Poetic Leaps In Zen S Journey Of Enlightenment

Author : Yong Zhi
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 1475942141

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Poetic Leaps in Zen’S Journey of Enlightenment by Yong Zhi Pdf

While the philosophical discussion of Zen spirituality reaches its limit, poetry offers an effective expression of the sublime experiences. From a poetic perspective, enlightenment is understood as poetic leaps in the spiritual journey, which brings people from the habitually or conventionally established world toward new horizons of consciousness. This leap is a breakthrough in the overall consciousness, rather than a progression in contemplative thought. Therefore, it cannot be adequately described through abstract representation, but poetry can metaphorically capture this leap and reveal both the spiritual meaning and the practical wisdom of enlightenment. This book will take you on this fantastic journey of enlightenment.

Author : Peter Harris
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1999-03-23
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780375405525

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Zen Poems by Peter Harris Pdf

The appreciation of Zen philosophy and art has become universal, and Zen poetry, with its simple expression of direct, intuitive insight and sudden enlightenment, appeals to lovers of poetry, spirituality, and beauty everywhere. This collection of translations of the classical Zen poets of China, Japan, and Korea includes the work of Zen practitioners and monks as well as scholars, artists, travelers, and recluses, ranging from Wang Wei, Hanshan, and Yang Wanli, to Shinkei, Basho, and Ryokan.

Author : John D. Barbour
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781009098830

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Journeys of Transformation by John D. Barbour Pdf

Compelling exploration of how journeys to a Buddhist culture changed 30 Western writers as they explored the meaning of 'no-self'.

Author : Gale Group,60th 96-97
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1760 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1857430212

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The International Who's Who by Gale Group,60th 96-97 Pdf

This source of biographical information on the foremost men and women in the world today contains 20, 000 detailed biographies, each of which includes nationality, date and place of birth, career history and present position, honours, awards, leisure interests, current address and telephone number.

Author : Lucien Stryk,Takashi Ikemoto
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780802198242

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Zen Poetry by Lucien Stryk,Takashi Ikemoto Pdf

From the editors of Zen Poems of China and Japan comes the largest and most comprehensive collection of its kind to appear in English. This collaboration between a Japanese scholar and an American poet has rendered translations both precise and sublime, and their selections, which span fifteen hundred years—from the early T’ang dynasty to the present day—include many poems that have never before been translated into English. Stryk and Ikemoto offer us Zen poetry in all its diversity: Chinese poems of enlightenment and death, poems of the Japanese masters, many haiku—the quintessential Zen art—and an impressive selection of poems by Shinkichi Takahashi, Japan’s greatest contemporary Zen poet. With Zen Poetry, Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto have graced us with a compellingly beautiful collection, which in their translations is pure literary pleasure, illuminating the world vision to which these poems give permanent expression.

Author : Miriam Levering
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Zen meditations
ISBN : 1907486941

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Zen Inspirations by Miriam Levering Pdf

"Text selection and introduction by Miriam Levering. Foreword by Lucien Stryk"--T.p. verso.

Author : Roshi P. Kapleau
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307763570

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The Three Pillars of Zen by Roshi P. Kapleau Pdf

In this classic work of spiritual guidance, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center presents a comprehensive overview of Zen Buddhism. Exploring the three pillars of Zen—teaching, practice, and enlightenment—Roshi Philip Kapleau, the man who founded one of the oldest and most influential Zen centers in the United States, presents a personal account of his own experiences as a student and teacher, and in so doing gives readers invaluable advice on how to develop their own practices. Revised and updated, this 35th anniversary edition features new illustrations and photographs, as well as a new afterword by Sensei Bodhin Kjolhede, who succeeded Kapleau as spiritual director of the Rochester Zen Center. A moving, eye-opening work, The Three Pillars of Zen is the definitive introduction to the history and discipline of Zen.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1800 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Biography
ISBN : 0946653585

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The International Who's Who by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-13
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0834825082

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The Poetry of Zen by Anonim Pdf

A Zen poem is nothing other than an expression of the enlightened mind, a handful of simple words that disappear beneath the moment of insight to which it bears witness. Poetry has been an essential aid to Zen Buddhist practice from the dawn of Zen—and Zen has also had a profound influence on the secular poetry of the countries in which it has flourished. Here, two of America’s most renowned poets and translators provide an overview of Zen poetry from China and Japan in all its rich variety, from the earliest days to the twentieth century. Included are works by Lao Tzu, Han Shan, Li Po, Dogen Kigen, Saigyo, Basho, Chiao Jan, Yuan Mei, Ryokan, and many others. Hamill and Seaton provide illuminating introductions to the Chinese and Japanese sections that set the poets and their work in historical and philosophical context. Short biographies of the poets are also included.

Author : Jed McKenna
Publisher : Wisefool Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-25
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780980184822

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Spiritual Enlightenment:: The Damnedest Thing by Jed McKenna Pdf

A MASTERPIECE of illuminative writing, Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing is mandatory reading for anyone following a spiritual path. Part exposé and part how-to manual, this is the first book to explain why failure seems to be the rule in the search for enlightenment, and how the rule can be broken. :: Book One of Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy. Contains Bonus Material.

Author : Lucien Stryk,Takashi Ikemoto
Publisher : Puffin
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1988-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0140585990

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The Penguin Book of Zen Poetry by Lucien Stryk,Takashi Ikemoto Pdf

This superb anthology, the largest and most comprehensive of its kind to appear in English, is the work of an American poet and a Japanese scholar.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998-04-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781462916498

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Japanese Death Poems by Anonim Pdf

"A wonderful introduction the Japanese tradition of jisei, this volume is crammed with exquisite, spontaneous verse and pithy, often hilarious, descriptions of the eccentric and committed monastics who wrote the poems." --Tricycle: The Buddhist Review Although the consciousness of death is, in most cultures, very much a part of life, this is perhaps nowhere more true than in Japan, where the approach of death has given rise to a centuries-old tradition of writing jisei, or the "death poem." Such a poem is often written in the very last moments of the poet's life. Hundreds of Japanese death poems, many with a commentary describing the circumstances of the poet's death, have been translated into English here, the vast majority of them for the first time. Yoel Hoffmann explores the attitudes and customs surrounding death in historical and present-day Japan and gives examples of how these have been reflected in the nation's literature in general. The development of writing jisei is then examined--from the longing poems of the early nobility and the more "masculine" verses of the samurai to the satirical death poems of later centuries. Zen Buddhist ideas about death are also described as a preface to the collection of Chinese death poems by Zen monks that are also included. Finally, the last section contains three hundred twenty haiku, some of which have never been assembled before, in English translation and romanized in Japanese.

Author : Jerome P. Seaton,Dennis Maloney
Publisher : White Pine Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1877727377

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A Drifting Boat by Jerome P. Seaton,Dennis Maloney Pdf

Poetry. This anthology gathers together over 1500 years of Chinese Zen (Ch'an) poetry from the earliest writing, including the Hsin Hsin Ming written by the 3rd Patriarch, to the poetry of monks in this century. Poets include Wang Wei, Li Po, Tu Fu, Yuan Mei, the crazy hermits Han-shan and Shih-te, as well as many anonymous monks and hermits.

Author : Robert S. Ellwood
Publisher : Quest Books
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0835607399

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The Pilgrim Self by Robert S. Ellwood Pdf

Drawing on the teachings of Theosophist Helena Blavatsky, Ellwood describes the individual self as a Pilgrim journeying from life to life, learning, growing, and evolving toward that state of infinite purity from which we come and which is our true home.

Author : Dza Kilung Rinpoche
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780834802988

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The Relaxed Mind by Dza Kilung Rinpoche Pdf

In the late 1990s, shortly after arriving in the United States, it became clear to Dza Kilung Rinpoche that his Western students responded to traditional meditation instructions differently from his students back in Asia. The Westerners didn’t know how to relax—our pressured, fast-paced lifestyles carried over into meditation. The Relaxed Mind contains instructions for the seven-phase meditation practice Dza Kilung Rinpoche developed for students in the West. It’s adapted from traditional instructions to counteract the overwhelming distraction that is becoming a global culture these days, not only in the West. Experienced meditators may be surprised to find their practice deepening through letting go of tension. This is also an excellent meditation manual for any beginner.