{"product_id":"shattering-the-great-doubt-sheng-yen-9781590306215","title":"Shattering the Great Doubt: The Chan Practice of Huatou","description":"\u003ci\u003eHuatou\u003c\/i\u003e is a skillful method for breaking through the prison of mental habits into the spacious mind of enlightenment. The huatou is a confounding question much like a Zen koan. Typical ones are \"What is \u003ci\u003ewu\u003c\/i\u003e  nothingness]?\" or \"What was my original face before birth-and-death?\" But a huatou is \u003ci\u003eunlike\u003c\/i\u003e a koan in that the aim is not to come up with an answer. The practice is simple: ask yourself your huatou relentlessly, in meditation as well as in every other activity. Don't give up on it; don't try to think your way to an answer. Resolve to live with the sensation of doubt that arises, and it will pervade your entire existence with a sense of profound wonder, ultimately leading to the shattering of the sense of an independent self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaster Sheng Yen brings the traditional practice to life in this practical guide based on talks he gave during a series of huatou retreats. He teaches the method in detail, giving advice for dealing with the typical pitfalls and problems that arise, and answering retreat participants' questions as they experience the practice themselves. He then offers commentary on four classic huatou texts, grounding his instructions in the teaching of the great Chan masters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chan Master Sheng Yen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159030621X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590306215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Chan Master Sheng Yen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989337080063,"sku":"9781590306215","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_581ca1de-32df-4423-a803-694739a6960a.jpg?v=1683298942","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shattering-the-great-doubt-sheng-yen-9781590306215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}