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Liberation in the Two Vehicles

Selected Lectures on Saṃyukta Āgama, Volume 1 Contemplating the Five Aggregates and Eliminating the View of Self (Part I) (Second Edition) Observing the Five Aggregates to Cut Through the View of Self (Part 2) Commentary on the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta (Second Edition) (Newly Revised) A Concise Exposition of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment An Explanation of the Twelve Nidānas in the Āgama Sutras Four Mindfulness Foundations Observational Practice Experience

Methods for Cultivating Samādhi

Cultivation of Concentration and Chan Meditation for Realization of the Way (Part 1) Cultivation and Zen Practice for Attaining Enlightenment (Part Two) Commentary on the Samādhi Meditation Sūtra

Prajñā Sūtras

Selected Lectures on the Sutra of the Meeting of Father and Son A Brief Explanation of the Mahayana Tathagatagarbha Sūtra Commentary on the Mahayana Vijnaptimatrata Sutra The Essence of the Heart Sutra Patriarch's Teachings: Direct Interpretation

Doctrines of the Consciousness-Only School

Mental Factors of the Mind base: A Practical Compass (Second Edition) (with over 30,000 additional words, reorganized) The Esoteric Significance of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra The Profound Meaning of the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sutra from the Consciousness-Only Perspective (Second Edition) A Brief Discourse on the Essence of Consciousness The Mind Faculty and Consciousness Theoretical Realization and Practical Realization The Right Understanding of Manas Guide to the Cultivation and Realization of the Manas: Part One A Guide to the Cultivation and Realization of the Mind: Part Two The World of Black Boxes Brief Discussion on Material Elements (Draft)

Comprehensive Overview

Miscellaneous Discussions on Buddhism (Part One) Miscellaneous Discourses on the Dharma (Part II) Compilation of Daily Discourses

Vinaya Precepts

Explanation of Precepts (Draft)

Commentaries on Buddhist Śāstras

Selected Lectures on the Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi-śāstra Selected Lectures on the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra Exposition on the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination in the Yogācārabhūmi The Twenty-Ninth Volume of the Yogācāra-bhūmi-śāstra (The Practice of the Four Right Efforts) Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Volume Thirty-Four: Characteristics of the Four Noble Truths Abhidharmakośa-śāstra, Volume XXIII: The Four Preparatory Practices Commentary on the Abhidharmakośa, Volume XXIII (Hearing Wisdom and Contemplative Wisdom)
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The Manifestations of True Enlightenment

Understanding the principles of Tathāgatagarbha is merely theoretical comprehension; it does not equate to the realization of Tathāgatagarbha, nor does it signify the awakening of the mind (明心开悟). Awakening entails the discovery and realization of precisely where and how Tathāgatagarbha functions. It involves observing its true existence and perceiving the insubstantiality of the dharmas (phenomena) through which it operates. Thereby, one genuinely comprehends the true reality of the world. Within the mind, a genuine sense arises that the five aggregates (五阴, form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness) constituting body and mind are insubstantial and unreal. Simultaneously, one develops a delightful curiosity towards Tathāgatagarbha.

After genuine awakening, descriptions of Tathāgatagarbha possess their own distinctive characteristics, being highly specific and authentic. They are not hollow descriptions of theory.

——Master Sheng-Ru's Teachings

The Delineation Between Real Dharmas and Unreal Dharmas

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