The teachings of Chan and Zen. Altar sutra of the sixth patriarch

The “altar sutra of the sixth patriarch "is a generalization of the ideas of Buddhism of Mahayana and the Buddhist disclosure of consciousness called Chan (Japan. Zen) and going beyond the teachings itself. This sutra is not at all some kind of book consisting of foggy dogmas and the theories unsuitable. It is necessary for every studying Mahayan and especially every adherent of the doctrine of consciousness. Any seriously practitioner Chan will find that this is a teaching, if you put it in practice, can allow him to see his mistakes and misses that seem invisible and which must be eradicated first, before you can count on genuine success in self -improvement. The capable student of Mahayana will be able to correctly interpret all the sutras, should he learn the "altar sutra"