Free Chan Books

Faith in Mind

Various file formats for the book by Master Sheng Yen "Faith in Mind", a commentary on the poem of the same name, are available from the links below. The whole of the text of the book as published is available here, or you could buy the published book. The text file is the text that was circulated originally, and the others are formatted for better printing by a reader of this site. Please respect the enclosed copyright notice.

• "Faith in Mind" - A4 pdf file - 379kb
• "Faith in Mind" - pkzip text file - 74kb
• "Faith in Mind" - pkzip postscript file formatted for US letter - 124kb

Zip archives can be unzipped with a utility such as pkzip/pkunzip or Winzip or similar for Windows, unzip for Unix/Linux, or Stuffit for Macintosh.

Postscript files can be printed on a Postscript printer, or can be viewed onscreen or printed on any printer using Ghostscript.

In the Spirit of Chan

Free download as pdf file. Please respect the enclosed copyright notice.

• In the Spirit of Chan - pdf file - 114kb
• In the Spirit of Chan - on the website of the US Chan Center

Chan Comes West

Read details on this free book by Master Shengyen about his Dharma transmissions to his five lay Western Dharma heirs.

• Chan Comes West

Setting in Motion the Dharma Wheel

Talks on the Four Noble Truths by Master Shengyen.

• "Setting in Motion the Dharma Wheel" - pdf file - 151kb

Meeting of Minds

Dialogue between Chan Master Shengyen and the 14^th Dalai Lama.

• "Meeting of Minds" - pdf file - 134kb

The Effects of Chan Meditation

• "The Effects of Chan Meditation" - pdf file - 129kb