"The Reverend Cheng Kuan (1947—)
　　An ordained Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher, translator, Buddhist Sutra Com-mentator, Tai-Chi Chuan teacher, Univ. Fellow at TCU Graduate School, B.A. in
English.

　　Formerly:
　　Lecturer and Executive Secretary, Buddhist Association of Dallas, Texas (1983-84)
　　Resident and Teacher, Lanka Buddhist Association, Dallas, Texas (1987-88)
　　Tai-Chi Chuan Teacher，Chuang Yen Monastery, Carmel, New York (1988-89)
　　Guest Lecturer to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston (1988)
　　Three Years’ Buddhist Retreat (March, 1984-May, 1987)

　　Currently:
　　Buddhist Canon Teacher, Chuang Yen Monastery (Carmel, N.Y.) and Temple of En-lightenment (Bronx, N.Y.)
　　Sutra Translator, Institute of Advanced Studies of World Religions
　　Master Teacher, Pu Hsien Buddhist Association, Boston
　　Master Teacher, Miami Buddhist Association

　　Publications:
　　The Strategic Principles of the U.S. Psychological Warfare. (A transl. Publ. Ministry of R.O.C., 1974)
　　Persuasion: How Opinions and Attitude are Influenced and Changed. (A transl.
　　Publ. Buffalo, Taipei, 1979)　
　　A Commentary on Lankavatara Sutra. (Mahayana Vihara, Taipei 1990)
　　The Writings of Kalu Rinpoche. (Being Publ. in installments by The Tse-Yuen Magazine, Taipei 1990)"

　　"Ch’an or Zen is the outcome of meditation.
　　There are two U5“right” or “highest” purposes of Ch’an. The first purpose is to achieve“Dhyana”. Dhyana is a combination of relaxation, concentration and calmness or tranquility. The second purpose is, using your very composed and tranquil mind, to observe clearly all the dharmas or phenomena externally and internally. As an outcome of Dhyana, you will be able to observe these phenomena very clearly because your“mental mirror”is very clear—for there are no more disturbances to veil it. Out of these observations will come Transcendental Wisdom.

　　Relaxation and Concentration are the two most fundamental techniques in medi-tation. Since our Mind is disturbed by anxiety, we need to quiet it by getting to the opposite of it, i.e, Relaxation. Also, because our mind is always wandering at large, we need to curb it by concentration, so that we do not waste or misuse our energy."