Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Chan of the patriarchs directly points out the essence
and is therefore easily mistaken for Mahamudra, where
there is similar mention of the essence of truth.
The third Chan, which teaches opportunity and function,
is thought to equate with daily life, though really this
deep and true Chan is one thing and ordinary
enlightened life is quite another.
Mr. Chen gave an example of this:
Drinking tea in Chan is not the same as the common
practice. The Chan master taking his tea is not admiring
its fragrance or taste, he is just simply tasting the truth
of Chan. It is certainly true that such masters practice
Chan everywhere and at all times, but this is quite
different from most people's lives ruled by the five
poisons. This is the highest sort of meditation, even
higher than the Great Perfection, because it is more
thorough in its realization.
What then is the mistake about "mouth" Chan? We have
already mentioned this above.
The transcriber looked up at Mr. Chen, who said,
"There are some Chinese who are very happy to
think that Chan has spread everywhere," and the
yogi slowly spread his hands out as though all the
world were enlightened. "It is not right to think that
because everybody can speak about it, everyone has
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