Getting Started

This website contains over 300 pages and documents, and so might be rather overwhelming for a newcomer to Chan or to the Western Chan Fellowship.

Introductory articles 

• Introduction to Meditation
• Introducing Buddhism
• Welcome to Chinese Zen: An Introduction to Chan Practice
  • (auf Deutsch) Willkommen im Chinesischen Zen
• What is the WCF

More Articles for Newcomers

• Visit our library and view the the smaller collection of articles marked
  • 'for Newcomers',
  • highlighted articles
• Don't forget to read about our
  • Retreats and other events
  • Local Meditation Groups
  • New Chan Forum our in-house Chan magazine