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Zen Meditation in Plain English

Zen Meditation in Plain English
Author: John Daishin Buksbazen
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1458784177

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An excellent, practical introduction to Zen meditation. Written in a warm and easily accessible style, the book appeals to anyone with an interest in meditation, Zen, or, as is often the case today, a combination of the two. The book emphasizes the importance of receiving good instruction and of finding groups to practice with, yet it lays out the necessary steps to practice Zen meditation on your own. The book includes easily followed exercises to help the reader along. For anyone looking to uncover a clear and insightful path into the philosophy and practice of Zen meditation, this book represents the culmination of that search


Zen in Plain English

Zen in Plain English
Author: Stephan Schuhmacher
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1780283709

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No other book quite engages the reader in the kinds of perceptions and experiences that the seeker will have while following this path. The Zen masters are famous for their unorthodox ways of teaching the wisdom of the 'thing itself'. Their Koans - paradoxical stories, and questions - are designed to rid the mind of over-sophisticated responses. A selection of tales from the great Zen teachers, this book coaxes the reader into a direct encounter with the life-changing perceptions of the Zen mind. Challenging us to find 'a solution that resolves and dissolves the knots in heart and mind, the chronic cramp that prevents us from breathing freely, from giving ourselves without reserve to life in all its delightful and painful facets, and from being at peace with life and with death.' In this process we are confronted by the limits of rational meaning - and we begin to understand why Zen masters use humour and paradox to lead us to the very edge of the precipice of reason, and why, at that critical point, we are gently pushed over. 'Stephan Schumacher's innovative format and his fresh interpretations of this fine selection of stories from the great teachers are a useful introduction to Zen practice, and more importantly a welcome return to the fundamental Dharma of no-self, not-knowing, the thing- itself and the beauty and precision of this moment-by-moment precious moment of our lives.' Peter Matthiessen(Muryo Roshi)


Zen Meditation in Plain English

Zen Meditation in Plain English
Author: John Daishin Buksbazen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2005-06-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0861719484

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An excellent, practical introduction to Zen meditation. Written in a warm and easily accessible style, this book appeals to anyone with an interest in meditation, Zen, or, as is often the case today, a combination of the two. The book emphasizes the importance of receiving good instruction and of finding groups to practice with, yet it lays out the necessary steps to practice Zen meditation on your own. The book includes easily followed exercises to help the reader along. For anyone looking to uncover a clear and insightful path into the philosophy and practice of Zen meditation, this book represents the culmination of that search.


Zen Meditation Plain and Simple

Zen Meditation Plain and Simple
Author: Albert Low
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2000-05-15
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 146290162X

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Zen is essentially a practice and not a dogma; no amount of theory or discussion will ever take the place of a few minutes of practice. Among the many books about Zen, there are few that explain simply, to the interested beginner, how to do Zen—how to just sit down and begin to work toward fulfillment of the promises offered by Zen. Zen Meditation Plain and Simple answers this need with concise, easily understood instructions on how to incorporate Zen into your daily life. Albert Low makes no glib claims or promises. He admits that the way of Zen is not an easy one to follow. But, for those willing to stop talking about Zen, stop thinking about Zen, and start working to be and do in the manner of Zen, Zen Meditation Plain and Simple offers just the right tool to get the job done.


Paradise in Plain Sight

Paradise in Plain Sight
Author: Karen Maezen Miller
Publisher: New World Library
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2014
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1608682528

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"Reflections on finding peace, beauty, and fulfillment in everyday life, illustrated by the author's experiences with tending her new home's venerable but neglected Japanese garden"--


Zen Dictionary

Zen Dictionary
Author: Ernest Wood
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 150406027X

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A helpful A-to-Z guide to the terms, central concepts, and history of Zen Buddhism by the acclaimed scholar and author of Concentration. From the seemingly unlimited field of knowledge and sayings by Zen masters, theosophist Ernest Wood has carefully compiled a reference guide that details the most important Zen ideas, along with a general history of the growth of Zen in China and Japan. Presenting names and terms in alphabetical order, Zen Dictionary is an ideal reference text for any student of Zen. From the seemingly unlimited field of knowledge and sayings by Zen masters, theosophist Ernest Wood has carefully compiled a reference guide that details the most important Zen ideas, along with a general history of the growth of Zen in China and Japan. Presenting names and terms in alphabetical order, Zen Dictionary is an ideal reference text for any student of Zen.


Zen in Plain English

Zen in Plain English
Author: Stephan Schuhmacher
Publisher: Watkins Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Zen Buddhism
ISBN: 9781906787202

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Self Help.


Opening the Hand of Thought

Opening the Hand of Thought
Author: Kosho Uchiyama
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2005-06-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0861719778

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For over thirty years, Opening the Hand of Thought has offered an introduction to Zen Buddhism and meditation unmatched in clarity and power. This is the revised edition of Kosho Uchiyama's singularly incisive classic. This new edition contains even more useful material: new prefaces, an index, and extended endnotes, in addition to a revised glossary. As Jisho Warner writes in her preface, Opening the Hand of Thought "goes directly to the heart of Zen practice... showing how Zen Buddhism can be a deep and life-sustaining activity." She goes on to say, "Uchiyama looks at what a person is, what a self is, how to develop a true self not separate from all things, one that can settle in peace in the midst of life." By turns humorous, philosophical, and personal, Opening the Hand of Thought is above all a great book for the Buddhist practitioner. It's a perfect follow-up for the reader who has read Zen Meditation in Plain English and is especially useful for those who have not yet encountered a Zen teacher.


Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Author: Shunryu Suzuki
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1611808413

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Named one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century (Spirituality & Practice) A 50th Anniversary edition of the bestselling Zen classic on meditation, maintaining a curious and open mind, and living with simplicity. "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line. In a single stroke, the simple sentence cuts through the pervasive tendency students have of getting so close to Zen as to completely miss what it's all about. It is an instant teaching on the first page--and that's just the beginning. In the fifty years since its original publication, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind has become one of the great modern spiritual classics, much beloved, much reread, and much recommended as the best first book to read on Zen. Suzuki Roshi presents the basics--from the details of posture and breathing in zazen to the perception of nonduality--in a way that is not only remarkably clear, but that also resonates with the joy of insight from the first to the last page.


Nothing Is Hidden

Nothing Is Hidden
Author: Barry Magid
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2013-09-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1614291020

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In this inspiring and incisive offering, Barry Magid uses the language of modern psychology and psychotherapy to illuminate one of Buddhism's most powerful and often mysterious technologies: the Zen koan. What's more, Magid also uses the koans to expand upon the insights of psychology (especially self psychology and relational psychotherapy) and open for the reader new perspectives on the functioning of the human mind and heart. Nothing Is Hidden explores many rich themes, including facing impermanence and the inevitability of change, working skillfully with desire and attachment, and discovering when "surrender and submission" can be liberating and when they shade into emotional bypassing. With a sophisticated view of the rituals and teachings of traditional Buddhism, Magid helps us see how we sometimes subvert meditation into just another "curative fantasy" or make compassion into a form of masochism.