Reddit reviews The Letters of Chan Master Dahui Pujue
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Hmm yes, the comparison you made is between a collection of discourses from Master Huangbo and a collection of Koans and stories. I can recommend really any more discourse oriented Chan teachings ranging from Master Foyan's "Instant Zen" to the recorded sayings of Master Linji. The Recorded sayings of Master Linji also include some interactions and stories, but also some clear discourses from the Master... the same with the Recorded sayings of Master Zhaozhou, which is mostly interactions and some discourses. Another one that you might find interesting is "Ch’an Master Hui Hai- Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening" or The Letters of Chan Master Dahui Pujue.... but really, reading those discourses and not doing the practice won't be very helpful... hence the 'clear discourses' are rather rare since you should penetrate it yourself directly and not have it chewed out by those old grandmothers
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>Zen Masters never produced a meditation manual.
Nine themes suffuse discussions of huatou practice in Letters of Dahui. The following is a brief encapsulation:
Theme 1: You have to do it on your own.
Theme 2: You must generate a singular sensation of uncertainty.
Theme 3: You must assume a stance of “composure.”
Theme 4: You must be neither “tense” nor “slack.”
Theme 5: Saving on the expenditure of [gongfu] energy is gaining [awakening]energy
Theme 6: You will eventually notice that the huatou has become “tasteless.”
Theme 7: You must keep pressing hard with the huatou no matter what.
Theme 8: You must “break through” or “pass through” the huatou.
Theme 9: You must smash to smithereens the mind of samsara.
Every theme described in details in particular letters in The Letters of Chan Master Dahui Pujue
Zen masters are not something made up to support your opinions.