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