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CHAN PRACTICE

Chan Practice and Faith

Many people think that Chan practice depends solely on their own efforts, requiring self-reliance, while those who practice by reciting the Buddha’s name depend solely on external help. Both of these views are incorrect.
 

  • Chan Practice and Faith

In the Spirit of Chan

“In the Spirit of Chan” is a concise survey of the origins and development of Chan Buddhism, and an introduction to the essential principles and perspectives of Chan Buddhist theory and practice.
 

  • In the Spirit of Chan
  • The Origin of Chan
  • Bodhidharma's Two Entries and Four Practices
  • Chan:The Gateless Gate

The Effect of Chan Meditation

Chan is a school of Buddhist meditation and also known as Zen. The aim of Chan is to live life with wisdom and compassion through realization of our interconnected- ness with all things.
 

  • The Wealth of Chan Meditation
  • The Precious Human Body
  • Scientists, Views on Meditation
  • Ensuring a Healthy Body and Mind
  • Cultivating a Strong Character
  • From a Balanced Body and Mind to a State of Liberation

The Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism

This booklet is a compilation of six discourses delivered by Master Sheng Yen, include the Master's vision of the mission of Dharma Drum, and the aim of Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism.

 
  • My Commitment and Life's Mission
  • Inheriting the Past and Inspiring the Future
  • The Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan Buddhism
  • About the Author:Master Sheng Yen

Tea Words I

Tea Words is archived edition of Master Sheng Yen's early teachings in the West. It contains 50 selected articles published in two volumes. It speaks of the attitude one should have to practice Chan correctly.

Tea Words II

Tea Words is archived edition of Master Sheng Yen's early teachings in the West. It contains 50 selected articles published in two volumes. It speaks of the attitude one should have to practice Chan correctly.

Until We Reach Buddhahood I

A series of Shurangama Sutra lectures that Master Sheng Yen provided deep, learned, and insightful commentary and placed them in the context of ordinary life for practitioners of Mahayana Buddhism.

Until We Reach Buddhahood II

A series of Shurangama Sutra lectures that Master Sheng Yen provided deep, learned, and insightful commentary and placed them in the context of ordinary life for practitioners of Mahayana Buddhism.

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