The Fundamentals of Meditation Practice by Ting Chen Translated by Dharma Master Lok To Edited by Sam Landberg and Dr. Frank G. French Acknowledgement Contents Translator's Introduction The Foundation of Meditation Practice The Levels of Buddhist Discipline Preparing For Meditation Regulating The Mind Counting The Breath Varieties of Ch'an Glossary

Transfer-of-Merit Vow (Parinamana)For All Donors May all the merit and grace gained from adorning Buddha's Pure Land, from loving our parents, from serving our country and from respecting all sentient beings be transformed and transferred for the benefit and salvation of all suffering sentient beings on the three evil paths. Furthermore, may we who read and hear this Buddhadharma and, thereafter, generate our Bodhi Minds be reborn, at the end of our lives, in the Pure Land. Sutra Translation Committee of  the United States and Canada, 1999