silent illumination vs gong an

bohiruci SG

the two famous method of zen practice is more of silent illumination or gong an style

any comment ?

An Eternal Now SG

I don't practise gong an, but I practise sitting meditation... not sure whether can be considered silent illumination... Anyway I don't know much about zazen either, I heard there are 5 kinds... but rest of the details I forgotten.

btw do you practise those zen methods?

bohiruci SG

I do but last time , now just reading up on silent illumination

if one wish to practice silent illumination, dharma drum mountain is the best

ven guo jun shi is teaching the chan meditation by silent illumination

bohiruci SG

actually some of those zen master of chinese mahayana beside Ven shengyen are

(still alive )

one of them is ven Wei jue of Chungtai Chan MOnastery

http://www.chungtai.org.tw

bohiruci SG

Ven huilu of Wenshu dharma hall in kaohsiung

http://www.wenshu.org.tw
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bohiruci SG

ven bai yun (white clouds )
of thousand Buddha mountain

http://www.chien-fo-shan.com.tw/