In the broad sense, Timeless Zen is a compound term that refers to
Zen when we do and do not have activities, and thus is a concept that
encompasses all Zen. It is a dharma of Zen that embraces not only action and
rest but also walking, abiding, sitting, lying, speaking, and silence, and
because Timeless Zen is a general term for the Zen dharmas performed at any
time or place, all Zen dharmas ultimately converge on this dharma of Timeless
Zen. In other words, the concept of this dharma of Timeless Zen includes senses
of both seated meditation and placeless Zen. The spirit of the Timeless Zen
dharma is, at its core, about consistent practice of Zen, without being bound
by concepts of time or space. This greater principle must underlie our Zen
practice from the beginning.
Contents
PREFACE • 6
《Text of the Dharma of Timeless Zen by
Section 》•8
INTRODUCTION • 14
CHAPTER 1
Commentary on the Text • 19
I. The Purpose of Zen • 20
II. The Dharma of Mahāyāna Meditation • 30
III. When and Where We Can Practice Zen •
40
IV. The Reality of Zen • 44
V. The Results of Zen Practice • 57
VI. Prejudices Regarding Zen • 66
VII. The Main Principles of Zen • 73
CHAPTER 2
The Dharma of Timeless Zen and the Nine
Articles of the Essential Dharmas of Daily Practice • 99
CHAPTER 3
The Dharma of Timeless Zen and Fixed-Term
Training • 109
CHAPTER 4
The Dharma of Timeless Zen and the Items of
Heedfulness in Daily Applications • 117
CHAPTER 5
The Dharma of Timeless Zen and the Items of
Heedfulness Regarding Temple Visits • 131
CHAPTER 6
The Dharma of Timeless Zen and the Quickest
Expedient to Attaining the Three Great Powers in Both Action and Rest • 137
CHAPTER 7
The Dharma of Timeless Zen and Internal and
External Purity and Quiescence • 141
CHAPTER 8
Timeless Zen and the Transmission Verses on
Cultivating the Mind • 147
CHAPTER 9
Timeless Zen and Resting in the Elixir
Field • 153
CONCLUSION • 156
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