10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZAZEN»
Discover the use of
zazen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
zazen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Zazen unfolds as a search for clarity soured by irresolution and catastrophe, yet made vital by the thin, wild veins of imagination run through each escalating moment, tensing and relaxing, unfurling and ensnaring.
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Zazen: The Way to Awakening
Under the direction of Zen Master Kido Inoue, they share their doubts, their difficulties, their amazement, and the transformations that they experienced in their lives.
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Zen Questions:
Zazen, Dogen, and the Spirit of Creative Inquiry
Zen Questions begins by exploring "The World of Zazen,"--the foundational practice of the Zen school--presenting it as an attitude of sustained inquiry that offers us an entryway into true repose and joy.
Taigen Dan Leighton, 2011
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The Bodymind Experience in Japanese Buddhism: A ...
Thus far our phenomenological categories, descriptive of various aspects of first
order bodymind awareness, have helped to unpack various aspects of zazen
awareness. We have suggested that Dogen's description of zazen awareness ...
David Edward Shaner, 1985
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You Have to Say Something
ZAZEN Is SITTING MEDITATION. Za means “to sit,” and zen is tranquillity. In
Chinese, the character za is a picture of two people sitting on the earth. This
means we have to sit zazen with others—notjust with other people, but with all
beings.
Dainin Katagiri, Steve Hagen, 2000
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Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist ...
The practice of zazen is a unique development for dismantling this lump of
ignorant ego-attachment. Zazen is the posture that throws away this “self”
composed of ignorance and no longer entertains the thoughts of egoattachment
that push up ...
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi, Kosho Uchiyama, Tom Wright, 2005
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Kasulis: Zen Action Paper
In this chapter and the next we will discuss the central practice of Zen Buddhism
— namely, Zen meditation or zazen — making particular reference to the writings
of Zen Master Dogen Kigen (1200-1253). The purpose of this investigation is ...
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Living and Dying in
Zazen: Five Zen Masters of Modern Japan
Living and Dying in Zazen combines the life stories and teaching of five teachers—Kodo Sawaki, Sodo Yokoyama, Kozan Kato, Motoko Ikebe, and Uchiyama—associated with Antaiji monastery and the story of Bravermen and other Western students ...
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Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock Monster Movies & the Truth About Reality
But zazen is a pretty hard thing to believe in since the results appear so slowly. In
fact, I'd be inclined to tell you these days that the results never appear at all. Well,
it isn't that there aren't any results. Not exactly. The problem is in the concept of ...
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The Faces of Buddhism in America
The jikijitsu starts the morning by ringing once and clapping twice, thus ending
the period of zazen started the night before. Ritually speaking, everyone has
slept the night within zazen. Meals begin and end in the zendo in zazen. After the
...
Charles S. Prebish, Kenneth Kenʼichi Tanaka, 1998
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZAZEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
zazen is used in the context of the following news items.
“Zazen” (Seated Meditation) Workshops
Zazen, a form of seated meditation, is a kind of Zen Buddhism training in which practitioners seek to enter a state of selflessness by shutting out worldly desires. «Nippon.com, Jul 15»
Ducking the Quacking Koan: Soto Zen, Koan, and Kensho
“Sit down, become Buddha,” however, was intended for zazen. Hashimoto Roshi strongly encouraged the monks at Eiheiji to “sit down” in zazen and “become ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
The Radical Effort of Non-Effort (Meditate Is Not a Verb)
Zazen I teach 8-10 new people to “do” Zen meditation every month. At times I feel kind of radical, but more and more I just want to tell them to sit still and do ... «Patheos, May 15»
Owner trades Brooklyn property for one in SoHo
Zazen Bear, a new Korean lifestyle brand, recently signed a 10-year lease for the space and is expected to open there later this year. Zazen will join other ... «Crain's New York Business, Mar 15»
Dogen Did Not Practice Shikantaza and Even Had a Gaining Idea
And give money. No need for long hours of zazen – practice and enlightenment are one! No need for those bothersome koans – the founder was purely into just ... «Patheos, Feb 15»
If Dogs Run Free
... Obstacles: Online Support or Zen Training (added two new courses this fall, “The Healing Point of Zazen,” and “The Bodhisattvas Four Methods of Guidance”). «Patheos, Jan 15»
Shrink-sleeve energizes health shot
Providing tamper-evidence and high graphic impact, a gravure-printed polyvinyl chloride shrink sleeve for Aliso Viejo, CA-based Zazen LLC's line of herbal ... «Healthcare Packaging, Sep 14»
Compassionate with Others, Strict with the Self
photo-3 Today was the first day for morning zazen (aka, “Wake the Heck Up! Morning Zazen”) for Great Tides Zen here in Portland, ME. We walked down the ... «Patheos, Sep 14»
Green Tea, Udon Noodles and Zen Study
At the same time, zazen has been the cornerstone of the Zen/Ch'an way going back to the Sung Dynasty in China where the monks sat four blocks of sitting daily ... «Patheos, Aug 14»
Zen master to conduct Zazen and discussion
ROSCOE — Zen master Meido Moore Roshi will conduct Zazen meditation and a discussion at 7:45 p.m. July 28 at Positive Vibrations Yoga Studio, 9461 N. «Rockford Register Star, Jul 14»
