In the Spirit of Ch’an

Subtitle: 
An Introduction to Ch’an Buddhism
Name: 
Master Sheng-yen
Publish Place: 
Elmhurst, New York
Publisher: 
Dharma Drum Publications
Publish Year: 
1998
E-book Tag: 

In the Spirit of Ch’an is a window on the world of Chinese Zen (Ch’an), this little booklet is a short summary of Ch’an Buddhist thought distilled from Master Sheng-yen’s published and unpublished materials. It is published in the hope of providing beginners and the general public with a new and fresh perspective on the self, the mind,and the nature of our relationships and interactions in the world. Students of other spiritual denominations and Buddhist traditions will find it a helpful guide to understanding the basic ideas and methods of Ch’an.