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Dear Friend In Dharma,
We have the following from our Teacher to share with you.
What Is Chan?
For majority of the people, Chan is just sitting quietly, contemplate,
or retrospect. Chan is actually far beyond just sitting quietly. Chan
is living in purity, ease and carefree all day. In other words, Chan is
the essence and spirit of all existence in the universe. There is a
saying, "walking, living, sitting and sleeping are all Chan." We humans
are part of the universe, and therefore part of Chan, both our physical
existence and our spiritual well being.
The practice of Heart Chan is to comprehend the meaning of our life.
What is it really about? Then we will be able to grasp its essence and
key points. Chan is the study of the universe, therefore studying Chan
can not be separated from living with all the universal relationships,
which includes our relationship to animals, plants, solids, air and
liquids in a very interactive way.
The Spirit Of Heart Chan?
Reduce our complex universe to oneness with our heart is "Heart Chan".
Then how do we carry out this oneness with the universe through our
heart and be one with the One? Chinese scholar, Confuscius asked us to,
"Integrated with the universe." This is the spirit of Chan. Chan is
more than just sitting there without moving. Mostly importantly, Chan
is to integrate our mind and body. Balancing our mind and body is one
of our tasks. Balancing our relationship with others in our family or
at work, as well as with our possessions is also our task. Living our
life without bias or conflict is Chan. Reaching a harmonious state for
everything inside and outside of ourselves, in physical or spiritual
relationships, in conceptual or practical mindsets or in lifestyles, is
what the practice of Heart Chan is for.
The goal of Heart Chan is to reach Purity, Wisdom, Fulfillment and
Enlightenment through wisdom beyond our knowledge and experience. Heart
Chan manifests naturally, when wisdom surfaces, and when we surpass the
hindrance of our consciousness. Because, the practice of Heart Chan
contains the superior wisdom and ability of the universe. Simply
practice according to our instructions, our wisdom shall flourish.
For instance, as we meditate without thinking, we are in essence
surpassing the hindrance of our consciousness. We could then be in sync
with our spirit. We could then receive the messages from our spirit.
Because our spiritual inspiration is fundamentally wise as well as
bright. This brightness makes us healthy, and integrates our mind.
Heart Chan is the wisdom from Shakyamuni Buddha, which fine-tunes our
physical and spiritual qualities. It enables a normal person to receive
the essence of our life, to rejuvenate the cells in our body, to be
healthy and joyful, to attain the spiritual wisdom, to elevate the
spirit to a higher realm, to perfect a kind and beautiful personality,
and powering a normal person to become a saint. In short, the spirit of
Heart Chan is "Surpassing oneself and enlightening others."
About Us
Heart Chan is the teaching of Grand Chan Master Wu Jue Miao Tian. He is
the 85th patriarch since Shakyamuni, 58th patriarch since Bodhidarma and
48th patriarch of Linji School.
He teaches that we all could be enlightened in this life.
The Four Practices To Enlightenment
Purity
Detox our body, our mind and our spirit.
Wisdom
Detach from all forms. In Sync with the Heart of Buddha.
Fulfillment
Fulfill every encounter without question or expectation.
Enlightenment
True Nature Connects With Buddha.
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