How Long to Read Shattering the Great Doubt

How Long Does it Take to Read Shattering the Great Doubt?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Shattering the Great Doubt by Chan Master Sheng Yen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Huatou is a skillful method for breaking through the prison of mental habits into the spacious mind of enlightenment. The huatou is a confounding question much like a Zen koan. Typical ones are "What is wu [nothingness]?" or "What was my original face before birth-and-death?" But a huatou is unlike a koan in that the aim is not to come up with an answer. The practice is simple: ask yourself your huatou relentlessly, in meditation as well as in every other activity. Don't give up on it; don't try to think your way to an answer. Resolve to live with the sensation of doubt that arises, and it will pervade your entire existence with a sense of profound wonder, ultimately leading to the shattering of the sense of an independent self. Master Sheng Yen brings the traditional practice to life in this practical guide based on talks he gave during a series of huatou retreats. He teaches the method in detail, giving advice for dealing with the typical pitfalls and problems that arise, and answering retreat participants' questions as they experience the practice themselves. He then offers commentary on four classic huatou texts, grounding his instructions in the teaching of the great Chan masters.

How long is Shattering the Great Doubt?

Shattering the Great Doubt by Chan Master Sheng Yen is 210 pages long, and a total of 52,500 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Shattering the Great Doubt Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Shattering the Great Doubt aloud.

What Reading Level is Shattering the Great Doubt?

Shattering the Great Doubt is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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