Quote of the day
All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us.
Sheng-yen
Born: December 4, 1930
Died: February 3, 2009 (aged 78)
Bio: Sheng Yen was a Chinese Buddhist monk, a religious scholar, and one of the mainstream teachers of Chan Buddhism. He was a 57th generational dharma heir of Linji Yixuan in the Linji school and a third-generation dharma heir of Hsu Yun.
Known for:
- The method of no-method (2008)
- Hoofprint of the ox (2001)
- Subtle wisdom (2005)
- Song of mind (2004)