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First Dhyana Level | The Six Paramitas


First, there is the outer path dhyana, practiced by non-Buddhist schools and religions where the most important goal is to attain samadhi. In this samadhi state one avoids influences and conflicts within one’s body, mind, and the environment, and abides in the bliss of samadhi. Their highest aspiration is to enter some kind of heaven. One can say that Indian yoga or Chinese Daoist practices belong to this category.

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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.
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