The Zen Art Book

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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 159030747X
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)

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Book Synopsis The Zen Art Book by : Stephen Addiss

Download or read book The Zen Art Book written by Stephen Addiss and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.

Ensō

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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834805758
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Book Synopsis Ensō by : Audrey Yoshiko Seo

Download or read book Ensō written by Audrey Yoshiko Seo and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enso, or "Zen circle", is one of the most prevalent images of Zen art, and has become a symbol of the clean and strong Zen aesthetic. This books containts examples of traditional enso art from the seventeenth century to the present.

Zen : The Art Of Enlightenment

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Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9788171823987
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (239 download)

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Book Synopsis Zen : The Art Of Enlightenment by : Osho

Download or read book Zen : The Art Of Enlightenment written by Osho and published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Transmission of Light (Denkoroku)

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Publisher : North Point Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865474338
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (743 download)

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Book Synopsis Transmission of Light (Denkoroku) by : Zen M. Keizan

Download or read book Transmission of Light (Denkoroku) written by Zen M. Keizan and published by North Point Press. This book was released on 1990-06-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short tales about how different generations of Zen masters reached enlightenment show the reader how to arrive at satori

Transmission of Light

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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Transmission of Light by : Keizan

Download or read book Transmission of Light written by Keizan and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2002-07-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A translation of the classic Denkoroku by one of the premier translators of Buddhist and Taoist texts illustrates how to arrive at the epiphanic Zen awakening known as satori. The essential initiatory experience of Zen, satori is believed to open up the direct perception of things as they are. "Even if you sit until your seat breaks through, even if you persevere mindless of fatigue, even if you are a person of lofty deeds and pure behavior, if you haven't reached this realm of satori, you still can't get out of the prison of the world." Deliberately cultivated and employed to awaken the dormant potency of the mind, satori is said to be accessible to all people, transcending time, history, culture, race, gender, and personality. Attributed to the thirteenth-century Zen Master Keizan (1268–1325), Transmission of Light (along with The Blue Cliff Record and The Gateless Barrier ) is one of three essential koan texts used by Zen students. Techniques for reaching the enlightening experience of satori are revealed through fifty-three short tales about the awakenings of successive generations of masters, beginning with the twelfth-century Zen master Ejo, dharma heir to Dogen. The translator's introduction establishes the context for Transmission of Light within the Zen canon and elucidates central themes of the work, including the essential idea that genuine satori "is not the end of Zen; it is more properly the true beginning."

Zen & the Art of the Macintosh

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Publisher : Running Press Book Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Zen & the Art of the Macintosh by : Michael Green

Download or read book Zen & the Art of the Macintosh written by Michael Green and published by Running Press Book Publishers. This book was released on 1986 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Art of Zen

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Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN 13 : 9781635610741
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis The Art of Zen by : Stephen Addiss

Download or read book The Art of Zen written by Stephen Addiss and published by Echo Point Books & Media. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Stephen Addiss explores visual expressions of Zen enlightenment, or Zenga, as created by Japanese monk-artists from 1600 to 1925. Illustrated with over 100 calligraphies and paintings, along with accompanying informative text, Dr. Addiss allows for a deep appreciation of this meditative, spiritual, and inspirational art form.

Zen Enlightenment

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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1590305299
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)

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Book Synopsis Zen Enlightenment by : Heinrich Dumoulin

Download or read book Zen Enlightenment written by Heinrich Dumoulin and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2007-12-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enlightenment, the cosmic experience of universal unity, is a notoriously elusive concept in Zen. Here, the renowned scholar Heinrich Dumoulin traces the development of Zen and the concept of enlightenment from its origins in India through its development in China to its fruition in Japan. Delineating the Buddhist origins, as well as the Taoist and yogic influences, he traces the historical path Zen has followed, with special emphasis given to the development of koan practice and the writings of the great Japanese Zen master Dogen (1200–1253). He then brings the experience to life by presenting, in his own words, the enlightenment experiences of a number of contemporary practitioners of Zen.

Zen and the Art of Insight

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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834827204
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Book Synopsis Zen and the Art of Insight by : Thomas Cleary

Download or read book Zen and the Art of Insight written by Thomas Cleary and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1999-11-16 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prajnaparamita ("perfection of wisdom") sutras are one of the great legacies of Mahayana Buddhism, giving eloquent expression to some of that school's central concerns: the perception of shunyata, the essential emptiness of all phenomena; and the ideal of the bodhisattva, one who postpones his or her own enlightenment in order to work for the salvation of all beings. The Prajnaparamita literature consists of a number of texts composed in Buddhist India between 100 BCE and 100 CE. Originally written in Sanskrit, but surviving today mostly in their Chinese versions, the texts are concerned with the experience of profound insight that cannot be conveyed by concepts or in intellectual terms. The material remains important today in Mahayana Buddhism and Zen. Key selections from the Prajnaparamita literature are presented here, along with Thomas Cleary's illuminating commentary, as a means of demonstrating the intrinsic limitations of discursive thought, and of pointing to the profound wisdom that lies beyond it. Included are selections from: • The Scripture on Perfect Insight Awakening to Essence • The Essentials of the Great Scripture on Perfect Insight • Treatise on the Great Scripture on Perfect Insight • The Scripture on Perfect Insight for Benevolent Rulers • Key Teachings on the Great Scripture of Perfect Insight • The Questions of Suvikrantavikramin

Transmission of Light

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ISBN 13 : 9780865474291
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Book Synopsis Transmission of Light by : Keizan

Download or read book Transmission of Light written by Keizan and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Science of Enlightenment

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Publisher : Sounds True
ISBN 13 : 9781683642121
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)

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Book Synopsis The Science of Enlightenment by : Shinzen Young

Download or read book The Science of Enlightenment written by Shinzen Young and published by Sounds True. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enlightenment—is it a myth or is it real? Across time and culture, inner explorers have discovered that the liberated state is a natural experience, as real as the sensations you are having right now. Few teachers achieve clarity with the application of scientific inquiry to these states of consciousness like Shinzen Young. Now in paperback, The Science of Enlightenment makes Young’s essential insights available to readers everywhere. The Science of Enlightenment merges scientific precision, Young’s grasp of the source-language teachings of many spiritual traditions, and his rare gift for sparking insight upon insight through original analogies and illustrations. The result: an uncommonly lucid "Aha, now I get it!" guide to mindfulness meditation—how it works and how to use it to enhance our cognitive capacities, compassion, and experience of happiness independent of conditions. For meditators of all levels and lineages, this multifaceted wisdom gem will be sure to surprise, provoke, illuminate, and inspire.

The Zen Arts

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136855580
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

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Book Synopsis The Zen Arts by : Rupert Cox

Download or read book The Zen Arts written by Rupert Cox and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tea ceremony and the martial arts are intimately linked in the popular and historical imagination with Zen Buddhism, and Japanese culture. They are commonly interpreted as religio-aesthetic pursuits which express core spiritual values through bodily gesture and the creation of highly valued objects. Ideally, the experience of practising the Zen arts culminates in enlightenment. This book challenges that long-held view and proposes that the Zen arts should be understood as part of a literary and visual history of representing Japanese culture through the arts. Cox argues that these texts and images emerged fully as systems for representing the arts during the modern period, produced within Japan as a form of cultural nationalism and outside Japan as part of an orientalist discourse. Practitioners' experiences are in fact rarely referred to in terms of Zen or art, but instead are spatially and socially grounded. Combining anthropological description with historical criticism, Cox shows that the Zen arts are best understood in terms of a dynamic relationship between an aesthetic discourse on art and culture and the social and embodied experiences of those who participate in them.

One Arrow, One Life

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Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146290064X
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Book Synopsis One Arrow, One Life by : Kenneth Kushner

Download or read book One Arrow, One Life written by Kenneth Kushner and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Arrow, One Life is a classic treatise on kyudo, the art of traditional Japanese archery, and its relation to the ideals and practice of Zen Buddhism. With a solid introduction to the form and practice of Zen meditation, as well as a thorough description of the Eight Stages of Kyudo, One Arrow, One Life captures the subtleties of the complementary nature of thought and action, movement and stillness. Demonstrating the importance of bringing movement, posture and breathing into harmony, One Arrow, One Life interweaves Zen philosophy with daily experience and techniques, teachers, and the dojo, to give a name and face to kyudo. Beginning with its discussion of the breathing, posture, and concentration that is fundamental to both disciplines, then quickly moving on to the subtleties of advanced practice, author, Ken Kushner ties everything together into a personal testimony of the pervasiveness of Zen in everyday life. Illustrator, Jackson Morisawa's line drawings bring the art of kyudo to life. For those interested in Zen and moving meditation, kyudo practitioners of all levels, as well as students of the Way of martial arts, this volume is an indispensable guidebook.

Zen and the Art of Happiness

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Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 0943015626
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (43 download)

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Book Synopsis Zen and the Art of Happiness by : Chris Prentiss

Download or read book Zen and the Art of Happiness written by Chris Prentiss and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gentle wisdom of "Zen and the Art of Happiness" shows how to invite magnificent experiences into your life and create a philosophy that will sustain you through anything. The Zen of doing anything is to behave with a particular state of mind that brings the experience of enlightenment to even everyday facts -- and through that experience, happiness.

Zenga, Brushstrokes of Enlightenment

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Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Zenga, Brushstrokes of Enlightenment by : John Stevens

Download or read book Zenga, Brushstrokes of Enlightenment written by John Stevens and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Icons and Iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019975358X
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Book Synopsis Icons and Iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism by : Pamela Winfield

Download or read book Icons and Iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism written by Pamela Winfield and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pamela D. Winfield offers a fascinating juxtaposition and comparison of the thoughts of two pre-modern Japanese Buddhist masters, Kukai (774-835) and Dogen (1200-1253) on the role of imagery in the enlightenment experience.

Zen and Material Culture

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190469293
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis Zen and Material Culture by : Pamela D. Winfield

Download or read book Zen and Material Culture written by Pamela D. Winfield and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanding on previous studies of Zen art history, material/visual culture, and religious practice, Zen and Material Culture focuses on the vast range of ""stuff"" in Japanese Zen, including beads, bowls, buildings, staffs, statues, rags, robes and even popular retail commodities distributed in America.