Free Chan Books
There are some books which are available free of charge, either downloadable from this or other websites, or available on request for the cost of p&p only.
- Faith in Mind
- In the Spirit of Chan
- Chan Comes West
- Setting in Motion the Dharma Wheel
- Meeting of Minds
- The Effects of Chan Meditation
Faith in Mind
Various file formats for the book by Master Sheng-yen "Faith in Mind", a commentary on the poem of the same name, are available from the links below. The whole of the text of the book as published is available here, or you could buy the published book. The text file is the text that was circulated originally, and the others are formatted for better printing by a reader of this site. Please respect the enclosed copyright notice.
- "Faith in Mind" - A4 pdf file - 379kb
- "Faith in Mind" - pkzip text file - 74kb
- "Faith in Mind" - pkzip postscript file formatted for US letter - 124kb
Zip archives can be unzipped with a utility such as pkzip/pkunzip or Winzip or similar for Windows, unzip for Unix/Linux, or Stuffit for Macintosh.
Postscript files can be printed on a Postscript printer, or can be viewed onscreen or printed on any printer using Ghostscript.
In the Spirit of Chan
Free download as pdf file. Please respect the enclosed copyright notice.
- In the Spirit of Chan - pdf file - 114kb
- In the Spirit of Chan - pdb file for your PDA - 16kb
- In the Spirit of Chan - on the website of the US Chan Center
Chan Comes West
The WCF secretary is now out of stock of the first edition of this book. A new expanded edition is under preparation.
Setting in Motion the Dharma Wheel
Talks on the Four Noble Truths by Master Shengyen.
- "Setting in Motion the Dharma Wheel" - pdf file - 151kb
- "Setting in Motion the Dharma Wheel" - pdb file for your PDA - 42kb
- Setting in Motion the Dharma Wheel - on the website of the US Chan Center
Meeting of Minds
Dialogue between Chan Master Shengyen and the 14th Dalai Lama.
The Effects of Chan Meditation
© Western Chan Fellowship, UK, 2002, 2005. May not be quoted for commercial purposes. Anyone wishing to quote for non-commercial purposes may seek permission from the WCF Secretary.