The Zen Reader
Title | The Zen Reader PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Cleary |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 161 |
Release | 2012-02-14 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0834822784 |
Founded by Bodhidharma centuries ago in China, Zen and its teachings have since spread widely, exerting a tremendous cultural influence not only across Asia, but also the modern West. To this day, Zen inspires young and old, from all walks of life, to see the world with fresh eyes—beyond our usual assumptions and prejudices. This compendium of a thousand years of Zen teaching presents the essence of the tradition through stories, sayings, talks, and records of heart-to-heart encounters with Zen masters. The great expositors of the tradition, whose voices are recounted here, encourage us to let go of our clinging and intellectual grasping, and to open ourselves to embrace reality exactly as it is.
The Zen Reader
Title | The Zen Reader PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Cleary |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2019-11-26 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1611807034 |
"This book was previously published as The Pocket Zen reader."--Title page verso
Zen Antics
Title | Zen Antics PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Cleary |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1993-11-23 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0877739447 |
Throughout Zen history, stories and anecdotes of Zen masters and their students have been used as teaching devices to exemplify the enlightened spirit. Unlike many of the baffling dialogues between Zen masters preserved in the koan literature, the stories retold here are penetratingly simple but with a richness and subtlety that make them worth reading again and again. This collection includes more than one hundred such stories—many appearing here in English for the first time—drawn from a wide variety of sources and involving some of the best-known Zen masters, such as Hakuin, Bankei, and Shosan. Also presented are stories and anecdotes involving famous Zen artists and poets, such as Sengai and Basho.
The Pocket Zen Reader
Title | The Pocket Zen Reader PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1590306368 |
This miniature book presents a thousand years of Zen teaching for the modern reader in a way that preserves the dynamic flavor of these talks, sayings, and records of heart-to-heart encounters. From the earliest adepts to the last of the great masters, The Pocket Zen Reader is a pocket-sized compendium of Zen at its best. This collection is edited by Thomas Cleary, the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts.
The Zen Reader
Title | The Zen Reader PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Cleary |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2012-02 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9781590309469 |
Draws on 1,000 years of teachings in an introduction to the Zen tradition that explains its relevance to people from all walks of life, revealing how Zen can be applied to rediscover one's own traditions, promote self-understanding and achieve spiritual awakening. Original.
First Zen Reader
Title | First Zen Reader PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019-05-07 |
Genre | Zen Buddhism |
ISBN | 9780901032508 |
In this fascinating anthology of Zen writings, Trevor Leggett suggest an approach to answering the perennial question: What is Zen?
The Zen Art Book
Title | The Zen Art Book PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Addiss |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 111 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 159030747X |
"When a Zen master puts brush to paper, the resulting image is an expression of the quality of his or her mind. It is thus a teaching, intended to compassionately stop us in our tracks and to compel us to consider ultimate truth. Here, forty masterpieces of painting and calligraphy by renowned masters such as Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768) and Gibon Sengai (1750–1837) are reproduced along with commentary that illuminates both the art and its teaching. The authors’ essays provide an excellent introduction to both the aesthetic and didactic aspects of this art that can be profound, perplexing, serious, humorous, and breathtakingly beautiful—often all within the same simple piece."--Publisher description.