The Secrets of Chinese Meditation is a classic text that presents a rare opportunity: a chance to study the ancient and original sources which are the basis for most contemporary texts on consciousness development. Lu K'uaan Yu is one of the foremost interpreters of Chinese meditation practices. This concise volume is a presentation of different methods of meditation as practiced in China, including extracts from ancient and modern classics as well as practiced and detailed suggestions for meditation. Meditation is crucial for the development of consciousness, and the Taoist art of controlling the breath is a prerequisite for training in the martial arts. The Secrets of Chinese Meditation provides students with practical instructions for controlling the breath and calming the mind- the foundation of self-realization. The way to consciousness will be different for all individuals. This classic work is a source book that encourages you to knowledgeably choose the way most useful to your chosen path.
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A Treasure Trove of Teachings!,
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This review is from: The Secrets of Chinese Meditation: Self-cultivation by Mind Control as Taught in the Ch'an, Mahayana and Taoist Schools in China (Rider pocket editions) (Paperback)
This text deserves all the praise heaped on it by one of the reviewers.There is not a wasted word in it. It is thoroughly practical, and rightly so, because (a) based on the teachings of experienced masters and (b) translated by an eminent lay-practicioner. Master Hsu Yun (1840-1959) recommended that Lu KUan Yu (Charles Luk) should present these texts. Be it the Surangama Sutra, Ch'an (Zen,T'ien Tai or Taoism,everything is presented clearly - allowing for the fact that only a practicing reader - will find the meaning between the lines.One reviewer found the 'Taoist' section difficult,but it is based on the teachings of Chao Pi Chen, a famous Taoist, known all over China, before the revolution. The detailed notes on T'ien Tai practice are for the most part drawn from Master Yin Shih Tsu, an eminent practicioner who cured himself of T.B. - using these techniques. This book is a treasury of helpful advice and relevant information.
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A very important book about Chinese meditation,
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This review is from: The Secrets of Chinese Meditation: Self-Cultivation by Mind Control As Taught in the Ch'An, Mahayana and Taoist Schools in China (Paperback)
An excellent introduction to the various meditation techniques used by Buddhists and Taoist. A very important message regarding meditation is that the quality of one's meditation is directly proportional to one's virtue. Cultivate virtue and your meditation will be successful.
The chapters on Zen and Pure Land meditation techniques are highly recommended. Patriarch Hsu Yun's discourse on using the "hua tou", or koan, is extremely valuable.
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very good book,
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An excellent book on meditation. Very well written and comprehensive. This book should not only be read, it should be studied. I learn something new from it every time. This is a scholarly work, but it is not difficult to understand. The book is scientific in its study of the mind and how to bring about its control. It has none of the fluff that is associated with some new age books. This book has all substance. It has been in print for dozens of years, and little wonder. It is excellent.
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ACCORDING to the Buddha, we all have inherent in ourselves the Tathagata's wisdom which is unknown to us and which we cannot use because of our ignorance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
kung ans, excellent roots, karmic sins, fundamental face, eighth consciousness, attained arhatship, psychic centres, bodhi mind, best consists, chih kuan, fleshy lump, circumstantial causes, psychic channels, ten directions, floating mind, full lotus posture, medium stage, lower belly, concurrent causes, six sense organs, time without beginning, lotus seat, complete enlightenment, precious trees, shows the mistakes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Honoured One, Realm of Bliss, Pure Land, Yin Shih Tsu, Buddha Dharma, Lao Tsu, Sixth Patriarch, Han Shan, Chung Feng, First Series, T'ien T'ai, Aperture of Brahma, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Chao Chou, Tao Teh Ching, Boat Monk, Chia Shan, Second Series, Supreme Bodhi, Yun Men, Supreme Tao, Great Mirror Wisdom, Kuei Yang, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Ch'an Transmission New!
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- Song of Enlightenment. by Yung Chia on page 1, and Back Matter
- With mystics and magicians in Tibet (Penguin books) by Alexandra David-Neel on page 211
- Collected Works of C.G. Jung: General Bibliography of C.G. Jung's Writings (Vol 19) by C.G. Jung on page 106
- Complete Enlightenment: Translation and Commentary on the Sutra of Complete Enlightenment by Shengyan in Back Matter
- Science of Breath (Dodo Press) by Yogi Ramacharaka/William Walker Atkinson on page 207
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