The Chan Hand book

1. The Chan Hand book - Contents
2. The Chan Hand book - Preface
3. 1. Why Investigate Chan?
4. Freedom over birth and death is freedom to come and go
5. The great functioning of the entire substance is clearly understood
6. By investigating Chan and sitting in meditation, we can gain enlightenment
7. We want to learn how not to be attached to self and others
8. Meditation and samadhi are vital to our Dharma-body
9. Sitting long brings Chan, which cleanses and purifies the mind
10. 2. What is Chan?
11. Twirling a flower, the Buddha revealed the mind-to-mind seal
12. Only quiet contemplation can initiate Chan
13. Thought cultivation eliminates false thinking
14. Silencing the mind reveals our wisdom
15. The flavor of lightness and ease is infinitely wonderful
16. 3. Ten Benefits of Chan
17. 4a. How to Investigate Chan,Sitting Meditation
18. Full-lotus posture makes it easy to enter samadhi.
19. Once your legs no longer ache, you have really begun investigating Chan.
20. Sit straight without leaning.
21. Sweet dew cures many illnesses.
22. Mouth contemplates heart.
23. Heat, Summit, Patience,First in the World
24. Subduing guest-dust afflictions is like letting muddy water settle.
25. Investigate Chan while walking, standing, sitting and reclining.
26. Concentrate! Persevere!
27. Sit like a big bell.Walk like a light breeze.
28. As skill increases, afflictions decrease.
29. Sitting in meditation is like unraveling a silken cocoon.
30. Sit perfectly still.
31. 4b. How to Investigate Chan,the Meditation Topic
32. Go with care. Avoid demonic possession.
33. Concentrate on a single meditation topic.
34. Let not a single thought arise
35. Be as a dragon is when guarding its pearl
36. Our meditation topic works like the Headband-tightening Mantra.
37. If you are apart from this, you have gone amiss.
38. Sweep away all dharmas.Separate from all marks.
39. Contemplate at ease to find wisdom
40. When we gain the One, all things are done
41. 5. The States of Chan
42. Merging with the great void, we have a sudden breakthrough
43. When sitting in meditation, do not seek for spiritual penetrations
44. Demonic power causes you to think of retreating
45. States may be false or true
46. As soon as you cultivate the spiritual path, demons will appear
47. If we awaken to what we see, we can transcend the mundane world
48. With samadhi power, we need not fear demons
49. By neither hurrying nor slacking off, we will succeed
50. Do not be moved by sounds
51. Do not harbor thoughts of hatred and love
52. No matter what happens, remain in unmoving suchness
53. 6. The Koans of Chan
54. Seeking a method to avoid death.
55. Enlightenment must be certified before it counts
56. How Chan meditation can halt the process of birth and death
57. The mind of Elder Master Wei Shan did not move
58. An old monk in meditation is worth ten thousand taels of gold
59. Do not be attached to states
60. Chan Meditation – It is Hard! It is Easy!
61. Neither coming nor going
62. The Three Cart Patriarch
63. Cast aside birth and death
64. 7. Questions and Answers on Chan
65. 8. Verses on Chan and Chan Potential
66. Wonderful Truth In Us All
67. Topple Mount Sumeru
68. An Intensive Course
69. Return of Spring
70. Self-portrait of Hsuan Hua Sitting in Chan
71. Playing a Flute Without Holes
72. Walk with Me
73. Vajra Seed to Bodhi Sprout
74. Who will there be?