作者簡介：

Chan Master Wujue Miaotian　悟覺妙天禪師

Chan Master Wujue Miaotian started his spiritual journey at age forty. After visiting and studying numerous religions, he became a disciple of the 84th Patriarch of the Order of Chan. After practicing the Profound Buddha Heart Dharma, he attained enlightenment and received transmission from Buddha. Due to his inner witness of the Buddha Heart, along with his inheritance of the Lingji Order, he became the 85th Patriarch of the Order of Chan (an orthodox lineage of Buddhist practice originally trasnmitted from Shakyamuni Buddha to MahaKasyapa.)
The venerable Chan Master witnesses that for the attainment of enlightenment within one lifetime, one must awaken first, must open one’s heart, must witness one’s self-nature, through the state of Right Ding by practicing the formless dharma - the authentic lineage teachings of Chan, transmitted directly from Buddha’s heart to the heart of the practitioner.
The Chan Master graduated from the National Defense University and went to the graduate school in the Political Science Department at the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Philosophy at the Toyo University in Japan in 1993. In 1999, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree by the Institute of International Education in New York.

悟覺妙天禪師於四十歲開始正式修行，在參訪了許多教派後，皈依於禪宗第八十四代宗師門下，修行佛心印心正法，並繼承禪宗臨濟法脈，為摩訶迦葉尊者以來禪宗第八十五代宗師（中土第五十八代、臨濟宗第四十八代）。

禪師認為，由開悟修行禪定，到佛的境界，必須先明心見性，要識自本心，見自本性，這惟有透過禪宗「佛心印心」佛法，秘密內證，才能證得。因為只有入甚深禪定，才能在短時間讓思維歸零，然後從人的境界離開我執、法執，進入靈性的真空本體，此時自性光明自然顯現。

禪師畢業於國防管理大學，曾在文化大學政治研究所研究，後於西元一九九三年獲得日本東洋醫學哲學研究院哲學博士學位，並於西元一九九九年榮獲美國紐約國際教育學院頒授榮譽哲學博士榮銜。

• 推薦序 Endorsement(第2頁)
• 出版序 Notes from the Publisher(第8頁)
• 悟覺妙天禪師 簡介Introduction of Chan Master Wujue Miaotian(第20頁)
• 禪宗法要 The Core of Chan(第32頁)
  • 禪宗宗旨 The Mission of Chan(第32頁)
  • 禪宗宗訓 The Precepts of Chan(第32頁)
  • 禪宗心法 The Essence of Chan(第33頁)
  • 禪宗信條 The Bearings of Chan(第33頁)
  • 禪宗十大法印 The Ten Dharma Seals of Chan(第34頁)
  • 禪宗十大戒律 The Ten Conducts of Chan(第35頁)
• 禪宗傳承 The Chan Lineage(第36頁)
Part1 第一篇 般若智慧 Prajna Wisdom(第39頁)
• Part1-1 為什麼要修行？ Why Practice Chan?(第40頁)
• Part1-2 修行為什麼一定要禪定？ Why Is Reaching Chan Ding a Must?(第52頁)
• Part1-3 禪宗印心佛法的傳承 The Lineage of Heart Chan(第66頁)
• Part1-4 印心佛法的四度空間 The Four Dimensions of Heart Chan(第76頁)
Part2 第二篇 基礎禪坐 Basics of Sitting Chan(第103頁)
• Part2-1 禪坐前的準備 Preparations for Sitting Chan(第104頁)
• Part2-2 禪坐的姿勢 Sitting Chan Postures(第134頁)
• Part2-3 禪坐入定要領 Keys to Entering Chan Ding(第154頁)
• Part2-4 禪坐注意事項 Watch List for Sitting Chan(第166頁)
• Part2-5 調氣 How to Breathe Correctly(第178頁)
• Part2-6 名色脈輪呼吸 Navel Chakra Breathing(第211頁)
• Part2-7 養氣與用氣 Qi Cultivation and Application(第234頁)
• Part2-8 禪坐的步驟 Proper Steps of Sitting Chan(第254頁)
Part3 第三篇 禪定心法 Tips for Entering Chan Ding(第265頁)
• Part3-1 如何超越酸痛麻 How to Overcome Physical Soreness, Pain, and Numbness(第266頁)
• Part3-2 如何排除妄念 How to Eliminate Wandering Thoughts(第276頁)
Part4 第四篇 禪修問答 Frequently Asked Questions(第315頁)
• 有關禪坐的問題 Questions about Sitting Chan(第316頁)
• 有關呼吸的問題 Questions about Breathing(第329頁)
• 有關專注脈輪的問題 Questions about Chakras(第333頁)
• 有關妄念的問題 Questions about Wandering Thoughts(第345頁)
Part5 第五篇 案例見證 Testimonials(第351頁)
• 案例見證1：名色脈輪呼吸，讓我大難不死！ Testimonial 1: Navel Chakra Breathing Saved My Life(第352頁)
• 案例見證2：可惱的氣胸，再見！ Testimonial 2: Goodbye Pneumothorax(第358頁)
• 案例見證3：解脫痛苦，法喜自在 Testimonial 3: From Pain and Suffering into Happiness(第366頁)
• 案例見證4：悅禪於心 Testimonial 4: The Joy of Practicing Chan(第374頁)
Part6 第六篇 附錄 Appendix(第387頁)
• 名詞釋義 Keys to Read beyond Our Written Words(第388頁)