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• In the Spirit of Chan (45 kb html)
  A window on the world of Chinese Zen (Ch'an), this little booklet is a short summary of Ch'an Buddhist thought distilled from Master Sheng--yen's published and unpublished materials. It is published in the hope of providing beginners and the general public with a new and fresh perspective on the self, the mind, and the nature of our relationships and interactions in the world. Students of other spiritual denominations and Buddhist traditions will find it a helpful guide to understanding the basic ideas and methods of Ch'an.
  
• Setting in Motion the Dharma Wheel (96 kb html)
  This book consists of talks on the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism by the Venerable Chan Master Sheng-yen at the Chan Meditation Center in Elmhurst, New York. These lectures took place on four consecutive Sundays between November 1 and November 22, 1998.
  
• Six Paramitas
  
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