Dharma Essentials for Cultivating Stopping and Contemplation and Sitting in Dhyana

By T'ien T'ai Master Chih-I (6th Century CE)

• Introduction
• Chapter One, Fulfilling the Requisite Conditions
• Chapter Two, Renunciation of Desire
• Chapter Three, Casting Off the Coverings
• Chapter Four, Making Adjustments
• Chapter Five, Practicing in Accord with Skillful Means
• Chapter Six, The Actual Cultivation
• Chapter Seven, The Manifestation of Roots of Goodness
• Chapter Eight, Recognizing the Work of Demons
• Chapter Nine, The Treatment of Disorders
• Chapter Ten, Realization of the Fruits of Cultivation