The Record Of Transmitting The Light
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| Author | : Francis Dojun Cook |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2021-06-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0861717554 |
The Record of Transmitting the Light traces the inheritance of the Buddha's enlightenment through successive Buddhist masters. Written by a seminal figure in the Japanese Zen tradition, its significance as an historical and religious document is unquestionable. And ultimately, The Record of Transmitting the Light serves as a testament to our own capacity to awaken to a life of freedom, wisdom, and compassion. Readers of Zen will also find the introduction and translation by Francis Dojun Cook, the scholar whose insights brought Zen Master Dogen to life in How to Raise an Ox, of great value.
| Author | : Zen M. Keizan |
| Publisher | : North Point Press |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 1990-06-06 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780865474338 |
Short tales about how different generations of Zen masters reached enlightenment show the reader how to arrive at satori
| Author | : Keizan |
| Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 2002-07-16 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : |
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."
| Author | : Stefano Mui Barragato |
| Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 155 |
| Release | : 2011-12-06 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1462901492 |
The Denkoroku, or "Record of Transmitting the Light," contains the enlightenment stories of the earliest Zen ancestors. In Zen Ught, the author comments on this Buddhist classic, which he studied as part of his own advanced Zen training. Sensei Barragato brings the varied experiences of his life and his studies in Catholicism and Quaker practice to the teachings of Zen Buddhism, making these commentaries at once off-beat, refreshing, and revealing. He touches on the major issues that affect our lives, making this book of interest to both the beginning as well as the advanced student of Zen.
| Author | : Thomas Cleary |
| Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2002-12-10 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0834828839 |
The Blue Cliff Record is a classic text of Zen Buddhism, designed to assist in the activation of dormant human potential. The core of this extraordinary work is a collection of one hundred traditional citations and stories, selected for their ability to bring about insight and enlightenment. These vignettes are known as gongan in Chinese and koan in Japanese. Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record is a fresh translation featuring newly translated commentary from two of the greatest Zen masters of early modern Japan, Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768) of the Rinzai sect of Zen and Tenkei Denson (1648–1735) of the Soto sect of Zen. This translation and commentary on The Blue Cliff Record sheds new light on the meaning of this central Zen text.
| Author | : Eihei Dogen |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2011-08-23 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0861718755 |
The writings of Zen master Dogen are among the highest achievements not only of Japanese literature but of world literature. Dogen's writings are a near-perfect expression of truth, beautifully expressing the best of which the human race is capable. In this volume, Francis Cook presents ten selections from Dogen's masterwork, the Shobogenzo, as well as six of his own essays brilliantly illuminating the mind of this peerless master.
| Author | : J. Craig Venter |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 239 |
| Release | : 2014-09-30 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0143125907 |
“Venter instills awe for biology as it is, and as it might become in our hands.” —Publishers Weekly On May 20, 2010, headlines around the world announced one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in modern science: the creation of the world’s first synthetic lifeform. In Life at the Speed of Light, scientist J. Craig Venter, best known for sequencing the human genome, shares the dramatic account of how he led a team of researchers in this pioneering effort in synthetic genomics—and how that work will have a profound impact on our existence in the years to come. This is a fascinating and authoritative study that provides readers an opportunity to ponder afresh the age-old question “What is life?” at the dawn of a new era of biological engineering.
| Author | : Jisho Warner |
| Publisher | : Weatherhill, Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 158 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : |
This volume offers a lucid translation of the text by the Soto sect's central office and Eiheiji Temple, which Dogen founded. A dozen accompanying essays by leading Japanese monks and scholars offer enlightening viewpoints on the text.
| Author | : Taigen Dan Leighton |
| Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 137 |
| Release | : 2000-08-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 146291652X |
Cultivating the Empty Field is a modern translation of the core of Chinese Ch'an master Hongzhi's Extensive Record. First to articulate the meditation method known to contemporary Zen practitioners as shikantaza ("just sitting") Chinese Zen master Hongzhi is one of the most influential poets in all of Zen literature. This translation of Hongzhi's poetry, the only such volume available in English, treats readers to his profound wisdom and beautiful literary gift. In addition to dozens of Hongshi's religious poems, translator Daniel Leighton offers an extended introduction, placing the master's work in its historical context , as well as lineage charts and other information about the Chinese influence on Japanese Soto Zen. Both spiritual literature and meditation instruction, Cultivating the Empty Field is sure to inspire and delight.
| Author | : Gerry Shishin Wick |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 353 |
| Release | : 2005-03-15 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 086171802X |
The Book of Equanimity contains the first-ever complete English language commentary on one of the most beloved classic collections of Zen teaching stories (koans), making them vividly relevant to spiritual seekers and Zen students in the twenty-first century. Continually emphasizing koans as effective tools to discover and experience the deepest truths of our being, Wick brings the art of the koan to life for those who want to practice wisdom in their daily lives. The koan collection Wick explores here is highly esteemed as both literature and training material in the Zen tradition, in which koan-study is one of two paths a practitioner might take. This collection is used for training in many Zen centers in the Americas and in Europe but has never before been available with commentary from a contemporary Zen master. Wick's Book of Equanimity includes new translations of the preface, main case and verse for each koan, and modern commentaries on the koans by Wick himself.
