Saturday, 17 December 2016
Thursday, 15 December 2016
The Empty Mirror By Janwillem van de Wetering
Title | : | The Empty Mirror |
Author | : | Janwillem van de Wetering |
ISBN | : | 0312207743 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 160 |
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 Seen by many as a contemporary classic, Janwillem van de Wetering s small and admirable memoir records the experiences of...
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Saturday, 12 November 2016
The Unfettered Mind By Takuan Soho
Title | : | The Unfettered Mind |
Author | : | Takuan Soho |
ISBN | : | 087011851X |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 101 |
So succinct are the author s insights that these writings have outlasted the dissolution of the samurai class to come down to the present and be read for guidance and inspiration by the captains of business and industry, as well as those devoted to the practice of the martial arts in their modern form....
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Thursday, 21 April 2016
The Wisdom of No Escape By Pema Chödrön
Title | : | The Wisdom of No Escape |
Author | : | Pema Chödrön |
ISBN | : | 1570628726 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 120 |
This book is about saying yes to life in all its manifestations embracing the potent mixture of joy, suffering, brilliance, and confusion that characterizes the human experience Pema Ch dr n shows us the profound value of our situation of no escape from the ups and downs of life....
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Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Returning The Gift By Steven Donoso
Returning The Gift is an inspiring quartet of dialogues On Being at Peace Within Ourselves and the World, with Eckhart Tolle, author of the 1 New York Times bestseller The Power of Now, on Living in the Present MomentAdyashanti, spiritual author and Oprah Super Soul Sunday guest on Awakening to Your True NatureLaura Waters Hinson, filmmaker and director of the documentary Returning The Gift is an inspiring quartet of dialogues On Being at Peace Within Ourselves and the World, with Eckhart Tolle,...
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Monday, 18 January 2016
The Lotus Sutra By Burton Watson
Title | : | The Lotus Sutra |
Author | : | Burton Watson |
ISBN | : | 0231081618 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 390 |
Since its appearance in China in the third century, The Lotus Sutra has been regarded as one of the most illustrious scriptures in the Mahayana Buddhist canon The object of intense veneration among generations of Buddhists in China, Korea, Japan, and other parts of the world, it has had a profound impact on the great works of Japanese and Chinese literature, attracting mo Since its appearance in China in the third century, The Lotus Sutra has been regarded as one of the most illustrious scri...
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Saturday, 4 April 2015
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism By D.T. Suzuki
Title | : | An Introduction to Zen Buddhism |
Author | : | D.T. Suzuki |
ISBN | : | 0802130550 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 132 |
One of the world s leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, D T Suzuki was the author of than a hundred works on the subject in both Japanese and English, and was most instrumental in bringing the teachings of Zen Buddhism to the attention of the Western world Written in a lively, accessible, and straightforward manner, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is illuminating f One of the world s leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, D T Suzuki was the author of than a hundred works on the subject in both J...
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Thursday, 19 March 2015
The Way of Zen By Alan W. Watts
Title | : | The Way of Zen |
Author | : | Alan W. Watts |
ISBN | : | 0375705104 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 236 |
In his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion to Western readers With a rare combination of freshness and lucidity, he delves into the origins and history of Zen to explain what it means for the world today with incredible clarity Watts saw Zen as one of the most precious gifts of Asia to the wo In his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion to We...
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Saturday, 14 March 2015
Dogen's Genjo Koan By Dōgen
Title | : | Dogen's Genjo Koan |
Author | : | Dōgen |
ISBN | : | 1582437432 |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 240 |
One of the greatest religious practitioners and philosophers of the East, Eihei Dogen Zenji 1200 1253 is today thought of as the founder of the Soto school of Zen A deep thinker and writer, he was deeply involved in monastic methods and in integrating Zen realization into daily life At times The Shobogenzo was profoundly difficult, and he worked on it over his entire l One of the greatest religious practitioners and philosophers of the East, Eihei Dogen Zenji 1200 1253 is today thought of...
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Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Master Dogen's Shobogenzo By Gudo Nishijima
Title | : | Master Dogen's Shobogenzo |
Author | : | Gudo Nishijima |
ISBN | : | 1419638203 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 334 |
This translation, supported by the Japan Foundation, makes a strong claim to be the definitive translation of the 95 chapter edition of Shobogenzo, the essential Japanese Buddhist text, written in the 13th century by Zen Master Dogen The translation adheres closely to the original Japanese, with a clear style and extensive annotations Book 1 presents translations of twen This translation, supported by the Japan Foundation, makes a strong claim to be the definitive translation of the 95 chapter edition of ...
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Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Two Zen Classics By Katsuki Sekida
Title | : | Two Zen Classics |
Author | : | Katsuki Sekida |
ISBN | : | 1590302826 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 418 |
The strange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used traditionally in Zen training to help students attain a direct realization of truths inexpressible in words The two works translated in this book, Mumonkan The Gateless Gate and Hekiganroku The Blue Cliff Record , both compiled during the Song dynasty in China, are the best known and most frequently studied koan The strange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used traditionally in Zen training to help students at...
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Thursday, 18 December 2014
Instructions to the Cook By Bernard Glassman
Title | : | Instructions to the Cook |
Author | : | Bernard Glassman |
ISBN | : | 0517888297 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 192 |
Instructions To The Cook is a distillation of Zen wisdom that can be used equally well as a manual on business or spiritual practice, cooking or life The hardcover edition was featured in every major Buddhist magazine Be nourished and inspired Magnificent work Jon Kabat Zinn....
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Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Book 3 By Gudo Nishijima
Title | : | Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Book 3 |
Author | : | Gudo Nishijima |
ISBN | : | 1419622579 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 280 |
This translation, supported by the Japan Foundation, makes a strong claim to be the definitive translation of the 95 chapter edition of Shobogenzo, the essential Japanese Buddhist text, written in the 13th century by Zen Master Dogen Following Shobogenzo Books 1 and 2, the third book in this four volume set contains chapters 42 to 72 from the 95 chapter edition, including This translation, supported by the Japan Foundation, makes a strong claim to be the definitive translation of the 95 chapter edition of...
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Thursday, 3 July 2014
A Primer Of Soto Zen By Dōgen
Title | : | A Primer Of Soto Zen |
Author | : | Dōgen |
ISBN | : | 0824803574 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 128 |
Zen was popularized in the West largely through the writings of Dr D.T Suzuki, who followed the school of Rinzai Zen Although it remains relatively unknown in the West, Soto Zen eventually attracted the greatest number of followers in Japan With its gentle, intellectual approach, Soto Zen relies on deep meditation zazen rather than the sudden, direct method usi Zen was popularized in the West largely through the writings of Dr D.T Suzuki, who followed the school of Rinzai Zen Although it remains relative...
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Thursday, 26 June 2014
Moon In a Dewdrop By Dōgen
Eihei Dogen 1200 1253 , among the first to transmit Zen Buddhism from China to Japan and founder of the important Soto School, was not only a profoundly influential and provocative Zen philosopher but also one of the most stimulating figures in Japanese letters.Kazuaki Tanahashi, collaborating with several other Zen authorities, has produced sensitive and accurate transla Eihei Dogen 1200 1253 , among the first to transmit Zen Buddhism from China to Japan and founder of the important Soto School...
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Saturday, 25 January 2014
The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo By Dōgen
Title | : | The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo |
Author | : | Dōgen |
ISBN | : | 0791452425 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 132 |
The Heart of Dogen s Shobogenzo provides exhaustively annotated translations of the difficult core essays of Shobogenzo, the masterwork of Japanese Zen master Dogen Kigen, the founder of Soto Zen This book is centered around those essays that generations have regarded as containing the essence of Dogen s teaching These translations, revised from those that first appeared The Heart of Dogen s Shobogenzo provides exhaustively annotated translations of the difficult core essays of Shobogenzo, the masterwork ...
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Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Happiness By Matthieu Ricard
Title | : | Happiness |
Author | : | Matthieu Ricard |
ISBN | : | 1843545586 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 281 |
Matthieu Ricard presents a clear description of how to create lasting happiness and change the way we think of ourselves and our relationship with the wider world....
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