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THREE-WEEK CH'AN SESSION AT THE 
CITY OF TEN THOUSAND BUDDHAS

At the opening of the three-week session, the Venerable Master Hua spoke the following verse:

Ten thousand Buddhas emit a light to illumine this City.

Ten thousand people think it over the Way is always equal.

Ten thousand dharmas return to one we all get enlightened together.

Ten thousand beings gather to light the lamp of wisdom.

      Intensive meditation continued non-stop from 2:45 A.M. to midnight. Walking and sitting at given intervals participants obeyed the non-verbal commands of the traditional wooden fish and small hand-bell used to signal changes. Silence prevailed while everyone worked on the mind-ground asking "Who is mindful of the Buddha?" or "What was my original face before my parents bore me?" or other such hua tou, meditational topics.

On the final day, during the last hours, the Venerable Master spoke the following verse for everyone to consider as the session came to an end.

This year on this day the Ch'an session ends.

Those who seek name and profit will be off to the east and west.

Stretch out both legs; close both eyes:

The Patriarch taught the parrot that plan to leave the cage.

COMING SOON FROM THE BUDDHIST TEXT TRANSLATION SOCIETY:

LISTEN TO YOURSELF; THINK EVERYTHING OVER, 4 weeks of instructional talks given during a Kuan Yin Recitation Session and three weeks of Ch’an at Gold Mountain Monastery. The Venerable Master’s clear guidance on the methods of recitation and meditation, stories of cultivation, efficacious responses from the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, questions and answers.