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Essentials for Meditation

Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:51 pm
by Nicholas Weeks
Just a reminder that the Tian-Tai founder Chih-i (or Zhiyi) wrote very influential meditation texts. Two of them were translated by Bhikshu Dharmamitra in his Kalavinka Press series.

Re: Essentials for Meditation

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:54 am
by Ngawang Drolma
Thanks Will :)

Re: Essentials for Meditation

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:36 pm
by Huifeng
Will wrote:Just a reminder that the Tian-Tai founder Chih-i (or Zhiyi) wrote very influential meditation texts. Two of them were translated by Bhikshu Dharmamitra in his Kalavinka Press series. If you want PDFs in addition to (or instead of) books, go here for a free download: http://ifile.it/t3aqukl" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I seriously recommend this book of Master Zhiyi, particularly in Ven Dharmamitra's translation, for anybody who is wanting to start from the basics of meditation in the broader Chinese Buddhism context - be it Tiantai, or Chan, or even Pureland and other schools.

This is THE primer.

And yes, the first review of this book in Amazon version is also from me.

I'm presently going through the much larger, shall we say "full" version of this short term, Master Zhiyi's Explanation of the Perfection of Dhyana, for the second time. These writings are gold.

Re: Essentials for Meditation

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 11:02 pm
by Nicholas Weeks
This how it begins; two prefaces and the first two chapters:

http://www.kalavinka.com/book_excerpts/ ... apters.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Breath Meditation

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 8:42 pm
by Nicholas Weeks
This is the ToC & Introduction to the other meditation text which focuses on the breath. It is very profound.

http://www.kalavinka.com/book_excerpts/ ... _Intro.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;