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Author | : James Ishmael Ford |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2024-07-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1645472183 |
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An intimate mystery encompasses you and tugs upon your heart—what does it mean to follow that tug across the arc of a spiritual life? Reflecting out of more than fifty years of practice in Zen Buddhism, Unitarian Universalism, and other contemplative traditions, James Ishmael Ford invites us into a journey through life's mysteries and the stages of spiritual development. Lightly structured by the archetypal Buddhist oxherding images, Ford’s exploration is rooted in the Zen way while being deeply enriched by various strains of world mysticism. The book, sprinkled with insights and quotes from Buddhist, Daoist, and Christian traditions, serves as a map and a companion to spiritual seekers or pilgrims—whether within one religious tradition or cobbling together a way of one’s own. “Here is the most natural of all natural experiences,” writes Ford. “In the midst of our suffering, our longing, our desperation, we capture a glimpse. Something touches us. And with that, if we are lucky and really notice some movement of some spirit within us, we turn our attention to the intimate way.”
Author | : Jakusho Kwong |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2010-06-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1590308115 |
Download No Beginning, No End Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In No Beginning, No End, Zen master Jakusho Kwong-roshi shows us how to treasure the ordinary activities of our daily lives through an understanding of simple Buddhist practices and ideas. The author’s spontaneous, poetic, and pragmatic teachings—so reminiscent of his spiritual predecessor Shunryu Suzuki (Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind)—transport us on an exciting journey into the very heart of Zen and its meaningful traditions. Because Kwong-roshi can transmit the most intimate thing in the most accessible way, we learn how to ignite our own vitality, wisdom, and compassion and awaken a feeling of intimacy with the world. It is like having a conversation with our deepest and wisest self. Jakusho Kwong-roshi was originally inspired to study Zen because of zenga, the ancient art of Zen calligraphy. Throughout this book he combines examples of his own unique style of calligraphy, with less-known stories from the Zen tradition, personal anecdotes—including moving and humorous stories of his training with Suzuki-roshi—and his own lucid and inspiring teachings. All of this comes together to create an intimate expression of the enlightening world of Zen.
Author | : James Ishmael Ford |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2024-07-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0834845679 |
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An intimate mystery encompasses you and tugs upon your heart—what does it mean to follow that tug across the arc of a spiritual life? Reflecting out of more than fifty years of practice in Zen Buddhism, Unitarian Universalism, and other contemplative traditions, James Ishmael Ford invites us into a journey through life's mysteries and the stages of spiritual development. Lightly structured by the archetypal Buddhist oxherding images, Ford’s exploration is rooted in the Zen way while being deeply enriched by various strains of world mysticism. The book, sprinkled with insights and quotes from Buddhist, Daoist, and Christian traditions, serves as a map and a companion to spiritual seekers or pilgrims—whether within one religious tradition or cobbling together a way of one’s own. “Here is the most natural of all natural experiences,” writes Ford. “In the midst of our suffering, our longing, our desperation, we capture a glimpse. Something touches us. And with that, if we are lucky and really notice some movement of some spirit within us, we turn our attention to the intimate way.”
Author | : Joe Hyams |
Publisher | : Bantam |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2010-05-05 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0307755509 |
Download Zen in the Martial Arts Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action."--Samurai Maximum. Under the guidance of such celebrated masters as Ed Parker and the immortal Bruce Lee, Joe Hyams vividly recounts his more than 25 years of experience in the martial arts. In his illuminating story, Hyams reveals to you how the daily application of Zen principles not only developed his physical expertise but gave him the mental discipline to control his personal problems-self-image, work pressure, competition. Indeed, mastering the spiritual goals in martial arts can dramatically alter the quality of your life-enriching your relationships with people, as well as helping you make use of all your abilities.
Author | : Elihu Genmyo Smith |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2012-06-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0834827956 |
Download Everything Is the Way Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
These days, when Zen has become a kind of shorthand for anything that’s enigmatic or aesthetically spare, it’s refreshing be reminded that Zen is at heart a practice for waking up from the dream we inhabit—in order to free ourselves from the suffering the dream imposes on us. Elihu Genmyo Smith’s eminently practical Zen teaching never loses sight of that central concern: Whether it takes the form of zazen (meditation), koan work, or just eating your breakfast, the aim of Zen practice is always nothing other than intimacy with ourselves and everything around us.
Author | : Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2014-03-11 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0834829703 |
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For Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, intimacy is what Zen practice is all about: the realization of the essential lack of distinction between self and other that inevitably leads to wisdom and compassionate action. She approaches the practice of intimacy beginning at its most basic level—the intimacy with ourselves that is the essential first step. She then shows how to bring intimacy into our relationships with others, starting with those dearest to us and moving on to those who don’t seem dear at all. She then shows how to grow in intimacy so that we include everyone around us, all of society, the whole world and all the beings it contains. Each chapter is accompanied by practices she uses with her students at the Village Zendo for manifesting intimacy in our lives.
Author | : Dosho Port |
Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2010-10 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1458715566 |
Download Keep Me in Your Heart a While Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
One of the great pioneers of Zen in America, Dainin Katagiri had a teaching style that was at once powerful, gentle, and sometimes even casual. For his student, Dosho Mike Port, some of Katagiri's most profound teachings came in the simple moments of everyday interactions. Keep Me in Your Heart a While is built around a series of these vivid, truth-revealing incidents that evoke the feel of ancient Zen koans. Each chapter starts with an encounter with Katagiri and unfolds from there, touching on subjects such as the nature and the purpose of Zen, the dynamic and working of realization, and the evolving relationship between teacher and student. In sharing what it was like to train with one of the first generation of American Zen teachers, Dosho Mike Port preserves and revitalizes this incredible path, making it available to the next generation of seekers.
Author | : Ellen Jikai Birx |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2005-05-15 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 0861713958 |
Download Waking Up Together Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This guide is geared toward those who want to journey to new depths of spiritual and romantic intimacy.
Author | : Brenda Shoshanna |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2004-02-02 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9780743243360 |
Download Zen and the Art of Falling in Love Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Explains how to apply Zen principles to create and maintain loving relationships, outlining thirteen essential practices that offer advice on how to overcome such challenges as miscommunication, insecurity, and jealousy.
Author | : Alan Watts |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2011-02-16 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0307784347 |
Download The Way of Zen Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts ("the perfect guide for a course correction in life" —Deepak Chopra), explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion. 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 world,” and in The Way of Zen he gives this gift to readers everywhere. “Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of ‘writing beautifully the unwritable.’” —Los Angeles Times