Chan
What is Chan?
Chan is our very mind,
Chan practice is rediscovering ourself, bring the mind back home.
The Peace Meditation of
Master Hsin Tao
Peace Meditation is based on Master Hsin Tao’s Chan practice for years,
Based on Guan Yin’s Method of Listening to Sound
Four steps of Peace Meditation
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Step.1Regulate your breath -
Step.2Calm your mind and contemplate -
Step.3Be aware of your breathing in and breathing out -
Step.4Listen to the silence
Come and experience
One Minute Peace Meditation
Play the Music
One Minute Peace Meditation
Play the Music
Chan is all-pervasive everywhere
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The Present Moment of Mind: The Foothold of Dharma Practice
What is the original face? It is the state before our parents gave birth to us, before any conditions had yet arisen. What kind of state is this? The original face is the realm of notionlessness.
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Returning to the Present
The purpose of Chan practice is to realize the mind as it is in the present moment. Why do we say that the arising of thoughts and intentions is so consequential?
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Chan Practice Q&A: The Sound of Silence
So why is it called the practice of silence? It is not a matter of listening to whether something exists or does not exist. It is simply listening—listening to silence.
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Fall Term Monastic Retreat: The Original Mind Free from Conceptual Fabrication
The mind is formless, vividly awakened, and dynamically enlivened. It requires no fabrication whatsoever; its clarity and lucidity manifest naturally, just as they are.
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Chan Practice Q&A: A Leaf Untouched
Our lives are often dominated by attachment; whatever we do, we tend to become attached. The most important thing is to learn how to free ourselves from attachment.
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Finding the Ultimate Value of Life through Chan Practice
Human life is profoundly impermanent and exceedingly difficult to obtain. How, then, can we cherish this transient existence and realize its optimal value? Most people seek meaning in life through acts of kindness, charitable work, and service to others.
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2026 Spring Term Monastic Retreat: The Mind Abides in Notionlessness, and Mental Activity is in Accord with Essencelessness
On March 11, 2026, our Spring Term Monastic Retreat had already completed its first week successfully.
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Sitting Meditation: The Silence Where Afflictions Cease
During Chan practice, meditating on primordial awareness engenders a sense of stability. This is because primordial awareness is not something newly acquired, but rather what has been inherently within each of us.
