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Beginner
Beginner Track · Lớp khởi đầu
Five to twenty minutes a day. Learn how to sit, how to breathe, and how to come home each time the mind wanders. No experience required — only the wish to begin.
止 觀 慈
Core Program
Meditation
Return to the breath — and to yourself.
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When the mind settles, the world opens
Meditation is not an escape but a return. Within stillness comes insight; within insight, compassion — three streams watering one root. Guided by Venerable Heng Chang and senior teachers.
止
Śamatha · Stillness
Resting the mind on the breath — cultivating inner steadiness.
觀
Vipassanā · Insight
Observing the rise and fall of phenomena — seeing the mind's nature.
慈
Mettā · Compassion
Opening the heart — sending well-wishing to all beings.
Three Tracks
Begin from where you are
Every mind ripens at its own pace — pick the level that meets you.
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Concentration
Concentration Track · Trụ tâm
30–60 minutes per session. Deepen into śamatha and vipassanā — moving through states of concentration and opening the inner door. For those who have grown comfortable sitting.
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Loving-Kindness
Loving-Kindness Track · Tâm từ
Cultivate loving-kindness toward self, loved ones, and all beings. The signature practice of the Avalokiteśvara tradition — serving from the heart.
息
Calm
Reduced stress
明
Clarity
Sharper focus
悲
Compassion
Open heart
Moments of stillness
One breath, a thousand worlds
Dharma Talks
Listen to the Master
Talks by Venerable Heng Chang on meditation — its principles and practice.
Begin Here10:24
Breath14:08
Loving-Kindness18:52Voices from the Sangha
What practitioners share
Notes from those who have sat with this practice for many seasons.
I came to escape anxiety. After three months — I still worry, but it's much lighter. I've learned to sit with myself.
After seven years of sitting, I no longer search for peace — I carry it. Meditation didn't give me answers; it gave me a way of asking.
The Loving-Kindness class shifted our whole family. I don't shout at my child anymore — I see them. And they feel it.
I didn't think I could sit still for five minutes. Now thirty feels short — the mind opens like sky.
The Taipei sitting circle helped me understand the sutras — not through text, but through this sitting body.
As a nurse, I come home exhausted. Ten minutes of meditation — like a glass of water for a dry mind.
Articles · Đọc thêm
Read more about meditation
Featured · Philosophy
Stillness, Insight, Compassion — three streams, one root
Why does Venerable Heng Chang teach the three meditations together rather than apart? This essay explores how stillness nourishes insight, insight opens compassion, and compassion returns us to the world with a wider heart.
Science
The meditator's brain — what science has measured
fMRI, EEG, telomere length — three windows showing meditation reshapes the brain.
Practice
Five minutes each morning — where to begin
A concrete starter guide — how to sit, how to breathe, how to return.
Story
Four Lotus retreat — seven days of silence
Story from a silent retreat with 200+ practitioners — and one simple question: who is breathing?
Find a class near you
Each branch — its own flavour
Meditation is taught at many branches in many languages. Pick one to find their schedule and contact.
Free · Community serviceAll ages5+ languages
CSS California · Anaheim HQ
Anaheim
Meditation
VIEN
Trụ sở chính · Nơi tất cả bắt đầu — 2000
Branch detailsCSS San Jose
San Jose
Meditation
VIEN
Branch details CSS East
Washington D.C. · Virginia · Maryland
Meditation
VIEN
Pháp trên bờ Đông · Founded 2007
Branch detailsCSS Montreal
Montréal
Meditation
FRENVI
Bilingue · Phục vụ bệnh nhân ung thư từ 2005
Branch detailsCSS Taiwan · 台灣
Taipei
Sūtra
ZH
慈悲服務的故鄉
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