Cultivation of Concentration and Chan Meditation for Realization of the Way (Part 1)

Contents

Preface Chapter One: The Concrete Methods of Cultivating Meditative Concentration (Samādhi) Section One: The Method of Entering Meditative Concentration through Recollection of the Buddha (buddhānusmṛti) Section 2: The Practice Methods of Moving Chan Section Three: Cultivating Meditative Concentration (Samādhi) Through the Method of Reciting Sūtras and Mantras from Memory Section 4: The Relationship between Breathing and Meditative Concentration (Samādhi) Section 5: The Initial Method for Entering the Practice of Meditative Concentration Section 6: The State of Meditative Concentration (Samādhi) Chapter 2: The Content of Meditative Concentration (Samādhi) Section One: The Definition of Meditative Concentration (Dhyāna and Samādhi) Section Two: Meditative Absorption (Samādhi) and Proper Receptivity Section Three: The Realm of Meditative Concentration Section 4: Worldly Concentration and Supramundane Concentration Chapter 3: How to Cultivate Meditative Concentration (Samādhi) Well Section One: Only by Reducing Desires Can One Cultivate Meditative Concentration Well Section Two: The Reasons for Being Unable to Attain Meditative Concentration Section Three: The Benefits of Meditative Concentration Section Four: The Methods of Meditative Concentration and Contemplative Practice (vipaśyanā-caryā) Taught in the Buddhist Sutras Chapter 4: The Importance of the Threefold Training of Precepts, Concentration, and Wisdom Section One: Precepts, Concentration, and Wisdom Are the Key Factors for Realization Section 2: Meditative Concentration Can Give Rise to Wisdom and Eradicate Afflictions Section 3: Meditative Concentration (Samādhi) Is the Prerequisite for Attaining the Fruits of Realization Section 4: Liberation Is Inseparable from Meditative Concentration (Samādhi) Chapter 5: Problems That Arise During Meditation Section One: Problems Concerning the Body During Sitting Meditation Section 2: The Problem of Mental Attention During Sitting Meditation Section Three: Issues Concerning Meditative Concentration (Dhyāna-Samādhi) and the Stages of Realization Chapter 6: Miscellaneous Discussions on Cultivating Meditative Concentration Section One: Meditative Concentration and Wisdom Section 2: The Relationship Between Meditative Concentration and Afflictions and Sleep Chapter 7: How to Practice Chan by Investigating the Huatou Section One: The Method of Investigating the Huatou Section Two: The Meditative Concentration Required for Chan Inquiry Section Three: The Method of Practice in Chan Investigation Section 4: The Prerequisites for Realizing Enlightenment through Chan Meditation Chapter 8: In Investigating Chan, One Must Distinguish Between the True Mind and the Deluded Mind Section One: The Distinction Between the True Mind and the Deluded Mind Section Two: The Mind Consciousness Is Not the Object to Be Realized Chapter 9: The Correct Views Concerning Enlightenment Section One: The Difference Between Intellectual Understanding and Realization Through Practice Section Two: Misconceptions About Seeing the Mind Chapter 10: Questions and Answers on Contemplative Practice (vipaśyanā-caryā) Section One: How to Engage in Contemplative Practice and Actual Cultivation Section Two: How to Realize the Eighth Consciousness Section Three: Understanding the Theoretical Essence of the Eighth Consciousness