Zen In America
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Zen In America
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Author : Helen Tworkov
language : en
Publisher: Kodansha
Release Date : 1994
Zen In America written by Helen Tworkov and has been published by Kodansha this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Religion categories.
This expanded edition of the highly acclaimed investigation of Zen teaching in America, by the founder and editor of America's first Buddhist magazine, lays bare the issues at the heart of the Zen mission. Through in-depth portraits of five American Zen masters, Tworkov creates a trenchant sociological picture of an important strand of American spiritual life. 27 photos.
Silence And Noise
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Author : Ivan Richmond
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-06-15
Silence And Noise written by Ivan Richmond and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with Religion categories.
A fresh new voice in American Buddhism -- a twenty-nine-year-old raised among Buddhists in California -- offers wisdom for both longtime practitioners and a new generation of students in this fascinating memoir of his Zen upbringing. Over half a century ago, when the first Zen Masters came to America, eager young students in search of enlightenment flocked to hear their teachings. Many, like Ivan Richmond's parents, became Buddhist teachers themselves while raising their children at monasteries and retreat centers. Growing up in the seventies in the deliberate silence of a Buddhist community, young Ivan knew only the hippies and redwoods of Northern California. When his family left in 1983, he became an immigrant in his own country, suddenly entering a mainstream society that was full of paradox and pop culture, uncertainty and noise. This is the story of his struggle to find peace amidst the chaos. Whether dispensing kernels of Buddhist insight taught to him as a child or reflecting on the merits of rock concerts, Richmond narrates his emergence from seclusion with a sensitivity that is often touching, frequently funny, and always honest. The story of the powerfully resonant journey of this foot soldier in the front lines of American Buddhism is an essential read for anyone interested in the current state of Zen in America.
An Introduction To Zen Buddhism
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Author : Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
language : en
Publisher: Grove Press
Release Date : 1991
An Introduction To Zen Buddhism written by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki and has been published by Grove Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Religion categories.
Describes the beliefs and traditions of Zen Buddhism, focusing on the systems of philosophy, psychology, and ethics that help promote self-understanding and enlightenment.
Zen In America
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Author : Helen Tworkov
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Zen In America written by Helen Tworkov and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.
Manual Of Zen Buddhism
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Author : Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
language : en
Publisher: Grove Press
Release Date : 1960
Manual Of Zen Buddhism written by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki and has been published by Grove Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Literary Collections categories.
Presents key source material and information on the Zen Buddhist tradition, including selections from Indian Mahayana sutras, along with important Chinese and Japanese texts.
Essays In Zen Buddhism First Series
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Author : Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
language : en
Publisher: Grove Press
Release Date : 1961
Essays In Zen Buddhism First Series written by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki and has been published by Grove Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Philosophy categories.
D.T. Suzuki was the single greatest ambassador of Zen Buddhism to the West in the twentieth century. In this collection of his most important essays, Suzuki explores a variety of topics, including the history of Buddhism, the daily life of a Zen monk, and the path to enlightenment. At once a critical explication of the facets of Zen and a meditation on the meaning of existence, Essays in Zen Buddhism is an indispensible document to the student of Eastern religion. -- back cover.
Zen Master Who
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Author : James Ishmael Ford
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2006-10-20
Zen Master Who written by James Ishmael Ford and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Surprisingly little has been written about how Zen came to North America. "Zen Master Who?" does that and much more. Author James Ishmael Ford, a renowned Zen master in two lineages, traces the tradition's history in Asia, looking at some of its most important figures -- the Buddha himself, and the handful of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese masters who gave the Zen school its shape. It also outlines the challenges that occurred as Zen became integrated into western consciousness, and the state of Zen in North America today. The author includes profiles of modern Zen teachers and institutions, including D. T. Suzuki and Alan Watts, and such topics as the emergence of liberal Buddhism, and Christians, Jews, and Zen. This engaging, accessible book is aimed at anyone interested in this tradition but who may not know how to start. Most importantly, it clarifies a great and ancient tradition for the contemporary seeker.
Two Shores Of Zen An American Monk S Japan
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Author : Jiryu Mark Rutschman-Byler
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010-01-09
Two Shores Of Zen An American Monk S Japan written by Jiryu Mark Rutschman-Byler and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-09 with Fiction categories.
When a young American Buddhist monk can no longer bear the pop-psychology, sexual intrigue, and free-flowing peanut butter that he insists pollute his spiritual community, he sets out for Japan on an archetypal journey to find True Zen. Arriving at an austere Japanese monastery and meeting a fierce old Zen Master, he feels confirmed in his suspicion that the Western Buddhist approach is a spineless imitation of authentic spiritual effort. However, over the course of a year and a half of bitter initiations, relentless meditation and labor, intense cold, brutal discipline, insanity, overwhelming lust, and false breakthroughs, he grows disenchanted with the Asian model as well. Two Shores of Zen weaves together scenes from Japanese and American Zen to offer a timely, compelling contribution to the ongoing conversation about Western Buddhism's stark departures from Asian traditions. How far has Western Buddhism come from its roots, or indeed how far has it fallen? www.ShoresOfZen.com
One Bird One Stone
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Author : Sean Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing
Release Date : 2013-04-01
One Bird One Stone written by Sean Murphy and has been published by Hampton Roads Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-01 with Religion categories.
“Anyone looking for insightful quotes, humor, Zen wisdom, or even just a good story will find something in these bite-sized anecdotes.” —Tricycle Magazine Drawn from the archives of major Zen centers in America and interviews with some of the most seminal figures of American Zen, including Philip Kapleau, Bernie Glassman, Gary Snyder, and Walter Nowick, One Bird, One Stone presents the notable encounters between teachers and students, the moments of insight and wisdom, the quotable quotes, and the humor of Zen as it has flowered in America over the last one hundred-plus years. Murphy, a Zen student and an accomplished writer, conducted numerous personal interviews and distilled over one hundred pithy stories. He covers Zen masters Suzuki, Maezumi, Seung Sahn, Robert Aitken, and Philip Kapleau along with earnest students Gary Snyder, Alan Watts, and Philip Whalen and others. “Sean Murphy’s eloquent book is thought-provoking and lovely. This collection of 108 new teaching stories in the American Zen Buddhist tradition is a poetic account of the transplanting of Zen Buddhism to this new Western soil and some of the various ways it has taken root here in the lives of a wide spectrum of teachers and practitioners.” —Sharon Salzberg, New York Times–bestselling author and cofounder of The Insight Meditation Center “The book gives you a profound glimpse into the well of the Zen mind.” —Santa Fe New Mexican “Stories to inspire the mind and to find the true heart.” —Stephen and Ondrea Levine, authors of Who Dies? “Intelligent, funny, wise and, best of all, speaks to the heart.” —Rafe Martin, Zen Bow
House Of Silent Light
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Author : Brian Riggs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-10-23
House Of Silent Light written by Brian Riggs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-23 with Zen Buddhism categories.
This Oceanside House south of San Francisco is where Zen was first introduced to the West. It was here that Mrs. Ida Russell hosted Zen master Shaku Sōen for a period of time. Even though this marks its beginning, this book explains why Shaku Sōen's dream of introducing Zen to the West ultimately went unfulfilled during his lifetime. This pioneering work also examines the varying roles of Sasaki Shigetsu, Senzaki Nyogen, and D. T. Suzuki, all of whom were related to Shaku Sōen. And yet none of this would have happened if Mrs. Ida Russell had not been there.