The Essence Of Zen

Author : Sekkei Harada,Daigaku Rumme
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780861718443

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The Essence of Zen by Sekkei Harada,Daigaku Rumme Pdf

The Essence of Zen is an expert's guided tour of the ins and outs of the tradition's approach to meditation, enlightenment, and the oneness of all things. To read it is to enter into one of modern Japanese Zen's most subtle and sophisticated minds. Sekkei Harada skillfully pushes us to drop those parts of ourselves that grasp and make demands regarding our understanding or progress in meditation practice. He enables us to see clearly-and steer clear of-the philosophical stumbling blocks that can make the path precarious. The Essence of Zen represents the most succinct of his teachings, making it of immediate value to anyone with an interest in Zen. The book also contains Harada's explanations of the differences between the tradition's primary schools, making it particularly helpful to newcomers.

Author : Thomas Cleary
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000-05-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834829275

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Zen Essence by Thomas Cleary Pdf

Drawn from the records of Chinese Zen masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, this collection may surprise some readers. In contrast to the popular image of Zen as an authoritarian, monastic tradition deeply rooted in Asian culture, these passages portray Zen as remarkably flexible, adaptive to contemporary and individual needs, and transcending cultural boundaries. The readings contained in Zen Essence emphasize that the practice of Zen requires consciousness alone and does not depend on a background in Zen Buddhism and Asian culture. The true essence of Zen resides in the relationship between mind and culture, whatever that culture might be. This unique collection of writings creates a picture of Zen not as a religion or philosophy, but as a practical science of freedom.

Author : Taizan Maezumi
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002-06-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834828193

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Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Pdf

Here is the first major collection of the teachings of Taizan Maezumi Roshi (1931-1995), one of the first Japanese Zen masters to bring Zen to the West and founding abbot of the Zen Center of Los Angeles and Zen Mountain Center in Idyllwild, California. These short, inspiring readings illuminate Zen practice in simple, eloquent language. Topics include zazen and Zen koans, how to appreciate your life as the life of the Buddha, and the essential matter of life and death. Appreciate Your Life conveys Maezumi Roshi's unique spirit and teaching style, as well as his timeless insights into the practice of Zen. Never satisfied with merely conveying ideas, his teisho, the Zen talks he gave weekly and during retreats, evoked personal questions from his students. Maezumi Roshi insisted that his students address these questions in their own lives. As he often said, "Be intimate with your life." The readings are not teachings or instructions in the traditional sense. They are transcriptions of the master's teisho, living presentations of his direct experience of Zen realization. These teisho are crystalline offerings of Zen insight intended to reach beyond the student's intellect to her or his deepest essence.

Author : Mark Byrne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religious life
ISBN : 1863027513

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The Essence of Zen by Mark Byrne Pdf

Author : Sangharakshita (Bikshu, Sthavira)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1034660277

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The Essence of Zen by Sangharakshita (Bikshu, Sthavira) Pdf

Author : Jeff Bridges,Bernie Glassman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,8 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 : Seung Sahn
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1997-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0834823713

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The Compass of Zen by Seung Sahn Pdf

The Compass of Zen is a simple, exhaustive—and often hilarious—presentation of the essence of Zen by a modern Zen Master of considerable renown. In his many years of teaching throughout the world, the Korean-born Zen Master Seung Sahn has become known for his ability to cut to the heart of Buddhist teaching in a way that is strikingly clear, yet free of esoteric and academic language. In this book, based largely on his talks, he presents the basic teachings of Buddhism and Zen in a way that is wonderfully accessible for beginners—yet so rich with stories, insights, and personal experiences that long-time meditation students will also find it a source of inspiration and a resource for study.

Author : Sangharakshita (Bhikshu),Sangharakshita
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0904766918

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The Essence of Zen by Sangharakshita (Bhikshu),Sangharakshita Pdf

Drawing on his knowledge and long practice of Buddhism, the author reflects on four lines representing fundamental principles of the Zen or Ch'an school of Buddhism: A special transmission outside the scriptures, No dependence on words and letters, Direct pointing to the mind, and Seeing into one's own nature and realizing Buddhahood. He sets out to communicate the essence of each, and to indicate how its meaning can be applied to Western conditions.

Author : Chris Verebes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Buddhist temples
ISBN : 1565911792

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Mind Only by Chris Verebes Pdf

Mind Only: Essence of Zen combines beautiful photographic images of historic Korean temples with selected teachings, aphorisms and poems of renowned Zen masters. The provocative and insightful sayings of these great teachers provide fresh and original material for those seeking to deepen their understanding of Zen. The end result is a book that presents a truthful and authentic portrait of the Korean Zen tradition.

Author : Masanobu Takahashi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136137228

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Essence Of Dogen by Masanobu Takahashi Pdf

First published in 1983. Dogen was one of the great Zen masters of the Middle Ages in Japan, and in this book Masanobu Takahashi, a leading authority on Dogen, explains his thought in the clearest terms. Professor Takahashi has drawn on many years of study and on deep understanding of the whole structure of Dogen's thought to give a lucid account of Dogen's complete philosophy. This first systematic introduction to Dogen's thought to be published in English, translated by Yuzuru Bobuoka.

Author : Sangharaskshita (Bhikshu)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Zen Buddhism
ISBN : OCLC:19481733

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The Essence of Zen by Sangharaskshita (Bhikshu) Pdf

Author : Kosho Uchiyama
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-06-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780861719778

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Opening the Hand of Thought by Kosho Uchiyama Pdf

For over thirty years, Opening the Hand of Thought has offered an introduction to Zen Buddhism and meditation unmatched in clarity and power. This is the revised edition of Kosho Uchiyama's singularly incisive classic. This new edition contains even more useful material: new prefaces, an index, and extended endnotes, in addition to a revised glossary. As Jisho Warner writes in her preface, Opening the Hand of Thought "goes directly to the heart of Zen practice... showing how Zen Buddhism can be a deep and life-sustaining activity." She goes on to say, "Uchiyama looks at what a person is, what a self is, how to develop a true self not separate from all things, one that can settle in peace in the midst of life." By turns humorous, philosophical, and personal, Opening the Hand of Thought is above all a great book for the Buddhist practitioner. It's a perfect follow-up for the reader who has read Zen Meditation in Plain English and is especially useful for those who have not yet encountered a Zen teacher.

Author : Stephan Schuhmacher
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781780283708

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Zen in Plain English by Stephan Schuhmacher Pdf

No other book quite engages the reader in the kinds of perceptions and experiences that the seeker will have while following this path. The Zen masters are famous for their unorthodox ways of teaching the wisdom of the 'thing itself'. Their Koans - paradoxical stories, and questions - are designed to rid the mind of over-sophisticated responses. A selection of tales from the great Zen teachers, this book coaxes the reader into a direct encounter with the life-changing perceptions of the Zen mind. Challenging us to find 'a solution that resolves and dissolves the knots in heart and mind, the chronic cramp that prevents us from breathing freely, from giving ourselves without reserve to life in all its delightful and painful facets, and from being at peace with life and with death.' In this process we are confronted by the limits of rational meaning - and we begin to understand why Zen masters use humour and paradox to lead us to the very edge of the precipice of reason, and why, at that critical point, we are gently pushed over. 'Stephan Schumacher's innovative format and his fresh interpretations of this fine selection of stories from the great teachers are a useful introduction to Zen practice, and more importantly a welcome return to the fundamental Dharma of no-self, not-knowing, the thing- itself and the beauty and precision of this moment-by-moment precious moment of our lives.' Peter Matthiessen(Muryo Roshi)

Author : Wong Kiew Kit
Publisher : Cosmos Internet Sdn Bhd
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0974995835

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The Complete Book of Zen by Wong Kiew Kit Pdf

Shaolin grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit explains the principles and practice of Zen with a clarity that can only come from true understanding. In The Complete Book of Zen, Wong Kiew Kit traces the history and meaning of Zen, following its geographical path from early beginnings in India to China, and then to Japan and Vietnam. He shows how Zen lies at the heart of all great works of art and culture, and then relates its practice to daily life, setting out how Zen training and meditation may: - Enhance internal strength, concentration, intuitive abilities and emotional balance. - Allow inspiring glimpses of cosmic reality. - Help reduce states of chronic and degenerative diseases. The exercises offer not only a spiritual appreciation of the practice, but also an actual physical experience of Zen. Irrespective of your religious or personal beliefs, The Complete Book of Zen will encourage you to explore your spiritual potential, and bring simplicity, focus and vitality into your life.

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,8 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.