Ambivalent Zen
Title | Ambivalent Zen PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Shainberg |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 1997-03-25 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 067977288X |
Seeking help with his basketball game, Shainberg embraced Zen Buddhism in 1951 and was catapulted on a life-long spiritual journey. Alternately comic and reverential, Ambivalent Zen chronicles the rewards and dangers of spiritual ambition and presents a poignant reflection of the experiences faced by many Americans involved in the Zen movement.
Ambivalent Zen
Title | Ambivalent Zen PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Shainberg |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1998-07-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780517267639 |
Seeking help with his basketball game, Shainberg embraced Zen Buddhism in 1951 and was catapulted on a life-long spiritual journey. Alternately comic and reverential, Ambivalent Zen chronicles the rewards and dangers of spiritual ambition and presents a poignant reflection of the experiences faced by many Americans involved in the Zen movement. "From the Trade Paperback edition.
Four Men Shaking
Title | Four Men Shaking PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Shainberg |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2019-07-16 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1611807298 |
From Pushcart Prize-winning author Lawrence Shainberg, a funny and powerful memoir about literary friendships, writing, and Zen practice. “Inexplicably good karma”—to this, author Lawrence Shainberg attributes a life filled with relationships with legendary writers and renowned Buddhist teachers. In Four Men Shaking he weaves together the narratives of three of those relationships: his literary friendships with Samuel Beckett and Norman Mailer, and his teacher-student relationship with the Japanese Zen master Kyudo Nakagawa Roshi. In Shainberg’s lifelong pursuit of both writing and Zen practice, each of these men represents an important aspect of his experience. The audacious, combative Mailer becomes a symbol in Shainberg’s mind for the Buddhist concept of “form,” while the elusive and self-deprecating Beckett seems to embody an awareness of “emptiness.” Through it all is Nakagawa, the earthy, direct Zen master challenging Shainberg to let go of his endless rumination and accept reality as it is.
Hardcore Zen
Title | Hardcore Zen PDF eBook |
Author | Brad Warner |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 233 |
Release | 2015-12 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1614293163 |
Zen, plain and simple, with no BS. This is not your typical Zen book. Brad Warner, a young punk who grew up to be a Zen master, spares no one. This bold new approach to the "Why?" of Zen Buddhism is as strongly grounded in the tradition of Zen as it is utterly revolutionary. Warner's voice is hilarious, and he calls on the wisdom of everyone from punk and pop culture icons to the Buddha himself to make sure his points come through loud and clear. As it prods readers to question everything, Hardcore Zen is both an approach and a departure, leaving behind the soft and lyrical for the gritty and stark perspective of a new generation. This new edition will feature an afterword from the author.
Four Men Shaking
Title | Four Men Shaking PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Shainberg |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2019-07-16 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0834842254 |
From Pushcart Prize-winning author Lawrence Shainberg, a funny and powerful memoir about literary friendships, writing, and Zen practice. “Inexplicably good karma”—to this, author Lawrence Shainberg attributes a life filled with relationships with legendary writers and renowned Buddhist teachers. In Four Men Shaking he weaves together the narratives of three of those relationships: his literary friendships with Samuel Beckett and Norman Mailer, and his teacher-student relationship with the Japanese Zen master Kyudo Nakagawa Roshi. In Shainberg’s lifelong pursuit of both writing and Zen practice, each of these men represents an important aspect of his experience. The audacious, combative Mailer becomes a symbol in Shainberg’s mind for the Buddhist concept of “form,” while the elusive and self-deprecating Beckett seems to embody an awareness of “emptiness.” Through it all is Nakagawa, the earthy, direct Zen master challenging Shainberg to let go of his endless rumination and accept reality as it is. Browse Inside Four Men Shaking Searching for Sanity with Samuel Beckett, Norman Mailer, and My Perfect Zen Teacher By Lawrence Shainberg $16.95 - Paperback OUT OF STOCK: Available for back-order. Qty: Shambhala Publications 07/16/2019 Pages: 144 Size: 5 x 7 ISBN: 9781611807295 0 Related • Zen Confidential By Shozan Jack Haubner $14.95 Paperback • Nothing Holy about It By Tim Burkett $17.95 Paperback • Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home By Natalie Goldberg $16.95 Paperback • Single White Monk By Shozan Jack Haubner $14.95 Paperback Related Topics Buddhist Biography/Memoir Writing Details “Inexplicably good karma”—to this, author Lawrence Shainberg attributes a life filled with relationships with legendary writers and renowned Buddhist teachers. In Four Men Shaking he weaves together the narratives of three of those relationships: his literary friendships with Samuel Beckett and Norman Mailer, and his teacher-student relationship with the Japanese Zen master Kyudo Nakagawa Roshi. In Shainberg’s lifelong pursuit of both writing and Zen practice, each of these men represents an important aspect of his experience. The audacious, combative Mailer becomes a symbol in Shainberg’s mind for the Buddhist concept of “form,” while the elusive and self-deprecating Beckett seems to embody an awareness of “emptiness.” Through it all is Nakagawa, the earthy, direct Zen master challenging Shainberg to let go of his endless rumination and accept reality as it is.
Endless Vow
Title | Endless Vow PDF eBook |
Author | Soen Nakagawa |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 1996-06-11 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1570621624 |
Endless Vow is the first English-language collection of the literary works of Soen Nakagawa Roshi. An intimate, in-depth portrait of the master of Eido Tai Shimano, his Dharma heir, introduces the poems, letters, journal entries, and other writings of Soen Roshi, which are illustrated with his calligraphies. In a postscript, some of his best-known American students—including Peter Matthiessen and Ruth McCandless—reminisce about this legendary figure of American Buddhist history.
The Best Guide to Meditation
Title | The Best Guide to Meditation PDF eBook |
Author | Victor N. Davich |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1998-06-15 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1580630103 |
Introduces the concept of meditation, offers advice on meditating, and describes various types of meditation and how they can influence one's life.