The Conversations of Nan Huai-chin and Peter Senge

This book is a translation of “Nan Huai-chin and Peter Senge,” first published in the Chinese language in 2006.Collected in this book are three series of talks on meditation practice given by Master Nan for his visitor, Peter Senge. The talks covered three visits by Peter Senge, each in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. The talks were centered on mindfulness breathing, or Ānāpānasati, a common means employed by almost all the major traditions of meditation, regardless of religion or faith.
Also included in this book are transcriptions of certain casual talks that took place during Peter Senge’s visits with Master Nan; these are the “satsangs” of random topics not necessarily related to meditation practice. It is hoped that this book will allow the Western readers a rare glimpse into the teachings of an extraordinary Chinese master, one with profound experiential knowledge in the lineages of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism as well as the Esoteric School of Buddhism,or Vajrayana.