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Master Ma’s Ordinary Mind

Author : Fumio Yamada

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 171 pages

File Size : 45,13 MB

Release : 2017-04-11

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1614292817

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"Ordinary Mind is itself the Way," said Mazu Daoyi. See what this master has to say-and discover the extraordinary nature of your own "ordinary" life. For the first time, the classic sayings of Master Mazu Daoyi, with all their timeless insight, are presented and unpacked for the English-language practitioner. Each chapter in Master Ma's Ordinary Mind offers Bellando's crystal-clear translation of one of Mazu's classic dialogues and then follows it with Dr. Yamada's gentle, encouraging commentary. Together, they guide us through the many layers of meaning in these koans, showing us what Mazu can mean for us today. This book is destined to become a classic collection alongsideThe Blue Cliff Record andThe Gateless Gate. In Master Ma's Ordinary Mind, readers will learn the true nature of enlightenment from one of Zen's great teachers. Master Mazu's teachings help us to see how our own mind, just as it is, also functions as the mind of enlightenment. This, "ordinary mind", is the very expression of Buddhanature. Includes an appendix on Mazu's life by Andy Ferguson, author of Zen's Chinese Heritage.



Ordinary Mind

Author : Barry Magid

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 226 pages

File Size : 31,57 MB

Release : 2012-08-20

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 0861717406

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Is meditation an escape from--or a solution to--our psychological problems? Is the use of antidepressants counter to spiritual practice? Does a psychological approach to meditation reduce spirituality to "self-help"? What can Zen and psychoanalysis teach us about the problems of the mind and suffering? Psychiatrist and Zen teacher Barry Magid is uniquely qualified to answer questions like these. Written in an engaging and witty style, Ordinary Mind helps us understand challenging ideas--like Zen Buddhism's concepts of oneness, emptiness, and enlightenment--and how they make sense, not only within psychoanalytic conceptions of mind, but in the realities of our lives and relationships. This new paper edition of Magid's much-praised book contains additional case study vignettes.



Sun-Face Buddha

Author : Ma-tsu

Publisher : Jain Publishing Company

Page : 172 pages

File Size : 34,89 MB

Release : 1992

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0875730221

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A translation of the primary materials on the life and teachings of Ma-Tsu (709-788), the successor to the great sixth patriarch and the greatest Ch'an master in history, Hui-Neng (638-713). The book should be invaluable to all who wish to study the development of the Zen thought and philosophy over the course of history.



The Formless Self

Author : Joan Stambaugh

Publisher : State University of New York Press

Page : 190 pages

File Size : 15,41 MB

Release : 1999-05-06

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1438420919

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Gathering and interpreting material that is not readily available elsewhere, this book discusses the thought of the Japanese Buddhist philosophers Dogen, Hisamatsu, and Nishitani. Stambaugh develops ideas about the self culminating in the concept of the Formless Self as formulated by Hisamatsu in his book The Fullness of Nothingness and the essay "The Characteristics of Oriental Nothingness," and further explicated by Nishitani in his book Religion and Nothingness. These works show that Oriental nothingness has nothing to do with the nineteenth- and twentieth-century Western concept of nihilism. Instead, it is a positive phenomenon, enabling things to be.



Beyond the Ordinary Mind

Author : Patrul Rinpoche

Publisher : Shambhala Publications

Page : 194 pages

File Size : 26,68 MB

Release : 2018-02-06

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1559394706

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A unique collection of essays, instructions, letters, and personal advice on Dzogchen, Rimé, and other topics by famous Tibetan Buddhist masters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This selection features profound, provocative, and at times humorous texts from some of the leading figures associated with the Rimé tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The emphasis of these works is on the esoteric path of Dzogchen, or the Great Perfection, through which the nature of reality is pointed out directly, just as it is. Throughout the book the translator provides clear, succinct introductions to the individual translations, expertly setting the scene and guiding the reader through a world of intellectual renaissance, intersectarian debate, and the imparting of cherished insights. Through this, one truth above all becomes apparent: that genuine wisdom means transcending the limited confines of the ordinary mind.



Dipa Ma

Author : Amy Schmidt

Publisher : Windhorse Publications

Page : 149 pages

File Size : 16,64 MB

Release : 2012-05-31

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1907314806

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Read the life story and spiritual teachings of Dipa Ma, a major figure in contemporary Buddhism. She was the teacher of such well-respected western Buddhists as Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Alice Walker and Sylvia Boorstein, among others. An accomplished yogi, she was an inspired teacher and a devoted mother and grandmother. A woman who found great freedom through profound levels of insight and one who exemplified in her every action immense kindness, generosity, and mindfulness.



The True Dharma Eye

Author : John Daido Loori

Publisher : Shambhala Publications

Page : 530 pages

File Size : 31,82 MB

Release : 2009-08-11

Category : Religion

ISBN : 083482311X

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A collection of three hundred koans compiled by Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of Soto Zen in Japan, this book presents readers with a uniquely contemporary perspective on his profound teachings and their relevance for modern Western practitioners of Zen. Following the traditional format for koan collections, John Daido Loori Roshi, an American Zen master, has added his own commentary and accompanying verse for each of Dogen’s koans. Zen students and scholars will find The True Dharma Eye to be a source of deep insight into the mind of one of the world’s greatest religious thinkers, as well as the practice of koan study itself.



How to Raise an Ox

Author : Eihei Dogen

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 194 pages

File Size : 41,68 MB

Release : 2011-08-23

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0861718755

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The writings of Zen master Dogen are among the highest achievements not only of Japanese literature but of world literature. Dogen's writings are a near-perfect expression of truth, beautifully expressing the best of which the human race is capable. In this volume, Francis Cook presents ten selections from Dogen's masterwork, the Shobogenzo, as well as six of his own essays brilliantly illuminating the mind of this peerless master.



The Golden Age of Zen

Author : John C. H. Wu

Publisher : World Wisdom, Inc

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 46,94 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780941532440

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A classic, examining the history of the great Chinese Zen masters of the 7th through 10th century.



The Sayings of Layman P'ang

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Publisher : Shambhala Publications

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 19,96 MB

Release : 2009-03-10

Category : Religion

ISBN : 083482289X

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These wise and funny stories have been an inspiration to spiritual practice for more than twelve centuries, particularly for all those who follow the Buddhist path as laypeople. Layman P’ang (740–808) was a merchant and family man who one day put all his money and possessions in a boat and sunk it in a river, so that he could devote his life to the study of the dharma. His wife, son, and daughter joined him enthusiastically on his new path, taking up a joyfully itinerant life together as they traveled from temple to monastery across southern China. This collection of anecdotes and verses about the enlightened layman and his family has become an enduring Zen classic.