J C Cleary: 2 books
Swampland Flowers
The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2006
The writings of the twelfth-century Chinese Zen master Ta Hui are as immediately accessible as those of any contemporary teacher, and this book, which introduced them to the English-speaking world in the 1970s, has become a modern classic—a regular feature of recommended reading lists for Zen centers...
by Zhuhong, J. C. Cleary
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1992
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1992
Translation of a work known in Chinese as Chan Guan Ze Jin (Impetus for Advancing in the Zen Gate), put together in China around 1600 A.D. by Zhuhong of Yunqui temple. It is a compendium of practical lessons on meditating with koans, which are often used as focal points in Zen meditations.