WCF News

Read our past and current newsletters.

Any late breaking or current/topical news will be published on this page.

You may subscribe to our email newsletter to receive occasional updates and news items by email.

Use the Search Box to search all news items including older and archived items which may not be displayed here.

Select an Article

Radio Broadcast on Silence

Calligraphy for the character Chan

John Crook interviewed on the topic of 'Silence' by the Archbishop of Canterbury, broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 22nd February at 9.40pm.

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 2009 , WCF News

Shattering the Great Doubt

Cover of the book 'Shattering the Great Doubt'

The Chan Practice of Huatou

Another new book from Chan Master Sheng Yen, Shattering the Great Doubt: the Chan Practice of Huatou.

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 2008 , WCF News

Footprints in the Snow

Cover of the book 'Footprints in the Snow'

A new book by Chan Master Sheng Yen: 'Footprints in the Snow - The Autobiography of a Chinese Buddhist Monk'. The autobiography of Chan Master Sheng Yen.

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 2008 , WCF News

The Method of No-Method

Cover of the book 'The Method of No-Method'

A new book by Chan Master Sheng Yen: 'The Method of No-Method - The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination'.

A comprehensive discussion and instruction on the practice of the method of Silent Illumination.

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 2008 , WCF News

Visiting Chan Master Sheng Yen in Taiwan

John Crook and Simon Child talking with Chan Master Sheng Yen at Dharma Drum Mountain in Taiwan

A party of WCF group leaders visited many sites in Eastern China, and ended up visiting Chan Master Sheng Yen in Taiwan at the end of the trip.

The Dharma Drum website carries a report of the meeting with Master Sheng Yen when several of the party took a precepts and refuge ceremony with Master Sheng Yen.

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 2008 , WCF News

Orthodox Chinese Buddhism

Book cover of "Orthodox Chinese Buddhism"

A new book by Chan Master Sheng Yen is now available, 'Orthodox Chinese Buddhism'.

This is the first translation of a book written in Chinese in 1965 and gives the orthodox presentation of Chan views for a Chinese audience.

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 2008 , WCF News

Attaining the Way

Cover of the book 'Attaining the Way'

A new book by Master Sheng Yen is now available, 'Attaining the Way'.

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 2007 , WCF News

Song of Mind

Cover of the book 'Song of Mind'

New Book by Master Shengyen

A new book by Master Shengyen is published in early 2005, Song of Mind.

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 2005 , WCF News

Pinyin

Chan calligraphy B&W

Previously in WCF literature and on this website we have tended to use Wade Giles transliteration of Chinese Characters. But we are now to standardise on Pinyin instead, since this is the more common standard. Some characters will change very little, whilst others will seem quite different. It will take quite some time to update the whole website, so for a while you will see a mixture of usages.…

Western Chan Fellowship CIO

Categories: 2002 , WCF News

Cookie Extension Logo