This document provides information about Cham Shan Temple, which is associated with the Buddhist Association of Canada. It contains greetings in Chinese to Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. It then discusses concepts in Buddhism like insight meditation, mindfulness, and daily mindfulness practices. It encourages questions and comments and provides contact information. The document aims to educate about Buddhist teachings and practices.

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Cham Shan Temple
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Cham Shan Temple
ná mó fó tuó
南 無 佛 陀
Namo Buddha
ná mó dá mó
南 無 達 摩
Namo Dharma
ná mó sēng qié
南 無 僧 伽
Namo Sangha
Updated Mar 2010

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The Main Objective of Insight
Meditation
To purify the mind of all negative
tendencies - greed, anger and
delusion, through mind control.
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Three factors in Mindfulness
The 1st factor is clarity of the mind.
The 2nd factor is stability, calmness and
peace.
The 3rd factor is alertness of the mind.
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The Purpose of Meditation Practice
 To keep the mind in the present moment.
 To keep mindfulness clear, alert and calm.
 To see what is truly happening to
meditation object.
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Satipatthana Vipassana Meditationn
四念住
 Kayanupassana Satipatthana
(Mindfulness of Body)
 Vedananupassana Satipatthana
(Mindfulness of Feelings)
 Cittanupassana Satipatthana
(Mindfulness of Mind)
 Dhammanupassana Satipatthana
(Mindfulness of Phenomena)
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What is Mindfulness?
 Mindfulness is a mental state - “thoroughness,” “alertness” or
“awareness.”
 Mindfulness is knowing the true, not only just knowing the object.
 When one is mindful, there is no greed, anger or delusion.
 One is in full control of his mind and is in a position to handle well in
any situation .
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Experience the Truth
 Cannot speculate or have ideas about it;
 Can be realized only through bare attention.
 To be mindful without thinking at the present moment,.
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Result - Eliminate Suffering
 Get to see the relationships of true characteristics
with one another.
 Lead to direct experience of the three general
characteristics of existence—Dukkha, Anicca,
andAnatta (suffering, impermanence and non-self).
 Eliminate affliction and suffering at the end.
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MINDFULNESS Of BODY
 Observe the contact area during sitting.
 Recognize number of touch points.
 Do not time how long it takes for each observation.
 If sleepy, change object or touch point.
 Watch arising and falling without commenting.
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MINDFULNESS OF BODY
 Do not watch breathing at the tip of the nose.
 Do not visualize, count or control breathing.
 Do not just concentrate on object without mindfulness.
 Cannot be mindful without the three characteristics of “suffering,
change and non-self”.
 Let the true realities appear by themselves.
Vipassana basically means watching realities.
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DAILY ACTIVITIES
 Be mindful on eating, answering calls, watching TV,
wearing clothes, washing dishes, etc…
 Train your mind to be mindful, at all times and in all
aspects of life.
 With mindfulness on daily activities one can attain the
highest freedom.
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Questions and
Comments 討論
www.ChamShanTemple.org
www.shengguangshi.blogspot.com
ShengguangShi@hotmail.com
Shengguang Shi 釋聖光
Tom Cheung 張相棠
Kam Cheung 張仁勤
Dennis A. Yap 葉普智
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回向 yuàn xiāo zhàng zhū fán năo
s ā n
Parinamana (Transfer of Merit)
願消三障諸煩惱
We wish to rid ourselves of the three hindrances and all klesas.
yuàn dé zhì huì zhēn míng
l ĭ a o
願得智慧 真 明了
We wish to gain wisdom and real understanding.
pŭ yuàn zuì zhàng xī chú
x i ā o
普願罪障悉消除
We wish all sinful hindrances to be totally eradicated.
shì shì cháng xíng pú sà dào
世世常行菩薩道
In one life after another we always follow Bodhisattvas’ paths.
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