末「增長真愛的練習」列出實際可行的步驟,讓你感受何謂「為彼此而在」。
繁體中文版佐以台灣知名插畫家王春子的作品,陪伴你重新體驗「愛」的單純與美好。
作者簡介
一行禪師(Thich Nhat Hanh)一九二六年生於越南,十六歲在慈孝寺出家,一九四九年受具足戒,為臨濟禪宗第四十二代、越南了觀禪師第八代傳人。一九六○年赴美普林斯頓大學研讀比較宗教學,並於哥倫比亞大學、康乃爾大學講學。持續推動反戰運動。一九六七年,美國黑人民權領袖馬丁‧路德‧金恩提名他角逐諾貝爾和平獎。一九七三年越南政府取消他的護照,自此離開越南,流亡法國。一九八二年在法國南部建設禪修道場「梅村」。他是目前世界上最著名的禪師之一,教導正念禪修長達七十餘年,暢銷作品包括《和好:療癒你的內在小孩》(Reconciliation)和《培養愛心》(Cultivating the Mind of Love)。
譯者簡介
吳茵茵台大外文系學士,師大翻譯研究所碩士。受教於鄭振煌教授,譯有《正念》、《禪呼吸》、《當和尚遇到鑽石2》等十餘本書。