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title: 初步参禅的方法 Basic of Chan
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1. [初步参禅的方法 Basic Methods of Investigating Chan](120128)
2. [★Section 1 - 参禅参什么？ What are we investigating in Chan?](120127)
3. [认识本来的面目 Recognizing our original face](120126)
4. [先打佛七再参禅 Attend the Buddha recitation session first and then investigate Chan](120125)
5. [什么是参话头？ What does it mean to investigate the Chan topic?](120124)
6. [有很多话头可以参 There are many Chan topics that can be investigated](120123)
7. [一个不能没有的东西 Something that does not cease to exist](120122)
8. [要你自己去找 You must find it yourself](120121)
9. [行住坐卧不离禅 Whether moving or still, awake or asleep, do not leave Chan behind](120120)
10. [参跟求有什么分别？ What is the difference between investigating and seeking?](120119)
11. [久坐有禅 Chan is acquired through long periods of sitting](120118)
12. [因为你不会用！ It is because you do not know how to apply it](120117)
13. [参「谁」也可以 You can also investigate “who?”](120116)
14. [沙里澄金 Sifting gold from the sand](120115)
15. [★Section 2 - 结跏趺坐 Sitting in Lotus Posture](120114)
16. [这是不觉，非超觉 This is Unawareness, not Transcendent Awareness](120113)
17. [哪个腿在上面？ Which leg should be on top?](120112)
18. [金塔？银塔？泥巴？ Golden Pagoda? Silver Pagoda? Mud?](120111)
19. [暖了不能用功 It’s Hard to Concentrate when it is Warm](120110)
20. [打坐种种的好处 Advantages of Meditation](120109)
21. [自家水祛百病 Your Saliva Can Cure Sickness](120108)
22. [乌龟和鸡蛋 Turtles and Chicken Eggs](120107)
23. [金山腿高旻香 Gold Mountain legs, Gaomin incense](120106)
24. [为什么要坐单？ Why should one sleep sitting up?](120105)
25. [不要吃太饱了 Do not eat too much](120104)
26. [靠着墙坐会吐血 If you lean against the wall, you may vomit blood.](120103)
27. [不要像小孩子 Do not act like a child](120102)
28. [定有什么好？ What is so good about samadhi?](120101)
29. [你要保住本钱 You must preserve your treasures](120100)
30. [因为你的定力不够 It is because your samadhi is insufficient](120099)
31. [你不要怪他 Do not blame others](120098)
32. [看你动不动心 Let’s see if your mind moves.](120097)
33. [我比你们行 I am better than you are.](120096)
34. [★Section 3 - 禅堂的规矩 RULES OF THE CHAN HALL](120095)
35. [金银铜铁锡 Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron and Tin](120094)
36. [万佛城是修道的地方 The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas is a Place for Cultivating the Path](120093)
37. [人多人少一样用功 Cultivate Hard Regardless of the Number of People](120092)
38. [我想单独修行 I Wish to Cultivate Alone](120091)
39. [大家一致行动 Everyone Must Do Things Together](120090)
40. [你不要打「表七」 Do not Practice a Seven-Day Watch Session](120089)
41. [受不了考验 Failing the Test](120088)
42. [成就无量功德 Accomplish Inconceivable Merit and Virtue](120087)
43. [要放下自己的臭习气 Let Go of Your Own Stinking Habits](120086)
44. [有几千万个不行 Thousands of “Do Nots”](120085)
45. [不要躲在一边 Do not Hide Away](120084)
46. [找不着「孩子」 The “Child” Cannot Be Found](120083)
47. [韦陀菩萨发脾气 Weituo Bodhisattva Is Angry](120082)
48. [别小看这些事 Do Not Dismiss These Rules as Insignificant](120081)
49. [等着引磬响 Waiting for the Bell](120080)
50. [不可以发脾气 Do Not Be Angry](120079)
51. [佛教的真宝贝！The Real Treasure of Buddhism](120078)
52. [不要尽管闲事 Do not be Concerned about Mundane Affairs](120077)
53. [不是在赛跑 It’s not a Race](120076)
54. [谁给你打电话？ Who Will Call You on the Phone?](120075)
55. [喝茶的规矩 The Rules of the Tea Break](120074)
56. [没有人想喝咖啡 Nobody Wants to Drink Coffee](120073)
57. [养息香时间长 The Long Duration of the Resting Incense](120072)
58. [★Section 4 - 腿痛与昏睡 ACHING LEGS AND DOZING OFF](120071)
59. [不睡觉受得了吗？ Can You Handle Not Sleeping?](120070)
60. [为什么你觉得痛？ Why Do You Feel Pain?](120069)
61. [时间不等你 Time Waits for Nobody](120068)
62. [为什么关公能这样？ How Did Lord Guan Do It?](120067)
63. [不要命的用功 Painstaking Hard Work](120066)
64. [打破全身的机关 Breaking through Blockages throughout the Body](120065)
65. [难关.苦关.痛关 Hurdles of Hardship, Suffering, and Pain](120064)
66. [一个用功的方法 A Method of Cultivation](120063)
67. [你痛有痛的价值 The Pain You Are Feeling Is All Worthwhile](120062)
68. [多年豆腐帐可追 Recalling the Tofu Debts of Many Years Past](120061)
69. [一种轻安的感觉 A Sense of Light Ease](120060)
70. [在禅堂就是持戒 Being in the Chan Hall Is Upholding the Precepts](120059)
71. [明白生死的路 Understanding the Road of Birth and Death](120058)
72. [修道的第一步 The First Step of Cultivation](120057)
73. [为什么要受苦呢？ Why Do We Need to Endure Suffering?](120056)
74. [在这儿考状元 Taking the Imperial Examination to Become a Top Scholar](120055)
75. [立志在金刚钻上 Put Our Determination on the Vajra Drill](120054)
76. [一「定」胜群魔 ‘Samadhi’ Defeats the Demons](120053)
77. [私欲断尽是真福田 The End of All Desires Is a True Blessing](120052)
78. [这是不得了！ This Is Incredible!](120051)