meditation
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Appreciating a Chan Verse — When Patience Immortal Sat in Meditation Beneath the Trees, King Kali Once Dismembered His Limbs
Chan Master Guishan Zhizhen of the Tang Dynasty
ReadChan Meditation | Deep Faith in Cause and Effect
Chan meditation is the proper practice and the direct path for those who cultivate the Way. Yet speaking of it is easy: it only takes a single pure thought, constant self-reflection and inner illumination, and keeping a clear, luminous a...
ReadProfessor Lin Chong-an: The Meditation Methods of Mahamudra in the Tibetan White Sect
the Nyingma (Red Sect), Kagyu (White Sect), Sakya (Multicolored Sect), and Gelug (Yellow Sect). The White Sect has two main lineages. One was established by Marpa (1012), a Tibetan who traveled to India to study Mahamudra and other teach...
ReadProfessor Lin Chong'an: Essentials of Śamatha and Vipaśyanā from the *Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra*, Śrāvakabhūmi — 5. The Sixteen Superior Practices of Mindfulness of Breathing
◎ The practice of breath meditation encompasses the complete path of śamatha and vipaśyanā.
ReadProfessor Lin Chong'an: Key Essentials of Samatha and Vipasyana from the *Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra* (Section on Śrāvakas), Part 3: The Four Objects of Meditation
(3) The Four Objects of Meditation
ReadProfessor Lin Chongan: Theory and Practice of Meditation — Lecture Six: Observing Non-Self
Dhammānupassanā (contemplation of mental phenomena): After establishing serenity, observing non-self is the path to ending suffering.
ReadProfessor Lin Ch'ung-an: Theory and Practice of Chan Meditation, Lecture 5: Observing Dependent Origination
After cultivating calm (samatha), observe the arising and cessation of dependent origination. Only when calm and insight (vipassanā) are practiced together can suffering come to an end.
ReadProfessor Lin Chong'an: The Theory and Practice of Zen Meditation, Part 4 — Observing Sensations as Wind
Mindfulness of feelings (vedanā-upassanā).
ReadProfessor Lin Chong'an: Theory and Practice of Zen Meditation, Lecture 3: The Sutra of the Six Similes of Life
Theory and Practice of Zen Meditation, Lecture 3: The Parable of the Six Creatures Sūtra 【Key Point】: Mindfulness of the Body 【Scriptural Basis】: Sūtra 1171 from the Saṃyukta Āgama
ReadProfessor Lin Chong'an: Theory and Practice of Zen Meditation — Lecture 2: Principles and a Method of Practice
The Theory and Practice of Zen Meditation, Lecture Two Principles and a Method of Practice
ReadProfessor Lin Chong'an: Theory and Practice of Zen Meditation, Lecture 1: Cultivating Awakened Nature
These days, stress and sorrow seem to be everywhere. Almost everyone falls into one of two camps: those riding high on the four worldly fortunes—gain, honor, praise, pleasure—and those weighed down by their opposites—loss, disrepute, bla...
ReadZhanzhuang (Standing Meditation) and Sitting Meditation Are Well-Suited for Group Practice
Standing meditation (zhanzhuang) is a cultivation practice with a long, well-documented history. Its value is widely recognized, particularly in martial arts circles, where the power of standing practice has been established for generati...
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