This is an inspiring guide to the practice of Chan (Chinese Zen) in the words of four great masters, covering philosophical foundations, methods, and approaches to problems and obstacles--all aimed at helping the student attain the way to enlightenment.
Complete Enlightenment is the first authoritative translation and commentary on The Sutra of Complete Enlightenment, a central text that shaped the development of East Asian Buddhism and Chan (Zen).
For those who are interested in following the path of Chan, Dharma Drum will guide and inspire both study and practice by teaching us how to bring the practice of Chan into everyday life.
A Guide to Chan Practice - Master Sheng Yen offers a guide to Chan practice based on the poem, "Faith in Mind". His words are transcribed from lectures given during a series of retreats spanning several years.
Much of the book consists of the retreat talks that Master Sheng-yen delivered to his students. Throughout the book there are detailed descriptions of the seven-day retreat: the schedule of each day, practice, posture, meals, and interviews.
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Master Sheng Yen shares his wisdom and teachings on Chan--the Chinese tradition of Buddhism that inspired Japanese Zen. Chan asserts that wisdom (Buddha-nature) is innate and immediate in all living beings, and thus not achieved through the strictures of religious practice, but through dropping all attachments and clinging that obscure our true self-nature.
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An account of a retreat led by Master Sheng Yen, including his teachings on "Silent Illumination." The teachings draw extensively from ancient Chinese Buddhism yet are presented in a fresh, modern idiom.
The traditional Chan practice called Silent Illumination is so simple, it has sometimes been called the “method of no-method”—subtle and profound, with the potential for ever subtler refinements. When fully penetrated, this form of emptying one’s busy mind-stream leads to perception of the vast ocean of pure awareness.
Using a question-and-answer format, this book explores a wide range of subjects, from what it means to be a Buddhist to sudden enlightenment, and includes new annotations, appendixes, and glossary.
A collection of ten poems compiled and translated by Master Sheng Yen from the Chan tradition. This book will give those who are interested in practice a new way of looking at Chan and a wider view of Chan literature.
This chronicle depicts the history of the founding of Dharma Drum Mountain, a Buddhist community in Taiwan, and commemorates its recent inauguration.
Master Sheng Yen teaches the method of huatou in detail, giving advice for dealing with typical pitfalls and problems that arise, and offers commentary on four classic huatou texts, grounding his instructions in the teachings of the great Chan masters.
Master Sheng Yen takes a practical approach, opening up the language of the Xin Ming to show students how to approach meditation and deal with problems that arise in their spiritual practice. "True understanding comes only with direct experience."
In Subtle Wisdom, Master Sheng Yen considers the concepts of suffering, enlightenment, and compassion from a uniquely Chinese Buddhist perspective.
Master Sheng Yen's commentary on the Heart Sutra encourages people to experience it in meditation and daily life, and shows how this primary Buddhist text becomes a method of practice.
The Sword of Wisdom is a penetrating commentary on the "Song of Enlightenment," a famous Chan text attributed to Chan Master Yung-Chia (618-907).
Zen, in Chinese, is Chan. In Zen Wisdom, renowned Chan Master Sheng Yen answers his students' questions about practice, philosophy, and doctrine, as well as questions on social issues.
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