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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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Third Dhyana Level | The Six Paramitas
The third dhyana level is that of the Hinayana, also called the dhyana of liberation. This dhyana is guided by the teachings of karma and emptiness, but it still requires the practice of the four dhyanas2 and the eight samadhis.3 In this dhyana one practices according to the four fruition levels of the arhat. So one can apply the gradual practice of the four dhyanas and the eight samadhis of the realms of form and no-form. After attaining the level of the eight samadhis in the realm of no form, one will be able to enter the ninth samadhi, which is the dhyana of cessation (of sensation and thought), and thus attain arhatship and liberation.
Entering the dhyana of cessation requires the practice of the four dhyana heavens, which I will not explain, but I will explain how to practice in accordance with the four dhyana heavens, using the seven expedient means.
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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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