The Method of No-Method
Subtitle: The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination
By: Chan Master Sheng Yen
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 11 November 2008
Place of publication: Boston, USA; London, UK
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781590305751
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Zhengjue, -- 1091-1157; Spiritual life -- Zen Buddhism
First sentence: The talks and lectures in this book derive from two *Chan (Zen) meditation retreats presented by Master Sheng Yen, in November 1998 and June 1999, at the Dharma Drum Retreat Center in Pine Bush, New York.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: label: Editor's Preface
pagenum: ix; label: Acknowledgements
pagenum: xiii; label: Translator's Introduction
pagenum: xv; label: PART ONE
title: THE PRACTICE OF SILENT ILLUMINATION; title: Before the Retreat
pagenum: 3; title: Evening Talk: Approach to Silent Illumination
pagenum: 3; title: The First Day
pagenum: 8; title: Morning Talk: Impermanence
pagenum: 8; title: Afternoon Talk: Key Points in Practicing the Method
pagenum: 9; title: The Second Day
pagenum: 14; title: Morning Talk: Some Common Problems
pagenum: 14; title: Afternoon Talk: Stages of Silent Illumination
pagenum: 17; title: The Third Day
pagenum: 22; title: Morning Talk: Emptiness and No-Self
pagenum: 22; title: Evening Talk: Be Completely in the Present
pagenum: 26; title: The Fourth Day
pagenum: 29; title: Dawn Talk: Correct Views and Practice
pagenum: 29; title: Morning Talk: Selflessness
pagenum: 30; title: The Fifth Day
pagenum: 38; title: Dawn Talk: Arousing Bodhi-Mind
pagenum: 38; title: Morning Talk: The Third Stage of Silent Illumination
pagenum: 42; title: The Sixth Day
pagenum: 45; title: Dawn Talk: Silent Illumination in Daily Life
pagenum: 45; title: Morning Talk: Direct Contemplation
pagenum: 48; title: The Seventh Day
pagenum: 50; title: Afternoon Talk: Repentance
pagenum: 50; title: End of Retreat
pagenum: 53; title: Dawn Talk Gratitude, Transferring Merit, and Generosity
pagenum: 53; label: PART TWO
title: MASTER HONGZHI'S DISCOURSE: FIRST COMMENTARY; title: On Silent Illumination: Excerpt from the Discourse Record of Chan Master Hongzhi
pagenum: 59; title: First Evening Lecture: The Great Function Is Free from Hinderances
pagenum: 62; title: Second Evening Lecture: Get Hold of the Essence
pagenum: 74; title: Third Evening Lecture: Cultivating the Mind-Field
pagenum: 79; title: Fourth Evening Lecture: The Ox-Mind Is Free from Fetters
pagenum: 88; title: Fifth Evening Lecture: Dharma Food
pagenum: 93; title: Sixth Evening Lecture: All Things Manifest as They Are
pagenum: 97; label: PART THREE
title: MASTER HONGZHI'S DISCOURSE: SECOND COMMENTARY; title: On Silent Illumination: Excerpt from The Discourse Record of Chan Master Hongzhi
pagenum: 109; title: First Evening Lecture: The State of Silent Illumination
pagenum: 110; title: Second Evening Lecture: Silence Is the Absence of Self
pagenum: 115; title: Third Evening Lecture: You and the Environment Sitting Together
pagenum: 120; title: Fourth Evening Lecture: The Intrinsic Field of Pure Mind
pagenum: 124; title: Fifth Evening Lecture: Just Directly Relinquish This Self
pagenum: 131; title: Sixth Evening Lecture: The Wondrous Function of All Things
pagenum: 135; label: Glossary
pagenum: 139; label: Index
pagenum: 147