Revealing the family shame : The tradition of Zen transmission

Opening talk at the transmission ceremony by Richard Shrobe, JDPS

Dharma Combat

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This stick is brown

Zen Master Wu Bong (Jacob Perl) at his transmission ceremon

Leave your mind alone

Excerpted from a dharma talk by Jacob Perl, JDPSN in September, 199

Evolution of substrate-specific gene expression and RNA editing in brown rot wood-decaying fungi.

Fungi that decay wood have characteristic associations with certain tree species, but the mechanistic bases for these associations are poorly understood. We studied substrate-specific gene expression and RNA editing in six species of wood-decaying fungi from the 'Antrodia clade' (Polyporales, Agaricomycetes) on three different wood substrates (pine, spruce, and aspen) in submerged cultures. We identified dozens to hundreds of substrate-biased genes (i.e., genes that are significantly upregulated in one substrate relative to the other two substrates) in each species, and these biased genes are correlated with their host ranges. Evolution of substrate-biased genes is associated with gene family expansion, gain and loss of genes, and variation in cis- and trans- regulatory elements, rather than changes in protein coding sequences. We also demonstrated widespread RNA editing events in the Antrodia clade, which differ from those observed in the Ascomycota in their distribution, substitution types, and the genomic environment. Moreover, we found that substrates could affect editing positions and frequency, including editing events occurring in mRNA transcribed from wood-decay-related genes. This work shows the extent to which gene expression and RNA editing differ among species and substrates, and provides clues into mechanisms by which wood-decaying fungi may adapt to different hosts

Stepping off a One-Hundred Foot Flagpole

Richard Shrobe is a Gestalt therapist in New York City, where he lives with his family. He is Abbot of Chogye International Zen Center of New York. Compiled from talks at Cambridge Zen Center, November, 1986, and Chogye International Zen Center of New York, December 1988 and January 198

An exploration of the Zen Koan and Gestalt Impasse

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Buddha's tears

Opening talk by Zen Master Wu Kwang at the Buddha's Birthday Ceremony at Providence Zen Center, April 5, 200

Book Review (The Undying Lamp of Zen: The Testament of Zen Master Torei)

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This Kind of Vow

A dharma talk given in answer to questions on December 4, 2004, at the Paris Zen Center, less than a week after the death of Zen Master Seung Sah