Impartation by Zen Grandmaster Wu Chueh Miao-Tien
Chinese content prepared by: Hsieh Ming-Yuan, Hsieh Ai-Chu
On December 6, 2025, Grandmaster Wu Chueh Miao-Tien, the 85th-Generation Grandmaster of the Zen School, gave a discourse at the Nangang Grand Zen Hall of the Shakyamuni Buddhist Foundation in Taipei. Speaking to disciples in Taiwan and around the world via video link, the Grandmaster explained how to practice the “Unity of Hún (spirit of body) and Pò (spirit of mind)” to achieve longevity, and how to connect with high-level life energy and high-level life wisdom energy during Zen meditation to enable one’s inner Celestial Being to attain Buddhahood or Bodhisattvahood.
Early that morning, disciples from across Taiwan arrived at the venue, quietly meditating in anticipation of this sublime Dharma assembly. The atmosphere was filled with auspicious light.
At exactly 10 a.m., Grandmaster Wu Chueh Miao-Tien led all disciples, both domestic and overseas, in respectfully reciting the Sutra Opening Gatha: “Commit to perfect enlightenment; uphold all Bodhi acts; instantly transcend the Three Realms; manifest the Buddha body now.” The Grandmaster noted that he has been preaching for over 43 years. Despite the passage of time, both He and His disciples remain healthy and have not aged in appearance. “This is because we practice the true Buddha Dharma and Zen Dharma—specifically Heart-Imprint Buddhist Dharma and Heart-Imprint Zen Dharma—which are based on true cultivation and actual realization,” the Grandmaster said. “Even if your practice is not yet thorough, as long as you follow the methods I have transmitted, results will manifest.”
Enlightening the Heart: Recognizing Your Physical and Mental State
The Heart-Imprint Buddhist Dharma passed down by Grandmaster Wu Chueh Miao-Tien is the authentic lineage of the World-Honored One (Buddha), a path that allows one to achieve Buddhahood in a single lifetime. Scriptures state that practice requires Enlightening the Heart and Witnessing the True Nature. But how does one enlighten the heart and witness one’s true nature? The Grandmaster stated that this is a vital subject in spiritual practice.
The Heart-Imprint Zen Dharma transmitted by Grandmaster Miao-Tien involves the Ten Chakras. The Grandmaster explained that through focused concentration in Zen meditation, one can activate the energy field of these chakras and awaken their life force. This ensures physical health while purifying the Dharma Realm—the invisible space of the Dharma Realm associated with each chakra.
Using the Root chakra (located at the perineum) as an example, the Grandmaster noted that many struggle to find it in vain. “If you stand at the top of a skyscraper and look down, you might feel a tingling or nervousness in a specific spot—that is the Root chakra signaling danger and the need for caution.”
How does one focus on a chakra? The Grandmaster emphasized focusing on the center point of the chakra. However, most people cannot locate the chakra precisely. They accordingly focus on the general area around the chakra. “You should focus on a single point, but if you focus on a large area, the effect will be much weaker.”
The Grandmaster also observed that many use incorrect methods of concentration. For instance, because the Root chakra is in the lower abdomen, people often try to find it by looking downward toward it, which is incorrect.
This is similar to how many do not understand what it means to enlighten the heart. The Grandmaster explained that the “heart” in this context refers to the physical heart, the most vital part of human life representing our body. Therefore, enlightening the heart means understanding your own body and being able to examine where it is unhealthy.
The reason people fail at this (enlightening the heart) is that they cannot “touch” their internal parts. If you touch a part inside the body and feel discomfort, it indicates a problem; you should then focus there to develop its energy field and vitality.
Thus, to enlighten the heart, you must understand both your physical and mental states fully.
The Grandmaster suggested referring to anatomical charts to learn the locations of the five viscera and six bowels (internal organs) to better understand your own body.
Regarding mental states, one should maintain a joyful and liberated heart, but many cannot. Why? The Grandmaster explained that within the heart resides the invisible Yuan Shen (primordial spirit), our true self (true nature); the external self is merely the body.
You should frequently pay attention to your Yuan Shen, the original true heart, but not by “thinking” about it, but by “feeling” it, feeling where it is.
The same applies to concentration. It is not about “thinking” of the chakra but about “touching” it. For example, when focusing on the Heart chakra, you should be “attached” to it, moving directly inside to the heart rather than “looking” at it. Because no matter how much you “look,” there will always be a distance. Thus, the space created by simply “looking” will prevent the generation of an energy field. As a consequence, you misuse your efforts.
Hún as the Body, Pò as the Sensory Nerves
The Grandmaster further explained using the terms “Hún” (spirit of body) and “Pò” (spirit of mind). The “Hún” refers to the body, while “Pò” relates to the senses (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind).
From a modern scientific perspective, the Hún embodies life, just as the five senses (Pò) do. Usually, the “Pò” is active externally through the senses engaging with the outside world and thinking about various things. During sleep, “the Hún and Pò should unite,” but many people continue to think while in bed, indicating that the “Pò” has not returned to the “Hún.” If the “Pò” truly returns and “the Hún and Pò genuinely unite,” the physical sensation is entirely different.
The Grandmaster explained that most practitioners cannot find the “Hún” or the “Pò” and do not know how to achieve “unity of Hún and Pò.” The Grandmaster revealed that the vitality of the “Hún” is manifested as body temperature. The normal human body temperature is about 37°C; if it rises above 38°C, it signifies fever and illness. As death approaches, the body temperature continuously drops until warmth is gone, and the “Hún” loses its vitality. “Therefore, body temperature, representing human thermal energy, corresponds to the ‘Hún.'”
Our heart, the Heart King, is the most important part of a person’s life. As long as the heart beats, there is life; when the heart stops beating, death occurs.
While the medical community considers brain death also as the end of life, most people consider the heart and body temperature as the indicators of life. “The presence of body temperature indicates that the ‘Hún’ still resides within.”
The Grandmaster instructed disciples to close their eyes and try to sense their own body from within, but not by focusing from the outside. “This body is yours; turn into it, you will definitely have a response.”
The Grandmaster reveals that from the perspective of modern science, we can observe the distinct existence of two spiritual entities: Hún and Pò
For example, locate the heart, focus on it, feel its warmth, and then spread this heat throughout the body. Notice if the body becomes warm. You can also spread the heat to other chakras, the brain, and the internal organs (the five viscera and six bowels). If you can sense this heat, you will perceive the presence of the “Hún.”
“Your body and flesh manifest the ‘Hún.’ It has warmth that you can feel. This is true practice and actual verification, the authentic method of actual verification.”
The “Pò” refers to the sensory nervous system, such as the eyes. Because of the optic nerve, what we see is transmitted to the brain and consciousness, allowing us to know what we have seen. “This nerve signifies your ‘Pò.'”
Some people suffer from strokes or brain degeneration and cannot recognize others because their neural pathways are damaged and unable to transmit signals. In other words, the “Pò” is impaired, because the “Pò” refers to the sensory nervous system.
Grandmaster Wu Chueh Miao-Tien taught that most Buddhist practitioners do not know what the Hún and Pò are, and cannot grasp the key to cultivation. Consequently, they cannot achieve true cultivation and realization. However, the Heart-Imprint Zen Dharma transmitted by the Grandmaster can develop the body’s vitality, making the body healthier and even leading to immortality.
How is this achieved? First, you must maintain a constant body temperature between 36°C and 37°C, and a heart rate of 70 to 80 beats per minute. This indicates a healthy Hún and Pò, as the “Hún” is a physiological reality and the “Pò” refers to the nervous system.
How can one achieve the unity of Hún and Pò? Grandmaster Wu Chueh Miao-Tien said that during the day, the “Hún” is active in the external world. At night, during sleep, the “Hún” rests with the body, and the “Pò” returns to the heart or to the body. “After the body settles down, you will feel the ‘spiritual body’ and ‘physical body’ merge into one; this is the ‘unity of Hún and Pò.'”
“When the ‘Hún and Pò merge,’ the mind stops wandering, allowing you to sleep soundly. You will be free from insomnia. If you continue to think about other things, the Hún and Pò are not united, and you will not be able to sleep.”
The Grandmaster once passed down a mantra: “When the spiritual heart returns to its place, one can sleep peacefully,” or “When the King of the Heart returns to its place, one can sleep peacefully.” The King of the Heart is the spiritual heart, the primordial spirit (Yuan Shen). When it returns to its place and wandering thoughts cease, peaceful sleep follows.
The Grandmaster said that the spiritual heart can return to the Heart chakra or the Wisdom chakra. The Wisdom chakra is located at the pineal gland, which produces melatonin, making people feel drowsy and fall asleep.
“Note that ‘returning to its place’ is not the same as intense concentration, which might keep you awake. You must relax, allowing the Hún and Pò to unite, and you will naturally fall into a peaceful sleep.”
The Grandmaster then jokingly added that he occasionally suffers from insomnia himself: “But my insomnia is because of you. I keep thinking, after teaching you for decades, why do you still have bottlenecks you can’t break through? Is your method of concentration wrong?”
Heart-Imprint Buddhist Zen: Synchronized Cultivation of Body and Heart
The Grandmaster also redefined Buddhism. The traditional Buddhism definition is: “Do no evil, practice all good, purify that mind; this is Buddhism.” The Grandmaster believes that “that mind” indicates that consciousness which distances from oneself. Therefore, He changed it to purify one’s “own mind”, meaning to purify one’s own consciousness. However, purification alone is not enough; one must also ” Perfectly Attain Bodhi”, that is, perfectly attain Buddhahood, Bodhisattvahood. This is the true definition of Buddhism.
The Grandmaster states that only after attaining enlightenment can one read the sutras and understand where they are incomplete, unclear, or what implications are hidden within the text. Most people interpret sutras based on the form of words because they have not witnessed that state of enlightenment; consequently, many interpretations are incorrect.
“When I read the sutras back then, golden characters would leap out, and sudden images would appear,” He encourages disciples to prioritize witnessing through Buddhist Zen practice. Once enlightenment is achieved, the sutras will become clear at a single glance.
The Grandmaster clarified that Buddhist sutras are Buddhology (the study of Buddhism), not the Dharma itself. Yet, most people treat sutras as the Dharma, chanting and reading them incessantly. “For instance, the term ‘Practicing the Sutra’ (Xing Jing) means the Buddha wants us to implement and realize the teachings within our own body and heart. For example, purity means maintaining a pure heart, not merely reciting or chanting. Chanting ‘Amitabha’ even while walking and thinking that this is practicing the sutra is a misconception.”
The Grandmaster explains that Heart-Imprint Buddhist Dharma is the true Dharma that enables one to cultivate and attain Buddhahood. Heart-Imprint Zen Dharma can lead to longevity and agelessness of the physical body. Thus, it is a synchronized cultivation of both the “body” and the “heart.”
The Grandmaster first instructed on how to cultivate the heart. He asks: “Who is it that becomes a Buddha? It is the Yuan Shen (Primordial spirit) within. The ‘Heart’ is our internal Yuan Shen—it is ourselves, that inner self, our true self. And the external self is merely our body and face.”
“This Yuan Shen can also be called the golden person, the inner golden person. It can be also described as a perfectly pure person, the conscience, or the person of conscience.”
“This formless reality of the self is the Yuan Shen—the self within the heart. It is a spiritual entity, an invisible state of spirit that may appear as a beam of light, or as a powerful Qi—potent energy. It does not possess a physical form like a human being.
The Grandmaster explained through His personal witnessing of receiving the Buddha’s bestowal of Buddha Heart Imprint: “When the Buddha’s Dharma Body entered me, I discovered a Light Body emerging from the deepest part of my heart—not from the surface, but from the very core—to merge with the Buddha’s Dharma Body for the bestowal of Buddha Heart Imprint.”
However, not everyone possesses such rare and special providence as the Grandmaster; nevertheless, the Yuan Shen at the core of every person’s heart is the same Light Body.
Next, the Grandmaster moves on to how to cultivate the body.
Grandmaster Wu Chueh Miao-Tien carries a Heavenly Mission to teach humanity how to achieve Buddhahood. He established the ” Buddhaland on Earth International, Everyone Becomes a Buddha” Great Family to transform the world into a Buddhaland. The Grandmaster states that “Buddhaland on Earth is a Heavenly Paradise on Earth, achieving true world peace. Therefore, everyone should come to practice ‘Heart-Imprint Buddhist Zen,’ the Dharma gate of achievement.”
Zen Grandmaster Wu Chueh Miao-Tien transmits the Buddhist Dharma to his disciples, and all receive it with profound joy and faith
However, most people may feel that as long as they live happily and earn enough money to satisfy their desires and needs, it is sufficient. They do not think deeply about the fact that they will gradually age, their health will decline, and will step-by-step approach the end of their lives. The Grandmaster says, “Everyone should quickly come to practice Heart-Imprint Buddhist Zen; by practicing until you become like Shifu (the Grandmaster), you can take command of your own life.”
In November 2025, during the birthday celebration of the Medicine Buddha (Bhaiṣajyaguru), Grandmaster Wu Chueh Miao-Tien gave a discourse stating that humans can live to be 100, 120, or even 130 years old. “Why do I say that life can be controlled? Because there are two reasons why people die: first is illness, and second is the gradual depletion of one’s life energy, leading to a slow, natural death. But when we practice Heart-Imprint Buddhist Zen, we aim not only to achieve Buddhahood but also to achieve longevity and agelessness. To do that, we must constantly perceive where the body is unwell and adjust it ourselves.”
How should one make these adjustments? It is by perceiving where the ” Hún ” (spirit of body) is unwell, or where life force has diminished due to aging or degeneration, and then using the ” Pò ” (spirit of mind), the spiritual entity, and the nervous system to adjust it.
“We can use the energy cultivated through our practice—this spiritual energy, the life energy of the ‘Pò’—to bless and empower the ‘Hún.’ This allows the body to recover, and naturally, life is extended. When the body is filled with this life energy, the entire body becomes radiant, and the skin remains soft and supple.”
Using the Yuan Shen to Receive High-Life Energy of the Universe
There are so many benefits to practicing Heart-Imprint Buddhist Zen, yet sadly, many people are unaware of them; when they fall ill, they would rather rely solely on medication. Although Grandmaster Wu Chueh Miao-Tien is 93 years old, He exudes immense confidence in His own body: “You must perceive your body at all times. When you discover any discomfort, use the energy of the ‘Pò’, the nervous system, and the spiritual entity to empower the ‘Hún’—to bless that specific area. When the ‘Hún and Pò’ merge as one, an energy field is generated, and vital force is generated.”
Every organ within our body is capable of generating an energy field. Taking Himself as an example, the Grandmaster shared that one day, while lying in bed, He thought: “I will turn my heart into a thermal power plant to generate electricity.” As a result, heat energy was indeed emitted from His heart and automatically furnished throughout His entire body.
“You don’t need to consciously guide it or focus on it. The heat energy runs on its own. You just need to feel its temperature, feel how it runs, and even where you think of it, it will go. You need to be able to do that.”
The Grandmaster further explained: “Concentration” is only the preliminary stage of practice. Now that you have reached this stage in your cultivation, it is time to upgrade. “You must be able to let the energy move within you on its own, or have it follow your command to go wherever it is needed. To have total mastery over your own body—this is the level you must achieve.”
Many people rely on exercise or walking to loosen their joints and strengthen their leg muscles; however, these are external methods of health preservation. The Grandmaster emphasizes the circulation of “Qi” and the flow of “energy” within the body.
Turning to brain preservation—modern life and work are extremely mentally taxing, often leading to severe burnout. How can we preserve our brain health? The Grandmaster offers two methods. First, starting from the Root Chakra (Wu-Shi Chakra), guide the energy through the spinal nerves, along the Du meridian (Du Mai) to the brain, to revitalize the cerebrum and cerebellum. “This must be performed using the spiritual entity. “
Second, use the Zen Chakra (Chan-Xin Chakra) in your brain. “The Zen Chakra is a very important one among the ten chakras, and you should use it often.”
The Grandmaster emphasizes that for the body to be healthy, the smooth circulation of Qi and blood is essential. Qi is energy. The food we consume produces energy—this is life energy, which not only sustains life but also facilitates blood production.
In addition to “Qi and Blood, ” there is also “Shen (Spirit)”. When we perform tasks, we are using this “Shen.” Because Shen is pure and filled with wisdom, we use it to conduct our work and carry out our planning.
Furthermore, the Grandmaster also emphasized the importance of using one’s Heart (Spiritual Heart). “Now you are listening to me with your ears. Normally, signals travel from the auditory nerve to the brain nerve, and then to the heart nerve. However, I want you to go directly from the auditory nerve to the heart, to perceive and discern directly, bypassing the brain. The same applies to the optic nerves, the nerves of the skin, and so on; they should all lead directly to the heart, without passing through the brain.”
The Master stated that one must use the “Heart” frequently in this manner. Over time, the “Heart” will become remarkably vibrant and agile. Consequently, whether you are performing any task or engaging in contemplation, you will be able to do so directly from the “Heart”.
For the “Heart” is the inner True nature—the one within. It may be a Golden Being or a Celestial Being, but it is not a mortal being of this world. We must let these Celestial Beings be ourselves. The Celestial Being is pure and possesses profound wisdom; by using it to discern and judge matters, we gain greater clarity and are less likely to make errors.
The Grandmaster further emphasized that the Zen Chakra is of vital importance and should be used frequently. Beyond preserving brain health as mentioned earlier, it can also attune to the high-dimensional Dharma Realms, receiving high-level vital energy and supreme wisdom energy.
What is wisdom? The Grandmaster revealed that wisdom is a form of high-level life energy. Just like life itself, wisdom is a manifestation of energy.
For instance, during Zen meditation, you must first attain purity through the ”Heart”, through your ”Yuan-Shen”, for the Yuan-Shen is inherently pure. Once purity is attained, you will then reach Prajna Wisdom. Purity must come first, followed by Wisdom.
The Grandmaster taught that because the Zen Chakra can receive higher-level life energy and life wisdom energy, one should, during Zen meditation, embrace the Yuan-Shen. By embracing this inner self to connect with the Zen Chakra, you can receive that high-dimensional life energy and life wisdom energy. As you practice this over time, you will know whether you have successfully transmitted this energy into your heart to nourish the Celestial Being within. By allowing our Celestial Being to grow, one day, it will evolve into a Bodhisattva, a Buddha.
In this sublime Dharma transmission, Grandmaster Wu Chueh Miao-Tien guided his disciples step-by-step on how to touch the various chakras within the body and how to attune to the high-level life energy and life wisdom energy of the universe. By nourishing the Celestial Being within, one allows it to grow and eventually attain the state of Bodhisattva, Buddha. Disciples from home and overseas received these teachings with profound joy and faith. As noon approached, the Grandmaster led the assembly in the reverent recitation of the ”Ten Great Dharma Seals of the Zen School” and the singing of the ”Song of True nature.” Every disciple departed the grand assembly filled with vibrant energy and boundless joy.
English Translation: Chueh Miao Dao-Lian, Chueh Miao Gong-Ming
