Hsu Yun and Chan
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Hsu Yun and Chan
I'm a Theravadan practioner, and I'm looking to learn about and incorporate Chan teachings into my practice. Particularly that of Hsu Yun. Any recommendations on books/ebooks?
Metta
Metta
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Well, there is a lot of stuff online, but my first introduction to the teachings of Master Hsu Yun was via Charles Luk's Ch'an and Zen teachings Vol 1-3. They have a fair bit of and about Hsu Yun.
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His biography shows how he practiced and also what he taught to some extent.
Kirt
Kirt
“Where do atomic bombs come from?”
Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “That’s simple. Atomic bombs come from the mind that likes this and doesn’t like that.”
"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
"Only you can make your mind beautiful."
HH Chetsang Rinpoche
Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “That’s simple. Atomic bombs come from the mind that likes this and doesn’t like that.”
"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
"Only you can make your mind beautiful."
HH Chetsang Rinpoche
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Fwiw, when Ajahn Pannavado was still alive, I recall one time when we were discussing mahayana and he specifically singled out hsu yun as an example of someone whose teachings would be worth following and could lead to awakening.
"Even if my body should be burnt to death in the fires of hell
I would endure it for myriad lifetimes
As your companion in practice"
--- Gandavyuha Sutra
I would endure it for myriad lifetimes
As your companion in practice"
--- Gandavyuha Sutra
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This. Much of this is online too, as is his incredible autobiography.Dan74 wrote:Well, there is a lot of stuff online, but my first introduction to the teachings of Master Hsu Yun was via Charles Luk's Ch'an and Zen teachings Vol 1-3. They have a fair bit of and about Hsu Yun.
I am told a translation of his full teachings is in the pipeline, but that was 5-6 years ago I last heard anything about that.
"Even if my body should be burnt to death in the fires of hell
I would endure it for myriad lifetimes
As your companion in practice"
--- Gandavyuha Sutra
I would endure it for myriad lifetimes
As your companion in practice"
--- Gandavyuha Sutra
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Thank you for your replies. Is there anything I should read as a primer for Ch'an teachings, for someone who knows very little of Ch'an but is already well versed in the Buddha's teachings in general?
Metta
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Ch'an Master Hui Neng was a powerhouse and the commentator, the late bodhisattva Hsuan Hua was also.PsychedelicSunSet wrote:Thank you for your replies. Is there anything I should read as a primer for Ch'an teachings, for someone who knows very little of Ch'an but is already well versed in the Buddha's teachings in general?
Metta
http://www.buddhisttexts.org/ebook---th ... sutra.html
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Are any of Charles Luks books of translations of Hsu Yun in print? I can only find rather expensive used copies.
Metta
Metta
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I enjoyed the book Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening by Ch'an Master Hui Hai (translated by John Blofeld, with a foreword by Charles Luk Hui Hai)
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Pick up hoofprints of the ox.PsychedelicSunSet wrote:Thank you for your replies. Is there anything I should read as a primer for Ch'an teachings, for someone who knows very little of Ch'an but is already well versed in the Buddha's teachings in general?
Metta
"Even if my body should be burnt to death in the fires of hell
I would endure it for myriad lifetimes
As your companion in practice"
--- Gandavyuha Sutra
I would endure it for myriad lifetimes
As your companion in practice"
--- Gandavyuha Sutra
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Have you considered receiving instruction from a living Chan teacher?PsychedelicSunSet wrote:I'm a Theravadan practioner, and I'm looking to learn about and incorporate Chan teachings into my practice.
Many meditators know how to meditate,
But only a few know how to dismantle [mental clinging].
- Je Gyare
But only a few know how to dismantle [mental clinging].
- Je Gyare
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Has all the resources -- books, articles, and living teachers from that lineage.
Has all the resources -- books, articles, and living teachers from that lineage.
The very pulsing of dependent origination
Is the primordial face of the Tathāgata.
Like blood and veins and heart
- The two truths meet everywhere.
- André A. Pais
Is the primordial face of the Tathāgata.
Like blood and veins and heart
- The two truths meet everywhere.
- André A. Pais
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I also wrote a chapter in my e-journal on self-inquiry: some people have found it helpful. Especially if you're doing something akin to Master Hsu Yun style of hua tou as it is essentially the same. http://awakeningtoreality.blogspot.com/ ... urnal.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The very pulsing of dependent origination
Is the primordial face of the Tathāgata.
Like blood and veins and heart
- The two truths meet everywhere.
- André A. Pais
Is the primordial face of the Tathāgata.
Like blood and veins and heart
- The two truths meet everywhere.
- André A. Pais