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To change our life
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Somehow lately, meditation becomes a fashionable trend. Many still
regard meditation to be somewhat mysterious. Why? Because Chan possess
unimaginable power and wisdom? Actually that is just we all need. If we
could truthfully learn the spirit of Chan, comprehend its essence, we
could obtain its power and wisdom.
Some may think meditation helps us to be healthy and happy, or change
our life. But there are those who worry, that meditation may redirect
us away from God and be possessed by devil.
In fact, if you do some research, you shall find that Buddha is human
and Buddhism does not mention God, nor does Buddhist asks anyone to have
faith in anything. That is if you think meditation is only for
Buddhist. Additionally, many Chinese martial arts practice sitting on
the floor to cultivate focus and chi with their eyes closed. And that is
actually what Chan meditation teaches.
*Begin by integrating our body and mind*
The first step in practicing Chan is to understand what Chan is. Chan
could be regarded as a philosophy about one's life from birth to death
and all its ups and downs in between. Through this philosophy, we could
understand ourselves better. Not too many people understand themselves.
If you don't understand yourself, how are you able to understand
others. That's why it is so easy to create conflicts. If you could
understand the meaning of Chan, you would understand your true
relationship with others, the society and even the universe. You could
manifest balance and harmony amongst conflicts. This is the power of Chan.
Every sentient being in the universe is composed of a physical entity
and a spiritual entity. Or we could say that these two entities are one
inside the other. So are us human. We also have a spiritual self
inside our physical body. If we have no spirit in us, then we are no
different from a vegetable.
On the other hand, if we have only a spirit without a physical body,
then we would not be able to showcase our life. Therefore, we must
balance our physical and spiritual selves. This is the reason Chan
practice begins by integrating our body and mind. That's the only way to
live to our fullest. It is especially important that we calm our mind
during Chan meditation. Stop all motions of our body. Then we are
conquering our habitual thoughts and comforts.
Practicing Chan also improves the quality of our health. We would
become healthier and live longer, because through practicing Chan, we
are to focus on the tiniest member of our body, our cells. When every
cell in us becomes healthier, our organs would become healthier. In
turn, our entire system, functions and interactions would be improved.
That's why when we meditate, we focus on the tiniest changes in our body
and its chi flow.
*Entering Chan Ding to let our inner potential to flourish*
On the spiritual side, we would for sure feel joyful and cheerful. As
we indicated before that we do have a spirit in our body. This spirit
can also be call as our "self nature". It is what the Christians called,
"Holy Ghost" or "Inner God". This spirit brings to us wisdom. Wisdom
is not intelligence. We label the function of thinking or learning
knowledge as "conscious activities" for our brain. No matter how much
conscious activities that we conduct would not be as effective as just a
little intuition from our spirit.
Have you ever been stuck on finding a right solution for many days? Then
suddenly one day, out of the blue, an idea came to you completely
unexpected, which gave you the perfect solution. That is what we called
wisdom. This is the wisdom from your spirit. This is the true inner
potential development.
And the only way to develop this true inner potential of ours is through
Chan Ding, or jhana. Through Chan Ding is the only way to surpass
physical and biological limitations, as well as conscious interruptions
from our mind, entering into the spiritual realm is the only way uncover
our inner wisdom.
Don't just take my word for it. Just practice and witness yourself.
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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