Master Sheng Yen began sharing Chan Buddhist teachings from the 1970s. By upholding the essentials in the Chan tradition that features the sudden or spontaneous approach, while integrating the strengths of various Buddhist schools, he proposed the idea of “protecting the spiritual environment,” which reflects the core value of Chan, to accommodate to the needs of today’s society, enabling everyone to practice Chan in daily life in an easy and natural way. The Chan practice taught at Dharma Drum Mountain not only helps people with their personal awakening, it also features methods of Buddhist cultivation of no-self, for the benefit of the self and others.