Also See: A compilation of Zen teacher Anzan Hoshin Roshi's teachings
I used chatgpt to create a program to scrape all articles by Dharma Texts by Ven. Jinmyo Renge sensei and then make them into a PDF
All the following articles are taken from https://wwzc.org/ on 23rd December 2023. Please visit the
website for latest articles and information. If these teachings interest you, I highly recommend
taking up the Long Distance Training Program at https://wwzc.org/long-distance-training-program
Link: https://app.box.com/s/snx9a8m7gu5axrk5g36i4qph1ig8dirl
Session Start: Friday, 30 April, 2010
(9:38 AM) Thusness: The tata is very good. The Stainless is also good but just to be picky... the 'it' must be eliminated...stainlessness is the ungraspable of the arising and passing phenomena. Without essence and locality of any arising...nothing 'within or without it'.
(9:38 AM) Thusness: all the expressions in what u quoted are excellent.
(9:38 AM) Thusness: and all those phases of insight is to get u to what's being expressed. 🙂
(9:38 AM) Thusness: and all those phases of insights are to get u to what that is being expressed in the tata and stainless articles. It is the place where anatta and emptiness become obsolete. 🙂
(9:38 AM) Thusness: put this in the blog...great expression
John Tan also told me before my anatta realisation:
Listening to PDFs on iPhone, Android, and Windows
This guide provides instructions for downloading and listening to PDF files on iPhone, Android, and Windows devices, utilizing text-to-speech features.
For iPhone Users
Download the PDF files:
- Open Safari on your iPhone.
- Go to the provided box.com link with the zip file of PDFs.
- Tap the zip file to download, then tap again to extract the contents in the Files app.
Add PDF files to the Books app:
- Open the Files app.
- Find the folder with the extracted PDFs.
- Select the PDFs, then tap "Share."
- Choose "Copy to Books" to add them to your Books library.
Listen to PDFs using speech control:
- Go to Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content.
- Enable "Speak Screen."
- Open a PDF in the Books app.
- Swipe down with two fingers from the top of the screen to start the speech control, which will read the PDF aloud.
For Android Users
Download the PDF files:
- Use Chrome to visit the box.com link.
- Tap the zip file to download, then extract its contents using a file manager app.
Add PDF files to a PDF reader app:
- Open the file manager.
- Locate and open a PDF file with your preferred PDF reader app.
Use text-to-speech features:
- Download a text-to-speech app like Voice Aloud Reader or explore the latest options on Google Play Store.
- Open the app, grant permissions, and choose a PDF file to listen to.
- Alternatively, use the built-in text-to-speech feature in Accessibility settings, if available on your Android device.
For Windows Users
Listen to PDFs using Microsoft Edge or Adobe Acrobat Reader:
- Open Microsoft Edge or Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Open the PDF file.
- In Edge, click the book with speaker icon; in Acrobat Reader, find the read-aloud option in the View menu.
- Select "Read Aloud" and use the controls to manage playback.
- Adjust reading speed and voice in "Voice options."
- Stop the reading with the "X" button in the control bar.
Note: The "Read Aloud" feature is optimized for text-based PDFs and might not work as expected with PDFs composed of scanned images.