Zen category: 918 books

O zen nada ensina, apenas aponta o caminho das boas ações. Os mestre lhe abrem a porta. Mas é você quem deve atravessá-la. Na essência do zen estão os ensinamentos budistas de Sidarta Gautama, o Buda, e a prática da meditação. As técnicas de meditação usadas pelo zen nos ajudam a ser...

Jodo’s interpretations of the stories and koans of Zen master Ejo Takata • Offers more than 60 Zen teaching tales, initiatory stories, koans, and haikus for self-realization and spiritual awakening • Each story or koan is accompanied by the author’s lucid and penetrating commentary,...

A poetic classic from a major figure of American Zen. Zen Vows for Daily Life is a collection of gathas, vows in verse form for daily practice, similar to prayers or affirmations for use at home, at work, and in the meditation hall itself. Reciting these poetic vows can help us be fully present...

Embark on a poignant and sometimes comic journey through Zen, poetry, and the transformative, personal practice of writing. In Zen Encounters with Loneliness Terrance Keenan weaves together poetry, memoir, and raw insight to give voice to the lonely "nobody" in everyone. From his memories of...

Buddhism & Zen in Vietnam provides, for Western readers, a much needed introduction to this important religion-its history, practices, concepts, and role in the lives of the people, the nation, and Vietnamese culture. Recently, Vietnam has aroused the attention of the Western world and...

Living Zen is that rare achievement, both a survey of the rich history of Zen Buddhism and a guide to the practice of this most demanding and effortless art of being. The distinguished Belgian scholar Robert Linssen offers a sage corrective to the idea that the Zen way is available only to those prepared...

Texte intégral révisé suivi d'une biographie hommage d'Alan Watts à Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki, "L'intellectuel non mental", qui inspira ce livre par ses écrits. Dans cet essai éblouissant qui introduisit l'Occident à la connaissance du Zen, le théologien et philosophe Alan Watts, lui-même "bouddhiste...

Zum Buch Das Zen – eine besondere historische Entwicklung innerhalb des chinesischen Buddhismus mit großer Wirkung auf viele Länder Ost- und Südostasiens – ist auch aus dem westlichen Kulturkreis nicht mehr wegzudenken. Damit hat sich die mit dem Zen verbundene Meditationspraxis zweifelsohne...

Are you ready to read the most AMAZING book of your life? Zen and the Art of Pornography is the true story of one man's search for enlightment while actively downloading, watching, and performing in Porn. Unlike other "zen" books, the Art of Pornography doesn't belabor the...

Die beiden großen Zen-Gedichte Shinjinmei und Shodoka, die vor vielen Jahrhunderten geschrieben wurden, gehören nicht nur den Menschen des alten China, bei denen diese Texte entstanden sind. Diese Strophen voller Zen-Weisheit wurden zu Klassikern der Weltliteratur und kommen bis heute allen Menschen...

A fifth-century Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma is credited with bringing Zen to China. Although the tradition that traces its ancestry back to him did not flourish until nearly two hundred years after his death, today millions of Zen Buddhists and students of kung fu claim him as their spiritual...

Welcome to Silicon Valley’s search for fulfillment and purpose beyond devices, money, and power. With worker stress at an all-time high, particularly in the fast-paced technology industry, it’s no surprise that Google, Salesforce, and Apple have adopted mindfulness and meditation into their...

A fiery and intensely dynamic Zen teacher and artist, Hakuin (1685–1768) is credited with almost single-handedly revitalizing Japanese Zen after three hundred years of decline. As a teacher, he placed special emphasis on koan practice, inventing many new koans himself, including the famous "What...

This collection of Zen poetry by 19th century Japanese Buddhist monk and hermit Ryokan is a masterful exploration of life and nature. Ryokan's zen poems are celebration of the joys and sadness of everyday life. His spare, direct style is remarkable for its immediacy and intimacy. This...