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Liber VIII · Eastern Mysticism
Chapter XIII · Zen & Chan

Liber VIII · Eastern Mysticism

Liber VIIIEastern Mysticism

Introduction1
i.Chakras & Subtle Body11
ii.Hatha Yoga2
iii.Hinduism & Vedanta2
iv.Kundalini2
v.Meditation2
vi.Qigong & Internal Arts2
vii.Sufism2
viii.Tantra2
ix.Taoist Mysticism2
x.The Third Eye7
xi.Tibetan Buddhism2
xii.Yoga Philosophy & Samadhi2
xiii.Zen & Chan1
1. Zen and Chan Buddhism

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Liber VIII · Eastern Mysticism

Chapter XIII

Zen & Chan

6 min readZen and Chan Buddhism: History, Koans and Seated MeditationZen and Chan Buddhism explained: Bodhidharma, Huineng and the Platform Sutra, the five houses, koans and silent illumination, Dogen, Hakuin and Zen in the West.

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