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by chang zhao
Sun Nov 30, 2014 9:01 am
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: jhana vs silent illumination or other zen methods
Replies: 39
Views: 44242

Re: jhana vs silent illumination or other zen methods

Thank you :). BTW it came to my attention that Yuganaddha Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.170.than.html says that different practitioners develop either tranquillity in tandem with insight, or one preceding another. So it may be that "the best way" is different f...
by chang zhao
Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:31 am
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: jhana vs silent illumination or other zen methods
Replies: 39
Views: 44242

Re: jhana vs silent illumination or other zen methods

The Roshi even stated once that doing insight meditation "aggravated' him. People are really different... I love insight - as exploration... But I had some hard time trying to practise tranquility. Especially at the beginning, when it seemed like hundreds of ants crawled over my body... :) Mig...
by chang zhao
Sun Aug 04, 2013 3:18 pm
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: jhana vs silent illumination or other zen methods
Replies: 39
Views: 44242

Re: jhana vs silent illumination or other zen methods

As for jhanas vs shikantaza, I think there is a lot of evidence to show that shikantaza is an advanced practice and the practitioner would have reached a level of maturity before practicing silent illumination. The practice of silent illumination as Master Sheng Yen explained (in stages) starts fro...