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Author : Dale S. Wright
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521789842
This book develops a contemporary interpretation of Zen Buddhism.
Author : Bret W. Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-10
Category : Zen Buddhism
ISBN : 9780197573686
Preface: Why Write or Read this Book? -- 1. What Really is Zen? Recovering the Beginner's Open Mind -- 2. Previewing the Path of Zen: Know Thyself, Forget Thyself, Open Thyself -- 3. Zen Meditation as a Practice of Clearing the Heart-Mind -- 4. How to Practice Zen Meditation: Attending to Place, Body, Breath, and Mind -- 5. The Buddha's First and Last Lesson: The Middle Way of Knowing What Suffices -- 6. The Buddha's Strong Medicine: Embracing Impermanence -- 7. The True Self is Egoless -- 8. We are One: Loving Others as Yourself -- 9. But We Are Not the Same: Taking Turns as the Center of the Universe -- 10. Who or What is the Buddha? -- 11. Mind is Buddha: So, if You Encounter the Buddha, Kill Him! -- 12. Dying to Live: Zen, Pure Land Buddhism, and Christianity -- 13. Zen as Trans-Mysticism: Everyday Even Mind is the Way -- 14. Engaged Zen: From Inner to Outer Peace -- 15. The Dharma of Karma: We Reap What We Sow -- 16. Zen and Morality: Following Rules to Where There Are No Rules -- 17. Being in the Zone of Zen: The Natural Freedom of No-Mind -- 18. Zen Lessons from Nature: Samu and the Giving Leaves -- 19. Zen and Art: Cultivating Naturalness -- 20. Zen and Language: The Middle Way Between Silence and Speech -- 21. Between Zen and Philosophy: Commuting with the Kyoto School -- 22. Sōtō and Rinzai Zen Practice: Just Sitting and Working with Kōans -- 23. Death and Rebirth--Or, Nirvana Here and Now -- 24. Reviewing the Path of Zen: The Ten Oxherding Pictures -- Endnotes -- Discussion Questions -- Index.
Author : Dale Stuart Wright
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190622596
What kind of person should I strive to be? What ideals should I pursue in my life? These basic human questions and others like them are components of the overall question that guides this book: What is enlightenment? As Dale Wright argues, any serious practitioner of human life, religious or not, confronts the challenge of living an authentic life, of overcoming common human disabilities like greed, hatred, and delusion that give rise to excessive suffering. Why then, Wright asks, is this essential question often avoided, even discouraged among Buddhists? One reason frequently cited by Buddhists is that pondering a distant goal might be a waste of energy that would be better applied to practice: Quiet the flow of obsessive thinking, put yourself in a mindful state of presence, and let enlightenment take care of itself. In this book, however, Wright contends that pondering this question is meditative practice--that attentive inquiry of this kind is essential as the starting point and guide for any mindful practice of life. Meditative reflection on the meaning of enlightenment focuses us on our aim and direction in life. It guides us in shaping our practices, our ideals, and the kinds of lives we will live. Asking what enlightenment is as a basic form of meditation helps to activate our lives and get transformative practice underway. From Wright's perspective, there is no more important question to ask than this one. What is Buddhist Enlightenment? offers a wide-ranging exploration of issues that have a bearing on the contemporary meaning of enlightenment, including a concluding section with 10 theses that answer the title's question. Written by a leading scholar of Buddhism, the book balances deep learning and an accessible style, offering valuable insights for students, scholars, and practitioners alike. While he takes an examination of what enlightenment has been in past Buddhist traditions as his point of departure, Wright's historical considerations yield to the question that our lives press upon us--what kinds of lives should we aspire to live here, now, and into the future?
Author : Thich Thien-An
Publisher : Dharma Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UVA:X006072357
A practical presentation of the basic teachings and various methods of the major schools of Zen Buddhism, intended for ready understanding and practice.
Author : D.T. Suzuki
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802198747
The highly influential book that helped bring Eastern spiritual principles to the Western world. One of the world’s leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, D. T. Suzuki was the author of more than a hundred works on the subject in both Japanese and English, and was most instrumental in bringing the teachings of Zen Buddhism to the attention of the Western world. Written in a lively, accessible, and straightforward manner, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is illuminating for the serious student and layperson alike. Suzuki provides a complete vision of Zen, which emphasizes self-understanding and enlightenment through many systems of philosophy, psychology, and ethics. With a foreword by the renowned psychiatrist Dr. Carl Jung, this volume has been acknowledged a classic introduction to the subject. It provides, along with Suzuki’s Essays in Zen Buddhism and Manual of Zen Buddhism, a framework for living a balanced and fulfilled existence through Zen.
Author : Paul Wienpahl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317215370
This book, first published in 1964, concerns the practice of Zen Buddhism. The practice is a particular form of meditation. In Japan, the only country in which it is any longer seriously pursued, the practice is called zazen. The author directs attention to zazen because it is being overlooked in the current interest in Zen.
Author : Stewart W. Holmes,Chimyo Horioka
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462902972
This book is about emptiness and silence—the mind-expanding emptiness of Zen painting, and the reverberating silence of haiku poetry. Through imaginative participation in the visions of painters and poets, its readers are led to the realization that, in the author's words, "emptiness, silence, is not nothingness, but fullness. Your fullness." This cultural tradition has informed many distinguished lives and works of art. The work of painters like Niten, Liang K'ai, and Toba, and of painters like Basho, Buson, and Issa reflects the wholeness, spontaneity, and humanity of the Zen vision. Those who desire a glimpse into the world of intuitive contact with nature offered by Zen meditation will find these paintings, commentaries, and haiku poems especially rewarding. They enable the reader to experience the unique power of Zen art—it's capacity to fuse esthetic appreciation, personal intuition, and knowledge of life into one creative event.
Author : Alan Watts
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780307784346
In his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts ("the perfect guide for a course correction in life" —Deepak Chopra), explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion. With a rare combination of freshness and lucidity, he delves into the origins and history of Zen to explain what it means for the world today with incredible clarity. Watts saw Zen as “one of the most precious gifts of Asia to the world,” and in The Way of Zen he gives this gift to readers everywhere. “Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of ‘writing beautifully the unwritable.’” —Los Angeles Times
Author : Tetsuzen Jason M. Wirth,Kanpu Bret W. Davis,Shudo Brian Schroeder
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614292692
How are the teachings of a thirteenth-century master relevant today? Twenty contemporary writers unpack Dogen's words and show how we can still find meaning in his teachings. Zen Master Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of Japanese Soto Zen Buddhism, is widely regarded as one of the world’s most remarkable spiritual thinkers. Dogen influence on both Japanese and Western Zen Buddhism cannot be overstated. His writings, emphasizing the nonduality of practice and enlightenment are vastly subtle, endlessly sophisticated—and renownedly challenging to read on one’s own. This unique collection of essays opens up for the reader new pathways for connecting to and making use of Dogen's powerful teachings. Some of Soto Zen’s leading scholars and practitioners offer a masterfully guided tour of Dogen’s writings, organized around two key texts: Shushogi, which is a classical distillation of the whole of Dogen’s teachings, and Fukanzazengi, Dogen universal instructions for Zen meditation. Along the way, the reader will gain an enriched understanding of the Zen practice and realization, of shikantaza or “just sitting,” and of the essence of Mahayana Buddhism—and a much deeper appreciation of this peerless master. Includes essays from Kosho Itagaki, Taigen Dan Leighton, Tenshin Charles Fletcher, Shudo Brian Schroeder, Glen A. Mazis, David Loy, Drew Leder, Steven DeCaroli, Steve Bein, John Maraldo, Michael Schwartz, Tetsuzen Jason M. Wirth, Leah Kalmanson, Erin Jien McCarthy, Dainen David Putney, Steven Heine, Graham Parkes, Mark Unno, Shudo Brian Schroeder, and Kanpu Bret W. Davis.
Author : Eihei Dogen
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462923090
"Dogen's famous text on Zen practice comes alive in the hands of a modern meditation master." --Carl Biefeldt, Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford University and author of Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation This is the definitive English translation of a foundational work of Zen Buddhism--the Bendowa ("On the Endeavor of the Way") by Eihei Dogen, founder of the Soto school of Zen in Japan. Written in 1231, it contains the master's essential teachings on zazen, or seated meditation, which is the fundamental pathway to Buddhist enlightenment. The first part of the book introduces the notion of "wondrous dharma" and looks at the role of the individual to society and notions of time and interconnection. The second part of the work is cast in the form of a dialogue, the Q&A format offering answers to questions a Zen novice might pose regarding the paths to enlightenment: How can passively sitting being a means of attaining enlightenment? Why is sitting so key to meditation? Can seated meditation be combined with other practices? How can I maintain a practice that accords with my other responsibilities in life? What sets this edition apart are the contemporary insights by modern Zen master Kosho Uchiyama Roshi, which tackle some of the difficulties readers face in comprehending Dogen's guidance and demystify some of the terms and concepts central to an understanding of zazen practice and Buddhist philosophy. He discusses the notion of dharma as presented in the text and looks at Buddhist thought through the lens not of abstraction, but in terms of its concrete realities.
Author : John Daishin Buksbazen
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781458784179
An excellent, practical introduction to Zen meditation. Written in a warm and easily accessible style, the book appeals to anyone with an interest in meditation, Zen, or, as is often the case today, a combination of the two. The book emphasizes the importance of receiving good instruction and of finding groups to practice with, yet it lays out the necessary steps to practice Zen meditation on your own. The book includes easily followed exercises to help the reader along. For anyone looking to uncover a clear and insightful path into the philosophy and practice of Zen meditation, this book represents the culmination of that search
Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1994-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780385475617
Thich Nhat Hanh brings his warmth and clarity to this unique explication of Zen Buddhism. Beginning with a discussion of daily life in a Zen monastery, Nhat Hanh illustrates the character of Zen as practiced in Vietnam, and gives the reader clear explanations of the central elements of Zen practice and philosophy. Thorough attention is given to concepts such as Awareness and Impermanence, and to contemporary issues such as the conflicts between modern technology and spirituality. The final section includes a set of 43 koans from the 13th century Vietnamese master, Tran Thai Tong, which are translated here for the first time into English. Originally published in 1974, Zen Keys has been unavailable for several years but is now reissued by popular demand. Readers will find it as fresh today as when it was first written, and will be struck by the timelessness of its insights. What makes this work particularly compelling is that Nhat Hanh is able to invigorate what in other presentations may seem like empty abstract principles. The example he has set in his own life as a relentless advocate for peace brings strength and a realistic understanding to idealistic Buddhist goals. In Zen Keys, Thich Nhat Hanh presents the philosophy which has enabled him to be mindful of peace in every moment. An excellent introduction from Philip Kapleau (author of the classic Three Pillars Of Zen ) provides background on the emerging American Zen tradition.
Author : Heinrich Dumoulin
Publisher : Weatherhill, Incorporated
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : IND:30000026019780
A continuation of the author's history of Zen from its origins in India, its transmission to China, and final development in Japan, when Zen established itself as a lively philosophical and religious movement in the West. This book surveys leading 20th century Zen philosophers from Japan such as D.T. Susuki and other members of the Kyoto School, including Kitaro Nishida and Kaiji Nishitani. It also reviews the transformation of the historical picture of Zen achieved through modern research and translations, and discusses the interaction of Zen with psychology and Christianity, focusing on interpreting Zen enlightnement and building bridges of understanding.
Author : Hitoshi Nagai,Ryōdō Yamashita,Isshō Fujita
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798782386412
This book is the result of a series of discussions that took place in Tokyo in 2016 between two Zen priests, Fujita Isshō and Yamashita Ryōdō, both ordained in the somewhat radical lineage of "Homeless Kodo," and the popular and prolific Japanese philosopher, Nagai Hitoshi. The framework of their conversations is what Fujita and Yamashita call "Buddhism 3.0," a reformist attempt to combine the clear blue sky of traditional Zen meditation (Buddhism 1.0) with the approach of "mindfulness" (Buddhism 2.0). They engage with Nagai's phenomenological-experiential solipsism by debating Uchiyama Roshi's idea of an original, all-encompassing Self and examining the transition from that singular, monistic "I" to a compassionate openness to others. © Chisokudō Publications 2021 Also available as an ebook for Kindle and Apple tablets.
Author : Nathan Bellow
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1519762836
The Calming Techniques of the Zen Philosophy Can Alter Your View of the World With Zen Meditation techniques, you can begin to reduce your stressors, calm your interior anxiety, and find out your actual life purpose. This book asks you the question: do you know your life purpose? Are you rushing around, flying from job to job and task to task without any real understanding of what you're meant to be doing? Are you continually stressed out, overweight, and most likely depressed? If so, you must look to the ancient tradition of Zen philosophy for answers. The Indian Buddha master achieved enlightenment and was able to look beyond his racing thoughts and his worldly needs to understand his meaning of life. Learn his intricate techniques. Halt Your Sadness and Understand Your Life Goals The Zen philosophy affirms that you have a true purpose, an interior core that pulses with life and vitality. However, you've lost this affirmation sometime in your life. Your actions no longer ripple with meaning and purpose. You're just trying to "get by." However, with the Zen philosophy and its meditation techniques, you can reap the rewards of mental clarity. You can find inner peace and happiness. Maximize your Life and Reach Your Ultimate Potential This book contains many different meditational techniques and ancient Indian positions to fuel necessary interior wellness. Look to the step-by-step instructions to create a perfect mental space, and create the clarity of mind that will allow you to make informed future decisions that orient themselves with your life purpose. Bring yourself closer to both your self-actualized mission and your ultimate life passions. Don't waste another day floating.