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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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The Fifth Paramita: Meditation | The Six Paramitas
The fifth of the Six Paramitas is meditation, or dhyana. In the Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra, there is the phrase: “Don’t abide in dharmas, abide in prajnaparamita.” This means that one should not abide in any dharma (phenomenon), but that one should abide in non-scattered mind, one that has ‘no taste.’ A non-scattered mind does not abide in samadhi (deep meditative concentration), nor craves the bliss of samadhi. This is the. meaning of ‘no taste.’ It is important to understand that dhyana is not necessarily the same as samadhi, although it includes samadhi. Master Tsungmi talked about five levels of dhyana, including the dhyana practices of both the Indian and Chinese traditions. We will briefly describe the five levels without going into great detail.
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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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