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The door of Ch’an is entered by Wu. When we meditate on Wu we ask “What is Wu?” On entering Wu, we experience emptiness; we are not aware of existence, either ours or the world’s.
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Essence of Prajna | There Is No Suffering
When we speak of prajna aside from the question of who experiences it, there is no shallow or deep—prajna is prajna. In fact, prajna can be translated as ‘deep,’ which also carries connotations like ‘subtle,’ ‘ultimate,’ ‘thorough,’ and ‘profound.’ In the Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra, a disciple asks the Buddha, “What is the meaning of ‘deep’?” The Buddha replies, “Prajna.” The disciple the asks, “What is the meaning of ‘prajna’?” The Buddha answers, “Deep.”
When an ordinary sentient being has an enlightenment experience, it is the same prajna that bodhisattvas and buddhas experience. In the flash of enlightenment, you see what the Buddhasees. The difference is that yours only lasts an instant, and its scope is limited by obstructions in your mind. The quality of the prajna, however, is the same.
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Venerable Sheng Yen is a well-known Buddhist monk, Buddhist scholar, and educator. In 1969, he went to Japan for further studies and obtained a doctoral degree from Rissho University in 1975, becoming the first ordained monk in Chinese Buddhism to pursue and successfully complete a Ph.D. in Japan.
Sheng Yen taught in the United States starting in 1975, and established Chan Meditation Center in Queens, New York, and its retreat center, Dharma Drum Retreat Center at Pine Bush, New York in 1997. He also visited many countries in Europe, as well as continuing his teaching in several Asian countries, in particular Taiwan.
Sheng Yen taught in the United States starting in 1975, and established Chan Meditation Center in Queens, New York, and its retreat center, Dharma Drum Retreat Center at Pine Bush, New York in 1997. He also visited many countries in Europe, as well as continuing his teaching in several Asian countries, in particular Taiwan.
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