Chan meditation

Principles and methods of chan

There are two major methods:

• Huatou (of the Linji lineage, or Rinzai in Japanese)
• Silent Illumination (of the Cao Lineage, or Soto in Japanese)

Refer to the following links for detailed information:

• Principles of Chan
• Methods of Chan
• Fundamentals of meditation (zuo chan)
• Eight-Form Moving Meditation
• Three stages of Chan meditation
• The effects of Chan meditation
• To realize inherent wisdom