Riding The Ox Home

Author : John Daido Loori
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002-08-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781570629518

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Riding the Ox Home by John Daido Loori Pdf

Maps and guideposts are helpful when we undertake a journey. The ten Ox-Herding Pictures, the accompanying ancient poems, and a modern commentary by John Daido Loori, sketch the spiritual path encountered in Zen training, a path of exhaustive study of the self and the realization of the ultimate nature of reality. The Ox-Herding Pictures can be our companion on the Way of self-discovery, our compass and perspective when we need one. They are a bottomless source of mysterious wisdom to which we can return again and again for inspiration, and they translate easily into the gritty reality of spiritual practice that emerges from and grounds us in the inescapable relevance of our daily lives. The exquisite versions of the pictures found in the book are traditional Chinese nanga brush paintings by Gyokusei Jikihara Sensei, a modern Japanese master of calligraphy and a teacher in the Obaku School of Zen. The traditional verses accompanying them have been translated by John Daido Loori and Kazuaki Tanahashi, translator and editor of Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogen.

Author : Mumon Yamada
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824828933

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Lectures On The Ten Oxherding Pictures by Mumon Yamada Pdf

A favorite with early Zen practitioners in China and Japan, The Ten Oxherding Pictures uses the ox as a symbol for Buddha nature the original possession of all human beings and the taming of the ox as a symbol for the practice of realizing that nature. This volume contains lectures on the text given by Yamada Mumon Roshi (1900 1988) to his monks while master of Shofuku-ji Monastery. It is the first authentic explication of a Zen text by a traditional Japanese Zen master. A seeker of the way, Yamada Mumon spent many years sharing a life of practice with young monks at the monastery in addition to serving as president of Hanazono College and director of the Research Institute for Zen Studies. Later he assumed the post of chief abbot of the Myoshin-ji temples. Followers of Zen have long been waiting for this book. According to Mumon Roshi, the path of the seeker is not only for the committed specialist. Even the average reader, drawn along by Mumon Roshi s straightforward explanations, will move forward on the journey of the self (symbolized by the taming of the ox) and come to see humanity with new eyes.

Author : Willard L. Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Meditation
ISBN : UVA:X000827409

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Riding the Ox Home by Willard L. Johnson Pdf

Author : John Daido Loori
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002-08-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834825147

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Riding the Ox Home by John Daido Loori Pdf

"Maps and guideposts are helpful when we undertake a journey. The ten Ox-Herding Pictures, the accompanying ancient poems, and a modern commentary by John Daido Loori, sketch the spiritual path encountered in Zen training, a path of exhaustive study of the self and the realization of the ultimate nature of reality. The Ox-Herding Pictures can be our companion on the Way of self-discovery, our compass and perspective when we need one. They are a bottomless source of mysterious wisdom to which we can return again and again for inspiration, and they translate easily into the gritty reality of spiritual practice that emerges from and grounds us in the inescapable relevance of our daily lives.

Author : John Daido Loori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1999-06
Category : Religious life
ISBN : 1882795059

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Path of Enlightenment by John Daido Loori Pdf

Author : John Daido Loori
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834826434

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Mountain Record of Zen Talks by John Daido Loori Pdf

In this treasury of Zen wisdom based on his talks, the abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, New York, explores the eight areas of study that are the focus for training in his community: meditation, study with the teacher, liturgy, art practice, body practice, the study of scriptures, work practice, and the moral and ethical teachings. John Daido Loori also covers such topics as koans, the martial arts, and illness and healing, and he makes intriguing observations about the spirit and requirements of Zen in America.

Author : Willard L. Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:311794465

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Riding the Ox Home by Willard L. Johnson Pdf

Author : Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307807403

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The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark Pdf

Set in 1885, The Ox-Bow Incident is a searing and realistic portrait of frontier life and mob violence in the American West. First published in 1940, it focuses on the lynching of three innocent men and the tragedy that ensues when law and order are abandoned. The result is an emotionally powerful, vivid, and unforgettable re-creation of the Western novel, which Clark transmuted into a universal story about good and evil, individual and community, justice and human nature. As Wallace Stegner writes, [Clark's] theme was civilization, and he recorded, indelibly, its first steps in a new country.

Author : John Daido Loori
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780307417558

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The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori Pdf

For many of us, the return of Zen conjures up images of rock gardens and gently flowing waterfalls. We think of mindfulness and meditation, immersion in a state of being where meaning is found through simplicity. Zen lore has been absorbed by Western practitioners and pop culture alike, yet there is a specific area of this ancient tradition that hasn’t been fully explored in the West. Now, in The Zen of Creativity, American Zen master John Daido Loori presents a book that taps the principles of the Zen arts and aesthetic as a means to unlock creativity and find freedom in the various dimensions of our existence. Loori dissolves the barriers between art and spirituality, opening up the possibility of meeting life with spontaneity, grace, and peace. Zen Buddhism is steeped in the arts. In spiritual ways, calligraphy, poetry, painting, the tea ceremony, and flower arranging can point us toward our essential, boundless nature. Brilliantly interpreting the teachings of the artless arts, Loori illuminates various elements that awaken our creativity, among them still point, the center of each moment that focuses on the tranquility within; simplicity, in which the creative process is uncluttered and unlimited, like a cloudless sky; spontaneity, a way to navigate through life without preconceptions, with a freshness in which everything becomes new; mystery, a sense of trust in the unknown; creative feedback, the systematic use of an audience to receive noncritical input about our art; art koans, exercises based on paradoxical questions that can be resolved only through artistic expression. Loori shows how these elements interpenetrate and function not only in art, but in all our endeavors. Beautifully illustrated and punctuated with poems and reflections from Loori’s own spiritual journey, The Zen of Creativity presents a multilayered, bottomless source of insight into our creativity. Appealing equally to spiritual seekers, artists, and veteran Buddhist practitioners, this book is perfect for those wishing to discover new means of self-awareness and expression—and to restore equanimity and freedom amid the vicissitudes of our lives.

Author : Addison Hodges Hart
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802867582

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The Ox-Herder and the Good Shepherd by Addison Hodges Hart Pdf

Argues how the messages of the Ten Ox-Herding pictures and the teachings of Christ, present similar guidance for living an authentic spiritual life.

Author : Charles R. Johnson
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834800007

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Taming the Ox by Charles R. Johnson Pdf

Renowned author and National Book Award winner Dr. Charles Johnson writes that his creative work and Buddhist practice are the two activities in his life that have reinforced each other—and have anchored him. In this wide and varied collection of essays, reviews, and short stories, Johnson offers writings that passionately and compellingly illuminate how politics, race, and spiritual life intersect in our changing culture. Throughout his long and varied creative career, Johnson has been a cartoonist and illustrator, screen- and teleplay writer, novelist, philosopher, short fiction writer, essayist, literary scholar, and professor. His work is often philosophically, politically, and spiritually oriented, and he has deeply explored racial issues in the United States, most notably in his novel Middle Passage, which won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1990. Johnson received a MacArthur Fellowship, or "Genius Grant," in 1998. Taming the Ox is a wonderful reflection of what Johnson has learned during his passage through American literature, the visual arts, and the Buddhadharma.

Author : John Daido Loori
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834823501

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Bringing the Sacred to Life by John Daido Loori Pdf

Zen rituals—such as chanting, bowing, lighting incense before the Buddha statue—are ways of recognizing the sacredness in all of life. A ritual is simply a deliberate and focused moment that symbolizes the care with which we should be approaching all of life, and practicing the Zen liturgy is a way of cultivating this quality of attention in order to bring it to everything we do. Here, John Daido Loori demystifies the details of the Zen rituals and highlights their deeper meaning and purpose. We humans are all creatures of ritual, he teaches, whether we recognize it or not. Even if we don’t make ritual part of some religious observance, we still fall into ritual behavior, whether it be our daily grooming sequence or the way we have our morning coffee and paper. We run through our personal rituals unconsciously most of the time, but there is great value to introducing meaningful symbolic rituals into our lives and to performing them deliberately and mindfully—because the way we do ritual affects the way we live the rest of our lives. The book includes instructions for a simple Zen home liturgy, as it is practiced by students of the Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen.

Author : Shengyan,Sheng-Yen
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : 1556435266

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Getting the Buddha Mind by Shengyan,Sheng-Yen Pdf

Chan—or in Japanese, Zen—involves studying, practicing, acting, and being, but beyond words and ideas, the true Chan cannot be described, only learned. Under the guidance of authentic teachers like Chan Master Sheng Yen, many students in the West have learned how to follow the path. Collected from a series of talks given during Chan retreats, Getting the Buddha Mind presents the teachings of this esteemed spiritual guide and brings the intimacy of the retreat experience into the reader's living room.

Author : Wim van den Dungen
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781365361586

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Ten Ox-Herding Images by Wim van den Dungen Pdf

The Ten Ox-Herding Images are an ingenious set of metaphors representing the process of awakening, the complete recognition of the original mind. These images by Rinzai Ch'an priest Kuoan Shiyuan of the 12th century, reproduced by Tensho Shubun (1414 - 1463), have been repainted throughout the centuries. But while varying versions exist, what they convey stands unchanged. Part of the Zen tradition, they show how to train the mind, a process shared by all schools of the Buddha Vehicle. This mind training, in the form of ten stages on the path to enlightenment, is a science of awakening rooted in the Dharma of the Buddha. These metaphors shed light on the mental processes leading to true peace. Kuoan's illustrations move beyond the attainment of Buddhahood, and explain how the last stage calls for the awakened one to walk back 'In Town With Helping Hands'. The path culminates in universal altruism.

Author : Graeme John Webb
Publisher : Cloverdale Books
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1929569262

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Riding the Gentled Ox Home by Graeme John Webb Pdf