Seon Buddhism

The Right Way of Gong-an Seon(zen)參禪須透祖師關 : Zen meditation is to break through the Gateway to Patriarch (e.g. koan),妙悟要窮心路絕 : and delicate enlightenment ultimately demands the stillness of mind.the scent of apricot tree blossom塵勞迥脫事非常 : Getting out of dust and pain is not an ordinary matter.緊把繩頭做一場 : Play a round grabbing it tight.不經一番寒徹骨 : If apricot blossoms don’t once get over midwinter coldn..

1. Recital Koan using Tongue (誦話頭) 2. Recital Koan in Thought (念話頭) 3. Made-up Question Koan (做作話頭) 4. Genuine Question (眞疑頓發) 5. Constancy in inaction (坐禪一如) 6. Constancy in action (動靜一如) 7. Constancy in a dream (夢覺(中)一如) 8. Constancy in a fast sleep (寤寐一如) 9. Constancy between life and death (生死一如) 10. Constancy during entrance into a womb (入胎一如) 11. Constancy in the womb (住胎一如) 12. Constancy ..