Resources:
Beginner Resources | Recommended Websites | Works by Brother ChiSing | Books by Thich Nhat Hanh | Music | Videos
Beginner Resources:
- The Art of Mindful Living
- Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices – Thich Nhat Hanh
- How to Start a Spiritual Practice at Home Today
- Four Aspects of Meditation Practice – Brother ChiSing
- The Miracle of Mindfulness (Thich Nhat Hanh)
- The Five Mindfulness Trainings
- The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing
- BUDDHA VISUALIZATION MEDITATION
Recommended websites:
- Dallas Meditation Center: DallasMeditationCenter.com
- Thich Nhat Hanh’s website: MindfulnessBell.org
- Plum Village: PlumVillage.org
- Deer Park Monastery: DeerParkMonastery.org
- Blue Cliff Monastery: BlueCliffMonastery.org
- Magnolia Grove Monastery: MagnoliaGroveMonastery.org
Works by Brother ChiSing:
- Music CD – Brother ChiSing: Buddha is My Refuge
- Book: Brother ChiSing – 108 Reflections
- Book: Brother ChiSing – I Am Home!
Books by Thich Nhat Hanh:
For beginners:
- The Miracle of Mindfulness
- Peace Is Every Step
- Thich Nhat Hanh: Essential Teachings
- Living Buddha, Living Christ
For intermediate:
- Interbeing
- The Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings
- The Sun, My Heart
- Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers
For advanced:
- Zen Keys
- Finding Our True Home
- Opening the Heart of the Cosmos
- Transformation at the Base
For children:
- A Pebble for Your Pocket
- Each Breath a Smile
- The Coconut Monk
- The Hermit and the Well
- Under the Rose Apple Tree
- Old Path, White Clouds
(a beautiful story of Buddha’s life)
Poetry:
Music:
Healing Buddha Chant w/Brother ChiSing
MEDICINE BUDDHA OF HEALING
Oṃ Namo Bhagavate Bhaiṣajya-guru
Vaiḍūrya-prabha-rājāya
Tathāgatāya Arhate
Samyak-sam-buddhāya
Tadyathā: Oṃ
Bhaiṣajye Bhaiṣajye
Mahā-bhaiṣajye-raja
Samud-gate Svāhā
The Twelve Vows of the Medicine Buddha upon attaining Enlightenment,
according to the Medicine Buddha Sutra, are:
- To illuminate countless realms with his radiance, enabling anyone to become a Buddha just like him.
- To awaken the minds of sentient beings through his light of lapis lazuli.
- To provide the sentient beings with whatever material needs they require.
- To correct incorrect views and inspire beings toward the path of the Bodhisattva.
- To help beings follow the Path of Virtue, even if they failed before.
- To heal beings born with deformities, illness or other physical sufferings.
- To help relieve the destitute and the sick.
- To help people achieve their desired rebirth.
- To help heal mental afflictions and delusions.
- To help the oppressed be free from suffering.
- To relieve those who suffer from terrible hunger and thirst.
- To help clothe those who are destitute and suffering from harsh conditions.
Videos:
May 8, 2011
Dallas, Texas
September 26, 2010
Dallas, Texas
Brother ChiSing on Unity Online Radio
February 11, 2014
Richardson / Dallas, Texas
Interview with Brother ChiSing about Buddhist practice.
A talk by Brother ChiSing at Dallas Meditation Center on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014
Richardson / Dallas, Texas
Plano, Texas. May 11, 2013