The Chan Handbook: Talks About Meditation

by Hsuan Hua

Overview

Not everyone is fortunate enough to attend a meditation retreat with a Chan master, yet everyone can benefit from this handbook that explains the essential principals of chan meditation as taught by the late Tripitika Master Hsuan Hua, former instructor at Nan Hua Monastery in Canton, China, the bodhimanda of the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng. Compiled from Chinese and translated into English, these talks span a 40 year period during retreats in China and America.
Topics covered include
- What are the benefits of meditation?
- How do we sit in meditation?
- What are the states of meditation?
- How do we reach nirvana?
- What is absolute enlightenment?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016728056
Publisher:	Buddhist Text Translation Society
Publication date:	05/03/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	196
File size:	3 MB

Editorial Reviews

The Chan Handbook condenses the essential principles of chan meditation as taught by the late Tripitika Master Hsuan Hua, former instructor at the Nan Hua Monastery in Canton, China, into straightforward quotes of the Master's words taken from a 40-year period during the course of his life. Pages relate in plain terms accessible to lay readers the benefits of meditation, how to meditate, the states of meditation, how to reach nirvana, and more. Subdivided sections of The Chan Handbook are only a

Midwest Book Review

These works challenge the reader to investigate Chan and lays out the proper steps of meditation for stilling the mind. The Master also discusses common misconceptions and missteps of the beginner in their attempts to quicken the enlightenment process. Near the end of the book is a series of questions and answers. Here the Master has included common questions and problems. He is both frank and resolute in his answers often reminding readers that hard work, focus, and endurance is required in Cha

TMC Review - Tami Brady