Before you fully embark on the path of the bodhisattvas and buddhas, says Sheng Yen, you must first practice the four steps to magical powers.
Let’s Be Realistic
Chan Master Sheng Yen reminds us not to be discouraged that we haven’t attained enlightenment. After all, we’re only human.
Living and Dying With Dignity
With the death of Master Sheng Yen, Chan Buddhism lost a great teacher and its most prominent voice in the West.
Into the Depths of Emptiness
In this single talk, the Chan Master Sheng Yen surveys the path to enlightenment, explaining how it progresses and where its pitfalls are.
Niutou’s Song of Mind: A Commentary by Sheng Yen
Teachings at a meditation retreat by the renowned Chan Master Sheng Yen on stanzas one through five of the Chinese classic Song of Mind.
There Is No “I” Who Is Sitting
Photo by Jason Chamberlain.Master Sheng-yen teaches the technique of silent illumination.