From Africa To Zen

Author : Robert C. Solomon,Kathleen Marie Higgins
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0742513505

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From Africa to Zen by Robert C. Solomon,Kathleen Marie Higgins Pdf

In the second edition of this groundbreaking text in non-Western philosophy, fifteen experts introduce some of the great philosophical traditions in the world. The dozen essays collected here unveil exciting, sophisticated philosophical traditions that are too often neglected in the western world. The contributors include the leading scholars in their fields, but they write for students coming to these concepts for the first time. Building on revisions and updates to the original essays on China, India, Japan, and the Americas, this new edition also considers three philosophical traditions for the first time--Jewish, Buddhist, and South Pacific (M ori) philosophy.

Author : Antony Osler
Publisher : Jacana Media
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781431406173

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Zen Dust by Antony Osler Pdf

A trip down the lesser-known back roads of the Karoo, from Kimberley to Colesburg, this account finds divinity in the dust and Buddha in every pothole in South Africa. With gentle wisdom and deep compassion, the author connects with the people he meets along the way and shares their stories, past and present, as well as his own personal history and insights. The road is sprinkled with his special brand of poetry and interwoven with a fresh telling of the tale of Gotama, the man who would become Buddha.

Author : Eleanor Hooks,Eleanor Hooks Ph D
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-07
Category : Meditations
ISBN : 147931384X

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African Zen by Eleanor Hooks,Eleanor Hooks Ph D Pdf

African Zen is an exposition of the link between spiritual experience and the wisdom of African proverbs. The proverbs are a springboard for the 108 meditations that describe the author's belief in our relationship with Universal Spirit, and the joy in realizing the power of the present moment.

Author : Angel Kyodo Williams
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101199459

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Being Black by Angel Kyodo Williams Pdf

"Honest, courageous... Williams has committed an act of love."—Alice Walker "A classic."—Jack Kornfield There truly is an art to being here in this world, and like any art, it can be mastered. In this elegant, practical book, Angel Kyodo Williams combines the universal wisdom of Buddhism with an inspirational call for self-acceptance and community empowerment. Written by a woman who grew up facing the challenges that confront African-Americans every day, Being Black teaches us how a "warrior spirit" of truth and responsibility can be developed into the foundation for real happiness and personal transformation. With her eloquent, hip, and honest perspective, Williams—a Zen priest, social activist, and entrepreneur—shares personal stories, time-tested teachings, and simple guidelines that invite readers of all faiths to step into the freedom of a life lived with fearlessness and grace.

Author : Antony Osler
Publisher : Jacana Media
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Karoo (South Africa)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114486413

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Stoep Zen by Antony Osler Pdf

Ruminating on what it means to achieve Zen in a continent that has experienced fear, injustice, and inspirational political revolution, this meditation is a refreshingly enlightening account of practicing Buddhism in a volatile and ever-changing South Africa. Reminiscent of Lau Tsu combined with Oom Schalk Lourens, this luminescent and contemplative guide to inner sanctum draws on the experience and knowledge of an advocate of human rights and a former Zen monk. Lightly musing on the abstract concepts of humility, acceptance, reconciliation, and love and layered with swirling emotion and poetic insight on the nature of mankind--especially in the face of seemingly impossible adversity--this deeply spiritual and often humorous journey is as full of heart as it is of wisdom and serves as a necessary yet gentle reminder of what it is to be human.

Author : Jeff Bridges,Bernie Glassman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781101600757

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The Dude and the Zen Master by Jeff Bridges,Bernie Glassman Pdf

The perfect gift for fans of The Big Lebowski, Jeff Bridges's "The Dude", and anyone who could use more Zen in their lives. Zen Master Bernie Glassman compares Jeff Bridges’s iconic role in The Big Lebowski to a Lamed-Vavnik: one of the men in Jewish mysticism who are “simple and unassuming,” and “so good that on account of them God lets the world go on.” Jeff puts it another way. “The wonderful thing about the Dude is that he’d always rather hug it out than slug it out.” For more than a decade, Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges and his Buddhist teacher, renowned Roshi Bernie Glassman, have been close friends. Inspiring and often hilarious, The Dude and the Zen Master captures their freewheeling dialogue and remarkable humanism in a book that reminds us of the importance of doing good in a difficult world.

Author : Kōshō Uchiyama
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X006071965

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Approach to Zen by Kōshō Uchiyama Pdf

Author : Eric Chaline
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1570716161

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Zen and the Art of Travel by Eric Chaline Pdf

Zen is a spiritual journey that can transform and enrich our lives. Many of the great Zen masters were themselves world travelers, starting with Bodhidharma, who brought Zen from India to China in the sixth century. Divided into eight meditations, writer Eric Chaline examines how a deeper understanding of the Zen way of life can enrich every journey one takes, from a simple country ramble to an epic journey across the world.

Author : Albert Low
Publisher : Boston : Tuttle Pub.
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028528292

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Zen and the Sutras by Albert Low Pdf

The director of the Montreal Zen Center offers an important book for those who wish to delve deeper into meditation practice and their quest for self-realization.

Author : Osho
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : 0681153172

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Zen by Osho Pdf

Zen is not a religion, dogma or creed. It is not even a quest or inquiry. It is non-philosophical. The fundamental of Zen approach is that all is as it should be, this very moment everything is perfect. Osho, one of the best known and most provocative mystics of the 20th century shares his wisdom and skill guiding the reader to an understanding of complex philosophical concepts using humor and storytelling. The journey cannot be taught, only experienced.

Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780062954831

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Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real communication with the Earth… We have to wake up together. And if we wake up together, then we have a chance. Our way of living our life and planning our future has led us into this situation. And now we need to look deeply to find a way out, not only as individuals, but as a collective, a species.” -- Thich Nhat Hanh We face a potent intersection of crises: ecological destruction, rising inequality, racial injustice, and the lasting impacts of a devastating pandemic. The situation is beyond urgent. To face these challenges, we need to find ways to strengthen our clarity, compassion, and courage to act. Beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is blazingly clear: there’s one thing we all have the power to change, which can make all the difference, and that is our mind. Our way of looking, seeing, and thinking determines every choice we make, the everyday actions we take or avoid, how we relate to those we love or oppose, and how we react in a crisis. Mindfulness and the radical insights of Zen meditation can give us the strength and clarity we need to help create a regenerative world in which all life is respected. Filled with Thich Nhat Hanh’s inspiring meditations, Zen stories and experiences from his own activism, as well as commentary from Sister True Dedication, one of his students Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet shows us a new way of seeing and living that can bring healing and harmony to ourselves, our relationships, and the Earth.

Author : Mark Richardson
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 5 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307373151

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Zen and Now by Mark Richardson Pdf

On the Trail of Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Zen and Now is the story of a story that will appeal to the 5 million readers of the original and serve as an initiation to a whole new generation. Since its original publication in 1968, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values has touched whole generations of readers with its serious attempt to define “quality” in a world that seems indifferent to the responsibilities that quality brings. Mark Richardson expands that journey with an investigation of his own – to find the enigmatic author of Zen and the Art, ask him a few questions, and place his classic book in context. The result manages to be a biography of Pirsig himself – in the discovery of an unknown life of madness, murder and eventual resolution – and a splendid meditation on creativity and problem-solving, sanity and insanity.

Author : Albert Low
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2000-05-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781462901623

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Zen Meditation Plain and Simple by Albert Low Pdf

Zen is essentially a practice and not a dogma; no amount of theory or discussion will ever take the place of a few minutes of practice. Among the many books about Zen, there are few that explain simply, to the interested beginner, how to do Zen—how to just sit down and begin to work toward fulfillment of the promises offered by Zen. Zen Meditation Plain and Simple answers this need with concise, easily understood instructions on how to incorporate Zen into your daily life. Albert Low makes no glib claims or promises. He admits that the way of Zen is not an easy one to follow. But, for those willing to stop talking about Zen, stop thinking about Zen, and start working to be and do in the manner of Zen, Zen Meditation Plain and Simple offers just the right tool to get the job done.

Author : Joseph Kaipayil
Publisher : Joseph Kaipayil
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Epistemology of Comparative Philosophy by Joseph Kaipayil Pdf

Author : Albert Low
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462911912

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What More Do You Want? by Albert Low Pdf

All readers, both novice and longtime practitioners, will encounter in this book new answers, and new questions, to the what, why and how of Zen practice. We've all had moments in our lives when we've thought, "Something is missing. There must be more to life than this." It is this sense that often brings people to the practice of Zen. By turning to Zen, they acknowledge that this "something" lies not in externals, but rather in seeking to transcend desire and attachment. The journey toward that transcendence begins with questioning, and questions will be part of the path until awakening is attained. In What More do You Want? a fascinating new book by renowned Zen master Albert Low, he addresses some of the questions students have posed about the practice of Zen: Why do we practice? Why should we seek to understand our reasons for practicing? How can we distinguish between true and false practice? What is awakening? In addition, Low shares with his readers four teishos—talks that comment on a text or koan in order to enhance meditation practice—on zazen or seated meditation, on pain and suffering, and on the very nature of practice itself. Finally, Low shares with readers an experience of satori, a glimpse into Buddha nature.