Book cover of 'Getting the Buddha Mind' by Master Sheng-Yen, featuring a green background with cream-colored text and a central sepia-toned photograph of a mountain lake reflection.
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Book cover of 'Getting the Buddha Mind' by Master Sheng-Yen, featuring a green background with cream-colored text and a central sepia-toned photograph of a mountain lake reflection.A printed page with acknowledgments and copyright text for Dharma Drum Publications, photographed against a light gray background.A book cover for 'Getting the Buddha Mind' by Master Sheng-yen, published by Dharma Drum Publications. The cover features a light brown background with black serif text and a small circular illustration of a seated figure in the upper left.

Getting the Buddha Mind: On the Practice of Chan Retreat — Master Sheng-yen — 1989 Dharma Drum Edition

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Format: Paperback

Price:
$45.00

Description

Author: Master Sheng-yen
Editor: Ernest Heau
Publisher: Dharma Drum Publications
Place: Elmhurst, New York
Year: 1989
Edition: Second printing; first published in 1982
Format: Trade paperback
Page Count: 147 pages
Condition: Very Good Plus
ISBN: 9780960985401
ISBN-10: 0960985409

Description:
What is the Buddha mind? What is Chan—known in Japan as Zen—and how is it practiced in everyday life and during an intensive meditation retreat?

In Getting the Buddha Mind, Master Sheng-yen introduces readers to the principles and practice of Chinese Chan Buddhism. Much of the book is drawn from teachings delivered during seven-day meditation retreats. Rather than presenting detached philosophical lectures, Master Sheng-yen responds directly to the experiences, difficulties and questions encountered by students during actual practice.

The book explores meditation methods, Buddhist concepts and the practical challenges of working with the mind. Accounts from retreat participants offer additional perspectives on the demanding but transformative nature of Chan practice. It is suitable both for readers beginning their study of Buddhism and for experienced practitioners seeking a deeper understanding of meditation and retreat discipline.

Master Sheng-yen was a respected Chinese Chan teacher, scholar and lineage holder in both the Linji and Caodong traditions. He founded the Chan Meditation Center in New York and later established Dharma Drum Mountain, becoming one of the most influential modern teachers of Chan Buddhism.

This is the 1989 second printing of the original Dharma Drum Publications edition, first issued in 1982.

Condition: Very Good Plus. Clean and well preserved, with a slight crease and light wear along the spine. The binding remains sound, the covers retain strong color, and the interior pages are clean. This book will be supplied in a removable archival protective covering.

Why we love this book:
This is not simply a general introduction to Zen. It preserves the direct, practical teachings of an important modern Chan master as they were presented to students engaged in intensive retreat practice. The early Dharma Drum imprint and distinctive vintage design give this copy additional appeal for collectors and serious students of Buddhism.