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CHAN PRACTICE
Chan Practice and Faith
By Chan Master Sheng Yen
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
    By Chan Master Sheng Yen
    “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
    By Chan Master Sheng Yen
    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
    By Chan Master Sheng Yen
    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 & II
    By Chan Master Sheng Yen
    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.
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    Until We Reach Buddhahood I & II
    By Chan Master Sheng Yen
    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.
    download > vol. one | vol. two