Zen category: 918 books
The Linji Lu and the Creation of Chan Orthodoxy
The Development of Chan's Records of Sayings Literature
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2008
The Linji lu, or Record of Linji, ranks among the most famous and influential texts of the Chan and Zen traditions. Ostensibly containing the teachings of the Tang dynasty figure Linji Yixuan, the text has generally been accepted at face value, as reliable records of the teachings of this historical...
At Hell's Gate
A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2006
In this raw and moving memoir, Claude Thomas describes his service in Vietnam, his subsequent emotional collapse, and his remarkable journey toward healing. At Hell's Gate is not only a gripping coming-of-age story but a spiritual travelogue from the horrors of combat to the discovery of inner peace—a...
My Master's Robe
Memories of a Novice Monk
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2005
Zen Master, poet and peace and human rights activist Thich Nhat Hanh was born in central Vietnam in 1926 and joined the monkhood at the age of sixteen. Written by the author in his late twenties, My Master’s Robe is set in the heart of a peaceful monastery that is surrounded by war during the years from 1942-1947.
by Brian Schell
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
Welcome to the world of Buddhism!
Americans and others in the West have certain expectations and images that come to mind when the word "Buddhist" comes up. Most people have seen the Dalai Lama on the news or in magazines, and he has almost become synonymous with Buddhism in general....
by Hubert Benoit
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Not enough religion in science, not enough science in religion: where and when will a world view emerge which incorporates and transcends these two determining aspects of our civilization?
Hubert Benoit was someone who incorporated these conflicting perspectives creatively into his work as...
Leading with Love
Inspiration for Spiritual Activists
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
When the world is burning with anger, divisiveness, and fear, this book of inspiring quotes selected by the editors of Parallax Press is a still, small voice in the storm that will bring peace of mind to the reader. With delicate illustrations by artist Maude White, this book speaks to the vulnerability...
Choosing to Be
Lessons in Living from a Feline Zen Master
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Drawn from the deeply personal reflections of a formerly depressed person, this uplifting story shows how a cat taught meditation and allowed the mind to heal. This lively, magical, and enlightening book revolves around a wise Maine Coon cat, his kitten muse, and the author Kat Tansey as they take...
The Way of Tenderness
Awakening through Race, Sexuality, and Gender
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
“What does liberation mean when I have incarnated in a particular body, with a particular shape, color, and sex?”
In The Way of Tenderness, Zen priest Zenju Earthlyn Manuel brings Buddhist philosophies of emptiness and appearance to bear on race, sexuality, and gender, using wisdom forged...
by Glenn Gustafson, OPB
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
The recitation of the name Amitabha Buddha is an ancient practice in Buddhism. This practice has been popularized in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism - the most popular form of devotional Buddhism currently being practiced.While Jodo - or Shin - Buddhism is focused on the recitation as a way of insuring...
The Awakened Man
The Heretic, the Anarchist, the Rebel
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
THIS BOOK IS THE ANSWER TO THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION OF SELF-EXPLORATION
Given that by now you have probably read all the versions of „handbooks about self-knowledge & personal development", you are probably wondering if there is anything new, yet unseen, that can be offered to you...
Records of the Transmission of the Lamp
Volume 6 (Books 22-26) Heirs of Tiantai Deshao, Congzhan, Yunmen et al.
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2019
This compilation of Buddhist biographies, teaching and transmission stories of Indian and Chinese Chan (Japanese 'Zen') masters from antiquity up to about the year 1008 CE is the first mature fruit of an already thousand year-long spiritual marriage between two great world cultures with quite different...
by Zen Master Han-Shan
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2013
All teachings in the Tripitaka (Buddhist Canon) are tools to induce sentient beings to sever attachment. To those attached to Emptiness, Buddha Sakyamuni taught Existence to break that grasp. To those attached to Existence, He taught Emptiness so as to loosen that grasp. To those grasping at both...
by Pierre Crepon
Language: French
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Language: French
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Le zazen littéralement "méditation assise" dont il est question ici se situe au sein de la transmission du bouddhisme dont il constitue la pratique essentielle. Bien qu'il consiste à s'asseoir en posture de méditation, il est beaucoup plus qu'un simple exercice de méditation. Il est...
The Sound of Water, The Sound of Wind
And Other Early Works by a Mountain Monk
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
The lotus blossoms in July, so the other day I took a trip−something of an annual pilgrimage of sorts−to a provincial park famous for its sea of pink lotuses. I go there every summer and just saunter around the huge pond for half a day or so and then return.
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