]> 2026-10-15T19:18:01-04:00 Books/Silent Illumination 0 en Gu, G. * <span> Preface</span><span>viii</span> * ''Part One: Silent Illumination'' ** <span> 1. A Parable for Silent Illumination</span><span>3</span> ** <span> 2. Starting from Where We Are</span><span>13</span> ** <span> 3. The Underlying Feeling Tones</span><span>19</span> ** <span> 4. Supporting Attitudes to Cultivate</span><span>31</span> ** <span> 5. Meditation</span><span>39</span> ** <span> 6. Approaches to Silent Illumination</span><span>47</span> ** <span> 7. Caveats and Pitfalls</span><span>65</span> * ''Part Two: Commentaries'' ** <span> 8. The Vacant Field</span><span>85</span> ** <span> 9. The Investigation</span><span>97</span> ** <span> 10. Multitasking</span><span>109</span> * ''Part Three: Translations'' ** <span> 11. Hongzhi’s Collected Writings on Silent Illumination</span><span>123</span> ** <span> Notes</span><span>137</span> ** <span> Index</span><span>145</span> Dharma General true II false Beginner Book Silent Illumination Gu, Guo. ''Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening.'' Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2021. Our natural awakening—or buddha-nature—is inherent within all of us and waiting to be realized. Buddha-nature has the qualities of both silence and illumination, and by working with silent illumination meditation you can find your own awakening. Distinguished Chan Buddhist teacher Guo Gu introduces you to the significance and methods of this practice through in-depth explanations and guided instructions. To help establish a foundation for realizing silent illumination, he has translated twenty-five teachings from the influential master Hongzhi Zhengjue into English, accompanied by his personal commentary. This book will be an indispensable resource for meditators interested in beginning or deepening their silent illumination practice. (Source: [https://www.shambhala.com/silent-illumination.html Shambhala Publications]) false Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening Gu, Guo. ''Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening.'' Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2021.;Silent Illumination;Contemporary;Meditation;Zen - Chan;Guo Gu;Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening true Silent Illumination-front.jpg Gu, G. Guo Gu 2021 Contemporary Buddhist Writings Our natural awakening—or buddha-nature—is inherent within all of us and waiting to be realized. Buddha-nature has the qualities of both silence and illumination, and by working with silent illumination meditation you can find your own awakening. Distinguished Chan Buddhist teacher Guo Gu introduces you to the significance and methods of this practice through in-depth explanations and guided instructions. To help establish a foundation for realizing silent illumination, he has translated twenty-five teachings from the influential master Hongzhi Zhengjue into English, accompanied by his personal commentary. This book will be an indispensable resource for meditators interested in beginning or deepening their silent illumination practice. (Source: [https://www.shambhala.com/silent-illumination.html Shambhala Publications]) Silent Illumination;Silent Illumination;Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening Silent Illumination;Silent Illumination;Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening 2021-05-19T21:55:34Z 2459354.413588 2021-05-19T22:03:01Z 2459354.4187616 false Silent Illumination 0 0 template 2 [[Category:Book Excerpts]] [[Category:Silent Illumination||Books/Silent Illumination]] Silent Illumination# QUERYba7e69244547cecb409c8d13aec28c0a 0 0 plainlist 2 [[:Contemporary]] [[Category:People]] Silent Illumination# QUERYeab3dd08c19571e3d27a0e76fdb44797 0 0 plainlist 2 [[:Meditation]] [[Category:People]] Silent Illumination# QUERYb4dcf49c195038bddbdb3be8ceb170c5 0 0 plainlist 2 [[:Zen - Chan]] [[Category:People]] Silent Illumination# QUERY376e944bea2e84c5ba73ce6128748da7 0 0 plainlist 1 [[:Gu, G.]] Silent Illumination# QUERYb814f6902356a11bbb1c1f5a42fbfd6a 0 0 plainlist 1 [[:; Contemporary; Meditation; Zen - Chan]] Silent Illumination# QUERYab67dc5da382bcdf3334344eda4d4f7c 0 0 plainlist 1 [[:People/Gu, G.]] Silent Illumination# QUERY60964223c412fb1b2a8a658266fc23bd 0 0 plainlist 1 [[:People/Gu, G.]] Silent Illumination# QUERY38529334440e48cf66ae425db477d1be 0 [4,"smw-datavalue-wikipage-empty"] Silent Illumination# ERR5e2e978e3963f59d40d53a909d1b519a Silent Illumination 0 en Silent Illumination REDI 102 en REDI