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What is Chan? There is no way to describe in words the nature of our spiritual mind, but be that as it may, those who have encountered it can not help but try, for it is something that moves us in a most profound way and, as social creatures, it's natural for us to want to share these experiences with others so that they, too, might come to experience the joy and awe of a spiritual life. All world religions offer a mystical path: a path that is outside and beyond our normal, conditioned, modes of thinking and behaving. Buddhism's mystical path is Chan (Zen), and it is in the context of an ancient tradition that has been passed from generation to generation in a well established lineage that ZBOHY seeks to offer spiritual guidance to interested persons.
Chan defies definition. We can do little more that point a practitioner in the right direction, offering spiritual "exercises", thoughts, new ways of looking at things, and support from a like-minded group of individuals. The Chan path is difficult because it requires that we change ourselves: the way we think, the way we act toward ourselves and others, the way we feel about things. In short, we must "undo" ourselves to discover who we are inside ... underneath who it is we think we are. It requires vigilance, devotion, and, perhaps most importantly, faith -- faith that the Path holds the ultimate solution our inner beings seek.
In the Chan teaching tradition, "Anything goes" as long as it serves to help point a student in the right direction and causes no harm. Sometimes the result is a maelstrom of apparent contradictions. Sometimes the result is silence. Delving into the nature of contradictions helps us break the bonds - attachments - to our ways of thinking about things. Silence provides an opportunity for us to reflect back on ourselves to reach an immediate and direct understanding. A novice to Chan may initially be uncomfortable with the lack of firm rules and regulations, dogmas and belief-structures, that Chan historically has regarded as dangerous to spiritual development; however, complete freedom of Self is the ultimate goal of Chan and this relies on our growing ability to discard attachments to all forms of structured thought and action.
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