From
http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2012/01/course-108-zen-stories-illustrated-demystified
:
Feedback From Past Zen Course:
(The above standalone course on Zen Stories can
be attended
as a sequel to ‘The “Magic” of
Zen’:
http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/05/course-the-magic-of-zen-origins-stories-essence)
I enjoyed this evening’s first lesson of The “Magic” of Zen at
Tai Pei Buddhist Centre very much. Thank you for painstakingly
preparing and presenting such a promising course that I’ll look
forward to attending the next 8 weeks! -
Jacqueline
I am very glad I attended the Zen class, and learnt a
lot. If there is module 2, I would like to sign up. I always
enjoy your classes very much. Jiayou! I hope have chance to join
your Pure Land class soon.
- Amituofo, MiaoYun
The “Raisin Experience” was wonderful! I really
enjoyed the class. You have made it very interesting
with stories and illustrations… Thank you for the
effort. I have learnt more about Zen, and the harmony
between Zen and Pure Land in this class. If there is a
Part 2 to this course, I will be happy to enrol. ;) Have
a Zen day. - With
metta, Val
I really enjoyed the course with the numerous stories =) Wish I
could have attended more but I had to miss some lessons when I went
overseas. I thought the Zen videos and music were cool
examples of how we can find and be Zen in our everyday
lives… Thanks for the course!
- Amituofo, Xinyi
The example of the Apple computer designs and how they
used Zen impressed me. Thank you very much for your
teaching. See you. Very best regards, Lay
Har
Thanks for coming up with the course on “Zen”. Before the
course, I could not put a definition to it. Was it an art form? A
way of life? I thoroughly enjoyed the easy pace and stories that
embody Zen teachings, photography, music, art, diet etc.
So Zen is about simplicity in life, things around us,
about us, within us, things taken for granted and Pure Land
teachings included! Why do we make life so complicated and
complexed; live and enjoy the moment as and when it should be! Yes,
life should be lived as such (even more so before retirement)! –
Choi Pheng
This was certainly a delightful course which covered myriad
interpretations of Zen. The koans are at times, elusive, most
times, enlightening, prompting a lot more mental adjustment on
everyday life, a refreshing alternative to the structured
sutra learning. For such a popular word, I guess not many know
its deeper meanings. This course has been well laid-out to
explore that. Thank you for holding this course, I’ve enjoyed
it thoroughly. Looking forward to follow-up courses, if
any.- Amituofo, Shannon
Thank you, Teacher Shi’an, I enjoyed the “Magic
of Zen” very much, especially the humourous parts.
- Amitoufo, Brother Waichong
The course is filled with interesting and fun information
about Zen Buddhism. You incorporated the essense
of Zen into different aspects of our lives, which
makes Zen a valuable tool to use in our daily lives,
if only we have enough wisdom. This is what I find so touching
and encouraging about your course… Thank you so
much! 您用心良苦! - Warm regards, Jo-Anne
I have enjoyed the Magic of Zen Course very
much. A big thank you to you. I appreciate very much
your great effort to provide us with all the interesting, touching
and enlightening Zen stories; pictures of
conventional Zen-like furniture, decorations etc, and the
practice of Zen awareness in our daily living. Hope
you will conduct more courses on Zen in the near
future. Amituofo, Yuen Leng
Thanks for making such a tremendous effort to share your
knowledge on Zen. I have understood Zen better
and it shows that Zen can be practised at every
moment… Thanks again. - Amituofo,
Kee
I find this course pretty interesting, with various
suitable stories to illustrate your points. I particularly like the
raisin lesson and your sharing on the Apple and Muji brands as I
was totally unaware of their origins,,, From now onwards, I will
particularly pay more attention to the design of these products
when I step inside these stores… Thanks for the much
information which you had painstakingly sourced and taught us.
- Amituofo, Janice
