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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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Contemplating Emptiness | The Six Paramitas
When we practice the three kinds of patience, we are actually contemplating emptiness. In principle, the three practices progress from enduring those who wish to harm us, to enduring difficulties in our body and in the environment, to enduring the emptiness of dharmas. In a sense, the third kind of patience is the easiest, since you can practice it any time and anywhere by contemplating the emptiness of all dharmas. As a result you can also perfect the previous two patience practices. When we contemplate the impermanence of all our experiences–whether painful, pleasurable, or neutral–we gain an insight into selflessness. We can understand the meaning of emptiness through this insight of selflessness, and directly engage the Dharma.
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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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