Authors / Master Sheng-Yen Selected Works by year 1982 • 1985 • 1988 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2003 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013 1982 Getting the Buddha Mind: On the Practice of Chan Retreat 1985 Faith in Mind 1988 Common Questions in the Practice of Buddhism 1994 Buddha Beads Buddhism and environmental protection Chan Practice in Daily Life Diversity and Karma Extramarital affairs How does Buddhism view the practice of fortune telling? Reincarnation The relationship between our thoughts and behaviors 1995 Must Ch’an practice always involve sitting meditation? 1996 The Meaning of Life 1998 In the Spirit of Ch’an: An Introduction to Ch’an Buddhism 1999 The ‘Releasing Burning Mouths’ Ritual 2003 The Intermediate State: Between Consciousness and Name-and-Form 2005 Chan Practice and Faith The Bodhisattva Precepts 2007 Orthodox Chinese Buddhism: A Contemporary Chan Master’s Answers to Common Questions Why take refuge in the three jewels? 2008 Footprints in the Snow: The Autobiography of a Chinese Buddhist Monk 2009 The Buddha Mind, Universe, and Awakening 2012 Taking of Life of Household Insect Pests The Meaning of Eating a Vegetarian Diet 2013 Is simple living a form of stinginess?