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Contents:
What does it mean to be a Buddhist?
Sentient beings
The self
Causes and conditions
The five skandhas and consciousness
Karma
The five precepts
Precepts and karma
Is Chan a religion?
Practicing Buddhism and other religions
Buddha images
Merit and virtue in Buddhism
Bodhisattvas and Arhats
Buddhism and death
The dharma ending age
The importance of having a teacher
Practicing alone, with a group, and with a Master
Approaches to daily meditation
Practice in daily life
Is the view of practice more important than practice?
Can intelligence be a hindrance to practice?
Chinese Chan and Japanese Zen
Chan and the absurd
Chan sickness
Chan and psychotheraphy
Why read Sutras?
Chan and the national culture
Living with entertainment
Poetry and Wangwei
Balancing responsibilities and practice
Raising Buddhist children in a non-Buddhist society
Chan practice and the elderly
Buddhism and material success
Is enlightenment lasting?