The Iron Cow of Zen
Author | : Albert Low |
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Release | : 1992 |
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Author | : Albert Low |
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Release | : 1992 |
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Author | : Albert Low |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Psychology |
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A koan is a saying or action by a Zen master, probably the most famous being 'What is the sound of one hand clapping?' Seemingly pointless or incomprehensible, a koan is actually an invitation to think in a new way, a tool to startle the consciousness into enlightenment. This remarkable series of essays, each beginning with an instructive koan, is a challenge to open the mind.Drawing on the views of such diverse thinkers as Buddha, Bertrand Russell, Immanuel Kant, and T.S. Eliot to explain the essential concepts of Zen Buddhism, The Iron Cow of Zen is fascinating, thought-provoking reading.
Author | : Albert Low |
Publisher | : Quest Books |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780835605984 |
The Iron Cow is a book of such koans complete with discerning commentary. Zen is a completely existential discipline, and Albert Low relates these ambiguous statements to our every existence. Thus, this Quest book becomes a very practical manual. A friend of the reader.
Author | : Albert Low |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2006-09-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0834826224 |
Kensho is the Zen experience of waking up to one’s own true nature—of understanding oneself to be not different from the Buddha-nature that pervades all existence. The Japanese Zen Master Hakuin (1689–1769) considered the experience to be essential. In his autobiography he says: "Anyone who would call himself a member of the Zen family must first achieve kensho-realization of the Buddha’s way. If a person who has not achieved kensho says he is a follower of Zen, he is an outrageous fraud. A swindler pure and simple." Hakuin’s short text on kensho, "Four Ways of Knowing of an Awakened Person," is a little-known Zen classic. The "four ways" he describes include the way of knowing of the Great Perfect Mirror, the way of knowing equality, the way of knowing by differentiation, and the way of the perfection of action. Rather than simply being methods for "checking" for enlightenment in oneself, these ways ultimately exemplify Zen practice. Albert Low has provided careful, line-by-line commentary for the text that illuminates its profound wisdom and makes it an inspiration for deeper spiritual practice.
Author | : Hakuin |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780231060417 |
An intoduction to the teachings of Hakuin and the study of Rinzai Zen.
Author | : Albert Low |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2006-09-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1590303776 |
Kensho is the Zen experience of waking up to one’s own true nature—of understanding oneself to be not different from the Buddha-nature that pervades all existence. The Japanese Zen Master Hakuin (1689–1769) considered the experience to be essential. In his autobiography he says: “Anyone who would call himself a member of the Zen family must first achieve kensho-realization of the Buddha’s way. If a person who has not achieved kensho says he is a follower of Zen, he is an outrageous fraud. A swindler pure and simple.” Hakuin’s short text on kensho, “Four Ways of Knowing of an Awakened Person,” is a little-known Zen classic. The “four ways” he describes include the way of knowing of the Great Perfect Mirror, the way of knowing equality, the way of knowing by differentiation, and the way of the perfection of action. Rather than simply being methods for “checking” for enlightenment in oneself, these ways ultimately exemplify Zen practice. Albert Low has provided careful, line-by-line commentary for the text that illuminates its profound wisdom and makes it an inspiration for deeper spiritual practice.
Author | : Thomas Cleary |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2002-12-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0834828839 |
The Blue Cliff Record is a classic text of Zen Buddhism, designed to assist in the activation of dormant human potential. The core of this extraordinary work is a collection of one hundred traditional citations and stories, selected for their ability to bring about insight and enlightenment. These vignettes are known as gongan in Chinese and koan in Japanese. Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record is a fresh translation featuring newly translated commentary from two of the greatest Zen masters of early modern Japan, Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768) of the Rinzai sect of Zen and Tenkei Denson (1648–1735) of the Soto sect of Zen. This translation and commentary on The Blue Cliff Record sheds new light on the meaning of this central Zen text.
Author | : Paul Wienpahl |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2016-05-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317215362 |
This book, first published in 1964, concerns the practice of Zen Buddhism. The practice is a particular form of meditation. In Japan, the only country in which it is any longer seriously pursued, the practice is called zazen. The author directs attention to zazen because it is being overlooked in the current interest in Zen.
Author | : Alan Watts |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2011-02-16 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0307784347 |
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
Author | : Boep Joeng |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2006-12-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0834826410 |
The sacred radiance of our original nature never darkens. It has shined forth since beginningless time. Do you wish to enter the gate that leads to this? Simply do not give rise to conceptual thinking. Zen Master So Sahn (1520–1604) is a towering figure in the history of Korean Zen. In this treasure-text, he presents in simple yet beautiful language the core principles and teachings of Zen. Each section opens with a quotation—drawn from classical scriptures, teachings, and anecdotes—followed by the author’s commentary and verse. Originally written in Chinese, the text was translated into Korean in the mid-twentieth century by the celebrated Korean monk Boep Joeng. An American Zen monk, Hyon Gak, has translated it into English.