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Coleman brought chocolate with the instruction: “Don’t chew. Just let it melt.” Simple yet profound. Instead of rushing towards consuming the chocolate, we notice what was actually happening. As the chocolate softened slowly on the tongue, layers began to reveal themselves: bitterness and sweetness

Perhaps the truest and most effective response to capitalistic greed is cultivating generosity. The hand teaching the heart how to open. But to give from a full heart requires knowing—truly knowing—that we already have  enough . It requires recognizing that  more  and&

2026年3月1日，我站在佛殿中央，家人、朋友，以及整個法界大眾環繞左右；在宣公上人所領導的僧團攝受之下，我發願成為一名學員（Anagarika），法名親智。

On March 1st, 2026, I stood in the middle of the hall surrounded by family, friends, and the larger Dharma community making vows to become a Trainee (Anagarika) under the guidance of the Sangha led by the Ven. Master Hsuan Hua with my Dharma Name Chin Zhi (親智).

Being able to take this step into the Trainee Ceremony at Gold Coast Dharma Realm (GCDR) [ recording of ceremony ] meant a great deal to me. This is where I began learning about Buddhism three years ago. It is where I met wise advisors who changed how I see the world, where I developed…

能在金岸法界（GCDR）踏出這一步、參加學員典禮，對我而言意義非凡。三年前，我在此處初聞佛法；也在此處遇見了翻轉我世界觀的善知識，並建立了這份遠超乎想像、深厚真摯的友誼。更是在不知不覺中，讓「家」的定義，以我從未預料的方式不斷擴展延伸 。 這些年我在這裡做了很多義工，參加過多到數不清的法會，也曾真正住進寺院裡修學。金岸法界對我已不只是地點，它已成為我生命的一部分。回首來時路，我清楚看見自己的轉變：從一個曾試圖在山林荒野中尋找平靜的人，慢慢體悟到，原來最深邃的「荒野」，其實就藏在自己的內心 。

I have attended many retreats hosted by the ServiceSpace ecosystem, mostly as a volunteer—except for one I joined as a participant in 2015. Each retreat follows its own path yet leads to the same destination, rooted in the spirit of “Practicing love and loving the practice.” The AwaKin retreat at

We began with a sacred invocation in a circle of stones surrounded by redwoods. Leaders, seekers, and servants from around the world sat shoulder to shoulder, and the invitation was simple: to listen, to serve, to discover what might emerge.

We are excited to announce the release of Reverend Heng Sure’s newest album:  Urban Lotus: American Buddhist Folk Songs Vol. 2 .

I vividly remember standing on the main street of Boulder Creek waiting for the monks to come by on alms round. Then, from a distance, I saw them: monks, walking in dignified silence. They came from two lineages—three in the ochre robes of the Thai Forest lineage, two in the yellow robes and dark br