Master Sheng-yen (December 4, 1930 – February 3, 2009) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher of Chan Buddhism, and the founder of Dharma Drum Mountain.
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Four Steps to Magical Powers
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.
Into the Depths of Emptiness
Master Sheng Yen surveys the path to enlightenment, explaining how it progresses and where its pitfalls are. Our intellectual understanding, our temporary realizations, even the exalted state of oneness—all must be dropped to realize the deepest emptiness, the highest truth.
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
Master Sheng-yen teaches the technique of silent illumination.