Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

it! Indeed, after the time of the five schools in the
Tang Dynasty, the true Chan ended and only
"mouth" Chan can now be found."
The transcriber told Mr. Chen of a letter he had
received from the West, in which it was doubted
whether the Zen followers in one city would ever get
a Zen master to guide them, since all their so-called
"Zen" was limited to an hour or two of sitting, with,
of course, much talk in between. Mr. Chen smiled
and nodded while the transcriber told Mr. Chen that
he had read it was now considered the right thing in
American colleges to carry around a book about
Chan, though by the time this book is published it
will be out of date and in the forgotten past! Mr.
Chen, while obviously much troubled by the lowered
standards, nevertheless laughed at this strange
misunderstanding of Chan's purpose.
The yogi continued:
The highest among these categories is Offspring Chan
and its teachings are not in the Buddha's holy
instructions (sutras, Tantras, etc.); nor is it indicated in
the essence of truth used by the patriarchs. This
Offspring Chan simply uses accomplished realization to
make the disciple immediately accomplished in Chan. It
is therefore called the "Chan of Opportunity and
Function."
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