Participate in Chan meditation events and learn about our long (5-day and 7-day) in-person meditation retreats. Subscribe to learn more, or visit our list of offerings at https://www.TallahasseeChan.org/events. To learn more about "Silent Illumination", released March 2021, please visit:
https://www.guogulaoshi.com/silent-illumination


Guo Gu discusses the impetus behind writing the book and the four distinct qualities of the Silent Illumination method. This talk was hosted by Teshin Sweger of the North Carolina Zen Center (https://nczencenter.org/) during their routine Sunday morning service.

Briefly, the four distinct qualities of Silent Illumination are described by Guo Gu to:
1. Disassociate Silent Illumination from the way as it is taught in the Caodong school.
2. Describe Silent Illumination as a non-method - not as a claim of any particular lineage, but as a realization through utilizing methods.
3. Discloses Silent Illumination as post awakening practice without stages, as described by Hongzhi.
4. Huatou practice and Silent Illumination are compatible: both investigate existential dilemma via wonderment

#Buddhism #Buddha #Zen
Dharma Talk