Chan Practice and Faith

Chan Practice and Faith
Title Chan Practice and Faith PDF eBook
Author Master Sheng Yen
Publisher 法鼓文理學院
Pages 10
Release 2009-10-01
Genre
ISBN 9868135206

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Faith in Mind

Faith in Mind
Title Faith in Mind PDF eBook
Author Master Sheng-Yen
Publisher Shambhala Publications
Pages 145
Release 2006-10-10
Genre Religion
ISBN 0834826178

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The Supreme Way is not difficult If only you do not pick and choose. Neither love nor hate, And you will clearly understand. Be off by a hair, And you are as far from it as heaven and earth. These vivid lines begin one of the most beloved and commented upon of all Zen texts, the Hsin Hsin Ming ("Faith in Mind"), a sixth-century poem by the third Chan patriarch, Seng Ts’an. The Hsin Hsin Ming is a masterpiece of economy, expressing the profoundest truth of the enlightened mind in only a few short pages. Master Sheng Yen’s approach is unique among commentaries on the text: he views it as a supremely useful and practical guide to meditation practice. "I do not adopt a scholarly point of view or analytical approach," he says. "Rather, I use the poem as a taking-off point to inspire the practitioner and deal with issues that arise during the course of practice. True faith in mind is the belief grounded in realization that we have a fundamental, unmoving, and unchanging mind. This mind is precisely Buddha mind."

Shattering the Great Doubt

Shattering the Great Doubt
Title Shattering the Great Doubt PDF eBook
Author Sheng Yen
Publisher Shambhala Publications
Pages 209
Release 2009-05-12
Genre Religion
ISBN 0834826674

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Huatou is a skillful method for breaking through the prison of mental habits into the spacious mind of enlightenment. The huatou is a confounding question much like a Zen koan. Typical ones are "What is wu [nothingness]?" or "What was my original face before birth-and-death?" But a huatou is unlike a koan in that the aim is not to come up with an answer. The practice is simple: ask yourself your huatou relentlessly, in meditation as well as in every other activity. Don't give up on it; don't try to think your way to an answer. Resolve to live with the sensation of doubt that arises, and it will pervade your entire existence with a sense of profound wonder, ultimately leading to the shattering of the sense of an independent self. Master Sheng Yen brings the traditional practice to life in this practical guide based on talks he gave during a series of huatou retreats. He teaches the method in detail, giving advice for dealing with the typical pitfalls and problems that arise, and answering retreat participants' questions as they experience the practice themselves. He then offers commentary on four classic huatou texts, grounding his instructions in the teaching of the great Chan masters.

In the Spirit of Chan

In the Spirit of Chan
Title In the Spirit of Chan PDF eBook
Author Master Sheng Yen
Publisher 法鼓文理學院
Pages 19
Release 2011-12-01
Genre Spiritual life
ISBN 9575981669

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Spiritual Theology

Spiritual Theology
Title Spiritual Theology PDF eBook
Author Simon Chan
Publisher InterVarsity Press
Pages 301
Release 2009-08-20
Genre Religion
ISBN 0830876995

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Simon Chan surveys the little-explored landscape where systematic theology and godly praxis meet, and he highlights the connections between Christian doctrine and Christian living.

Painting Faith

Painting Faith
Title Painting Faith PDF eBook
Author An-Yi Pan
Publisher BRILL
Pages 463
Release 2007
Genre Social Science
ISBN 9004160612

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Drawing from previously untapped Buddhist sources, this book contextualizes Li Gonglin's Buddhist faith and art through the Chan environment in his hometown (Longmian) and the prevailing Tiantai, Pure Land, Huayan and Chan schools of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Prophetic Lament

Prophetic Lament
Title Prophetic Lament PDF eBook
Author Soong-Chan Rah
Publisher InterVarsity Press
Pages 230
Release 2015-09-03
Genre Religion
ISBN 0830897615

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The American church avoids lament. But lament is a missing, essential component of Christian faith. Soong-Chan Rah's prophetic exposition of the book of Lamentations provides a biblical and theological lens for examining the church's relationship with a suffering world. Hear the prophet's lament as the necessary corrective for Christianity's future.