Mystics And Zen Masters

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999-11-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781429944007

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Mystics and Zen Masters by Thomas Merton Pdf

Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirely at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts-early monasticism, Russian Orthodox spirituality, the Shakers, and Zen Buddhism-with characteristic Western directness. Merton not only studied these religions from the outside but grasped them by empathy and living participation from within. "All these studies," wrote Merton, "are united by one central concern: to understand various ways in which men of different traditions have conceived the meaning and method of the 'way' which leads to the highest levels of religious or of metaphysical awareness."

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:782241336

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Mystics and Zen Masters by Thomas Merton Pdf

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780811219723

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Zen and the Birds of Appetite by Thomas Merton Pdf

Merton, one of the rare Western thinkers able to feel at home in the philosophies of the East, made the wisdom of Asia available to Westerners. "Zen enriches no one," Thomas Merton provocatively writes in his opening statement to Zen and the Birds of Appetite--one of the last books to be published before his death in 1968. "There is no body to be found. The birds may come and circle for a while... but they soon go elsewhere. When they are gone, the 'nothing,' the 'no-body' that was there, suddenly appears. That is Zen. It was there all the time but the scavengers missed it, because it was not their kind of prey." This gets at the humor, paradox, and joy that one feels in Merton's discoveries of Zen during the last years of his life, a joy very much present in this collection of essays. Exploring the relationship between Christianity and Zen, especially through his dialogue with the great Zen teacher D.T. Suzuki, the book makes an excellent introduction to a comparative study of these two traditions, as well as giving the reader a strong taste of the mature Merton. Never does one feel him losing his own faith in these pages; rather one feels that faith getting deeply clarified and affirmed. Just as the body of "Zen" cannot be found by the scavengers, so too, Merton suggests, with the eternal truth of Christ.

Author : Robert Ullman,Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman
Publisher : Mango Media
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781609253158

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Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages by Robert Ullman,Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman Pdf

Commune with these thirty-four unique stories of the moment of enlightenment from ancient and modern masters, and find oneness and absolute freedom. From the Buddha’s experience under the Bodhi tree to Eckhart Tolle’s realization of the “power of now,” Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages brings together stories and writings on moments of spiritual enlightenment by ancient and modern masters. With selections from religious traditions including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Bahá’i, and Sufism, this collection provides a broad spectrum of spiritual awakenings throughout time. Read and be inspired by depictions of divine grace and self-realization from as close to the source as possible. With a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama Praise for Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages “Sanctity, spiritual wisdom, and mysticism are universal, found in all traditions. The Ullmans have produced an inter-spiritual book exploring the fruit of this universal human development. It is a work of beauty, inspiration, and instruction, at once practical and useful for everyone’s inner journey.”— Wayne Teasdale, author of The Mystic Heart “This noble book is a treasury of transcendent realizations, attain through a variety of spiritual paths. May all who read it find the inspiration to practice fully their chosen path until its very pinnacle is reached.”— H. E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, author of Lord of the Dance: Autobiography of a Tibetan Lama

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781933495514

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When the Trees Say Nothing by Thomas Merton Pdf

First published in 2003 and now available in paperback to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Thomas Merton's birth, When the Trees Say Nothing has sold more than 60,000 copies and continually inspires readers with its unique collection of Merton's luminous writings on nature, arranged for reflection and meditation. Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk, author, poet, social commentator, and perhaps the most influential and widely published spiritual writer of the twentieth century. In When the Trees Say Nothing, editor Kathleen Deignan sheds new light on Merton by focusing on a neglected theme of his writing: the natural world as a manifestation of the divine. Drawing from Merton's voluminous writing on nature, Deignan has thematically assembled a collection of lucid, poetic reflections. Chapters on the four elements, the seasons, the Earth and its creatures, and the sun, moon, and stars provide brief passages from his diverse works that reveal the presence of God in creation.

Author : Karen Maezen Miller
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834824898

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Momma Zen by Karen Maezen Miller Pdf

Combining humor, honesty, and plainspoken advice, Momma Zen distills the doubts and frustrations of parenting into vignettes of Zen wisdom. Drawing on her experience as a first-time mother, and on her years of Zen meditation and study, Miller explores how the daily challenges of parenthood can become the most profound spiritual journey of our lives. This compelling and wise memoir follows the timeline of early motherhood from pregnancy through toddlerhood. Momma Zen takes readers on a transformative journey, charting a mother’s growth beyond naive expectations and disorientation to finding fulfillment in ordinary tasks, developing greater self-awareness and acceptance—to the gradual discovery of "maternal bliss," a state of abiding happiness and ease that is available to us all. In her gentle and reassuring voice, Karen Miller convinces us that ancient and authentic spiritual lessons can be as familiar as a lullaby, as ordinary as pureed peas, and as frequent as a sleepless night. She offers encouragement for the hard days, consolation for the long haul, and the lightheartedness every new mom needs to face the crooked path of motherhood straight on.

Author : Marsha Sinetar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : 0809127733

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Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics by Marsha Sinetar Pdf

An organizational psychologist looks at the stories of ordinary people who choose a solitary lifestyle to find wholeness and self actualization.

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0809133148

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Thomas Merton, Spiritual Master by Thomas Merton Pdf

Includes excerpts from "Seven storey mountain", "Conjectures of a guilty bystander" and many other works including a chronology of Merton's life.

Author : William Johnston
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0823218015

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Christian Zen by William Johnston Pdf

When Christian Zen was first published in the early 1970's, it was reviewed enthusiastically in many parts of the world. A subsequent edition added new material from the author's experience. This latest edition, from Fordham University Press, includes a new Preface by the author and a letter to the author from the Christian mystic Thomas Merton, written shortly before Merton's untimely death. William Johnston presents a study of Zen meditation in the light of Christian mysticism.

Author : Neil Douglas-Klotz
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781612834436

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Wild Wisdom by Neil Douglas-Klotz Pdf

Inspiration from wilderness mystics from around the world, including Henry David Thoreau, Bai Juyi, Rainer Maria Rilke, Lalla, Rachel Carson, and more. Sages and mystics throughout the centuries have sought inspiration in the wildness of nature. This little book gathers the sayings and stories of the women and men who have sunk their roots deep into inner retreat and brought forth wisdom for all times and peoples. Here we find the stories and voices of desert fathers and mothers, forest hermits, mountain mystics, wandering philosophers, and wise eccentrics who maintained their solitude while living in society and challenged the status quo with humor. From East and West and everything in between. From Christian hermits, wandering Kabbalists, itinerant Sufis, Zen practitioners, Yogis, court jesters, transcendentalists, and freethinkers, Wild Wisdom gathers a timeless harvest for spiritual renewal. By turns witty, startling, beautiful, and sublime, Wild Wisdom makes a fine companion for personal retreat, daily contemplation, or simply taking time out during a busy day.

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Shambhala Pocket Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Mysticism
ISBN : 157062030X

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Ways of the Christian Mystics by Thomas Merton Pdf

In a miniature collection of classic essays taken from the bestselling Mystics and Zen Masters, Thomas Merton examines the diverse ways Christians of vastly different times and places have regarded the meaning and method of the Way that leads to the highest levels of religious and metaphysical awareness.

Author : Bonnie Bowman Thurston
Publisher : Fons Vitae Thomas Merton
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1887752846

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Merton & Buddhism by Bonnie Bowman Thurston Pdf

Divided into three sections, this insightful volume of essays by numerous scholars focuses on Thomas Merton's interest in and transformation through Buddhism. In addition to analysis of how Merton's studies of Buddhism affected his work in the arts, the study also offers information about his Asian journey as well as a complete bibliography of secondary materials. Contributors include Judith Simmer-Brown, Roger J. Corless, Rubin L.F. Habito, John P. Keenan, Roger Lipsey, Paul M. Pearson, and James Wiseman, OSB.

Author : Hugo M. Enomiya-Lassalle
Publisher : Aquarian Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 1855383136

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The Practice of Zen Meditation by Hugo M. Enomiya-Lassalle Pdf

A world-renowned Zen master presents a seven-day introduction to the techniques and disciplines of Zen meditation for both Christians and non-Christians. Features wise sayings from both Zen masters and Christian mystics. Photographs. Line drawings.

Author : Tom Chetwynd
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780861711871

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Zen and the Kingdom of Heaven by Tom Chetwynd Pdf

Using the teachings of Christ and the writings and stories of Christian spiritual masters, Chetwynd delves into the history of the tradition of meditation within Christianity. "Zen & the Kingdom of Heaven" offers provocative insights into the role of meditation in the East and the West.

Author : Osho
Publisher : Fivestar
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing by Osho Pdf

WE WILL BE ENTERING the beautiful world of a Zen Master’s no-mind. Sosan is the third Zen Patriarch. Nothing much is known about him – this is as it should be, because history records only violence. History does not record silence – it cannot record it. All records are of disturbance. Whenever someone becomes really silent, he disappears from all records, he is no more a part of our madness. So it is as it should be.