A classic of Zen Buddhist literature, this compilation of twelfth-century Zen koans includes commentary and verses from the great Chinese Zen masters The Blue Cliff Record is a translation of the Pi Yen Lu, a collection of one hundred famous Zen koans accompanied by commentaries and verses from the teachings of Chinese Zen masters. Compiled in the twelfth century, it is considered one of the great treasures of Zen literature and an essential study manual for students of Zen.
A lovingly and artistically designed journal,Breathe features excerpts from Thich Nhat Hanh’s best-loved breathing meditations, prayers, and poems. They are intended to inspire the user’s own personal reflections, sketches, or jotting down of favorite quotes or poems. Includes material on breathing and writing, and on the value of mixing writing and mindfulness. Comes with crush-proof rounded corners and elegant lay-flat binding. Makes a great personal diary or a wonderful gift.
Di Lac Bieu Hien Cua Tinh Thuong Vien Man (Hanh Di Lac)
by Tg Minh Thanh
Chan Buddhism (Dimensions of Asian Spirituality)
by Peter D Hershock
Chan Buddhism has become paradigmatic of Buddhist spirituality. Known in Japan as Zen and in Korea as Son, it is one of the most strikingly iconoclastic spiritual traditions in the world. This succinct and lively work clearly expresses the meaning of Chan as it developed in China more than a thousand years ago and provides useful insights into the distinctive aims and forms of practice associated with the tradition, including its emphasis on the unity of wisdom and practice; the reality of ""sud...
A screenwriter and stand-up comic’s hilarious and profound account of his journey into Zen monkhood—featuring a foreword by Leonard Cohen Shozan Jack Haubner is the David Sedaris of Zen Buddhism: a brilliant humorist and analyst of human foibles, whose hilarity is informed by the profound insights that have dawned on him—as he's stumbled and fallen into spirituall practice. Raised in a truly strange family of Mel-Gibson-esque Catholic extremists, he went on to study philosophy (becoming very...
There is a fine art to presenting complex ideas with simplicity and insight, in a manner that both guides and inspires. In Taking the Path of Zen Robert Aitken presents the practice, lifestyle, rationale, and ideology of Zen Buddhism with remarkable clarity. The foundation of Zen is the practice of zazen, or mediation, and Aitken Roshi insists that everything flows from the center. He discusses correct breathing, posture, routine, teacher-student relations, and koan study, as well as common pr...
In the thirteenth century, King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong founded the Truc Lam Thien (Chan/Zen) sect. During the Golden Age in Vietnamese Buddhist history, the sect flourished under three patriarchs with renowned Thien masters. Unfortunately, the Truc Lam sect faded over the following centuries, and Thien Buddhism in Vietnam, for the most part, disappeared.In the late twentieth century, a growing new religious movement led by Thich Thanh Tu, a Pure Land monk, called for a restoration of Truc Lam Thien...
Easy Mandalas - Adult Coloring Book for Stress Relief and Relaxation (Volume 2)
by Mysa Digital Creations
Stop trying to become “better” by suppressing or hiding parts of yourself, and learn what it means to be fully human with this accessible guide to the core ethical teachings of Zen Buddhism. In Opening to Oneness, Zen teacher Nancy Baker offers a detailed path of practice for Zen students planning to take the precepts and for anyone, Buddhist or non-Buddhist, interested in deepening their personal study of ethical living. She reveals that there are three levels of each precept: a literal level...
On one level a collection of unorthodox solutions to classic Zen Buddhist koans or riddles, the eagerly-awaited final volume of van de Wetering's "Zen" trilogy is just as much an installment of the author's witty and engaging autobiography. van de Wetering's comments on the questions philosophy raises are mirrored in his encounters with a wildly varied group of characters beautifully "collaged" as the author says, "from bits and pieces of fellow students and seekers who kindly came my way." He h...
A growing body of research is showing that mindfulness can reduce stress, improve physical health, and improve one’s overall quality of life. Jan Chozen Bays, MD—physician and Zen teacher—has developed a series of simple practices to help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our ordinary, daily lives. Exercises include: taking three deep breaths before answering the phone, noticing and adjusting your posture throughout the day, eating mindfully, and leaving no trace of yourself after using th...
Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain: Transplantation, Development and Adaption (Routledgecurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism)
by David N Kay