Author : Shodo H. Roshi
Publisher : Frog Books
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 42,43 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781883319106
In this concise collection of essays, Shodo Harada Roshi brings zen to life. Reflecting on current events and the state of society, he applies zen's direct and simple teachings to the benefit of the reader.
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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 37,81 MB
Release : 2004-04-13
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0834826089
The Japanese poet-recluse Ryokan (1758–1831) is one of the most beloved figures of Asian literature, renowned for his beautiful verse, exquisite calligraphy, and eccentric character. Deceptively simple, Ryokan's poems transcend artifice, presenting spontaneous expressions of pure Zen spirit. Like his contemporary Thoreau, Ryokan celebrates nature and the natural life, but his poems touch the whole range of human experience: joy and sadness, pleasure and pain, enlightenment and illusion, love and loneliness. This collection of translations reflects the full spectrum of Ryokan's spiritual and poetic vision, including Japanese haiku, longer folk songs, and Chinese-style verse. Fifteen ink paintings by Koshi no Sengai (1895–1958) complement these translations and beautifully depict the spirit of this famous poet.
Author : Shodo Harada
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 35,42 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Harada Roshi guides us along The Path to Bodhidharma, skillfully clarifying our understanding of what Bodhidharma called the four all-encompassing practices: requiting animosity, accepting circumstance, craving nothing, and living in accord with the Dharma."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Dōgen
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 14,53 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0865471851
Author : Stephen Mitchell
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 30,40 MB
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0802195474
The classic guide for Zen students pursuing the true way. “Somebody comes into the Zen center with a lighted cigarette, walks up to the Buddha-statue, blows smoke in its face and drops ashes on its lap. You are standing there. What can you do?” This is a problem that Zen Master Seung Sahn was fond of posing to his American students who attended his Zen centers. Dropping Ashes on the Buddha is a delightful, irreverent, and often hilariously funny living record of the dialogue between Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn and his American students. Consisting of dialogues, stories, formal Zen interviews, Dharma speeches, and letters using the Zen Master’s actual words in spontaneous, living interaction, this book is a fresh presentation of the Zen teaching method of “instant dialogue” between Master and student which, through the use of astonishment and paradox, leads to an understanding of ultimate reality.
Author : Isabel Charlotte Garbett
Publisher :
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 1864
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Author : John Daido Loori
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 26,44 MB
Release : 2005-06-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0861719492
Shikantaza--or "just sitting"--is one of the simplest, most subtle forms of meditation, and one of the most easily misunderstood. This peerless volume brings together a wealth of writings, from the Buddha himself to Bodhidharma and Dogen and many of modern Zen Buddhism's most influential masters, all pointing directly to the heart of this powerful practice. Edited by one of America's pre-eminent Zen teachers, this book is a rich resource for wisdom seekers and scholars alike.
Author : Janwillem van de Wetering
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 33,15 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 146687466X
Seen by many as a contemporary classic, Janwillem van de Wetering's small and admirable memoir records the experiences of a young Dutch student—later a widely celebrated mystery writer—who spent a year and a half as a novice monk in a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery. As Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, author of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, has written, The Empty Mirror "should be very encouraging for other Western seekers." It is the first book in a trilogy that continues with A Glimpse of Nothingness and Afterzen.
Author : Jake Swamp
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,14 MB
Release : 2002-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780613050616
A Native American Thanksgiving address, offered to Mother Earth in gratitude for her bounty and for the variety of her creatures
Author : Kazuaki Tanahashi
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 32,96 MB
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1611801435
An introduction to Zen chanting practice, with new accurate and chantable translations of the texts used in Zen centers and monasteries throughout the English-speaking world—by the renowned translator of Dogen and Ryokan. A Zen chant is like a compass that sets us in the direction of the awakened life; it is the dynamic, audible counterpart to the silent practice of zazen, or sitting meditation; and it is a powerful expression of the fact that practice happens in community. Here is a concise guide to Zen chants for practitioners, as well as for anyone who appreciates the beauty and profundity of the poetry in dharma. An introduction to the practice is followed by fresh and carefully considered translations and adaptations of thirty-five chants—some common and others less well known—along with illuminating commentary.
