Chan: The Essence of all Buddhas!

Chan not only is related and strictly connected to the original teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, but it is also the most direct and profound principle of Buddhadharma. Essentially the heart of all Buddhas and also the heart of all sentient beings.

The Buddha just after His Complete Equal and Perfect Enlightenment said: “How wonderful, all sentient beings are endowed with the wisdom and compassion as all Buddhas, but because they are confused (have a self centered mind, a mind of attachments and discriminations) they cannot realize that!”

So it’s quite clear that all humans are inherently complete and perfect from time without beginning, and after awakening they will be able to use their inherent wisdom and compassion and realize that never had there been any real problem; they will be perfectly at ease forever, and be like a Buddha.

This Ultimate Wisdom (Chan) has been passed down generation to generation to us through the so-called “Mind to Mind Transmission.”