16 April, 2012
by rgonzalezr
A remarkable collection of essays, Shobogenzo, “Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching,” was composed in the thirteenth century by the Zen master Dogen, founder of the Soto Zen school in Japan. Through its linguistic artistry and its philosophical subtlety, the Shobogenzo presents a thorough recasting of Buddhism with a creative ingenuity that has never been matched in the subsequent literature of Japanese Zen. With this translation of thirteen of the ninety-five essays, Thomas Cleary, a longtime resident of Japan and lecturer in Oriental thought and religion, attempts to convey the form as well as the content of Dogen’s writing, thereby preserving the instrumental structure of the original text. Together with pertinent commentary, biography, and notes, these essays make accessible to a wider audience a Zen classic once considered the private preserve of Soto monks and Buddhologists.
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2 February, 2012
by rgonzalezr
“D.T. Suzuki’s works on Zen Buddhism are among the best contributions to the knowledge of living Buddhism that recent decades have produced . . . We cannot be sufficiently grateful to the author.”—Carl Jung, in his foreword to the book
D.T. Suzuki (1870 – 1966) is usually credited with introducing Zen Buddhism to America, and in AN INTRODUCTION TO ZEN BUDDHISM he covers Zen in a scholastic and erudite fashion. Suzuki’s use of English is extremely complex, but his style gets information across very well.While expounding on the basics of Zen, Suzuki is always quick to respond to questions the reader might have. He dedicates an entire chapter to countering the oft-heard argument that Zen is nihilistic. The final chapter covers daily life for Zen monks, giving Westerners a glimpse of what is common knowledge for Japanese (or was several generations ago).
- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Grove Press (January 13, 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0802130550
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27 September, 2011
by rgonzalezr
- Paperback: 168 pages
- Publisher: North Point Press (January 1, 1982)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0865470804
A good introductory text by one of the founding fathers of American Zen, this covers the basic teaching of Zen, including an emphasis on proper meditation practice.
“I welcome with great pleasure Robert Aitken Roshi’s introduction to Zen practice, Taking the Path of Zen. I feel this will be a valuable source of information and inspiration both for those who have a passing interest in the subject and those who have determined to set out on the path of Zen themselves.
As an American who has trained in Zen practice for many years Aitken Roshi has a special understanding of the problems and questions which plague Western students of Zen. His book will thus be a godsend for people who have sought an introduction to Zen in their own language, free of the foreignisms that cultural differences can produce.
It is my sincere wish that this work will gain the wide readership it so deserves.”
–Yamada Koun Roshi
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4 April, 2011
by rgonzalezr
El Mumonkan o La barrera sin puerta es, junto a Las Enseñanzas Zen del Maestro Lin-chi, el libro más importante de la literatura zen.
Desde hace más de siete siglos el Mumonkan ha sido utilizado en los monasterios zen para adiestrar a los monjes y sigue teniendo la frescura y la fuerza que propiciaron se convirtiera en un poderoso manual de liberación utilizado por los practicantes de zen como puerta (sin puerta) a la iluminación. La presente edición incluye el texto completo del Mumonkan, con los poemas y comentarios del Maestro zen Mumon, a los que se suman unos magníficos y esclarecedores comentarios zen (teisho) a cargo del Maestro zen Zenkei Shibayama (1894-1974).
Entre las diversas traducciones y comentarios sobre La barrera sin puerta, esta versión es con mucho la mejor. Es clara e informativa y proporciona el trasfondo histórico de cada koan. Los acertadísimos comentarios dan vida a los koans y los relacionan con poemas y anécdotas adecuadas de la historia del zen. Por encima de todo, cada sentencia expresa la profunda intuición y visión iluminada del Roshi Shibayama.
- Editorial: Libros de la Liebre de Marzo (April 2006)
- Idioma: Español
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3 January, 2011
by rgonzalezr
Tercer libro de la serie y probablemente el mejor. Escrito para presentar su tesis doctoral en la universidad de UCLA. Viaje a Ixtlán retoma el encuentro con don Juan desde su inicio, con la suficiente habilidad como para contar nuevas historias y ver lo sucedido desde otro ángulo.
Castaneda inicia en este libro un suave distanciamiento con las plantas, reconociendo en la introducción que Don Juan le había contado que los alucinógenos eran sólo uno de los posibles caminos para adentrarse en el arte de percibir la realidad desde un ángulo distinto al habitual. Así, las enseñanzas expuestas en este volumen cuentan con menos relaciones de viajes enteogénicos, y toman un sendero más poético y espiritual, con la narración de un diálogo más completo entre alumno y maestro. Así, en estas conversaciones, nos enfrentamos al camino y a la mística del guerrero, y a la estrategia del cazador -el ser humano que vive sin rutinas, imprevisible para las acepciones de los demás, fluyendo con el momento (hay quien ha querido ver en esto paralelismos con las enseñanzas orientales del zen, y de hecho existe un libro que analiza estas similitudes). El cenit de estas enseñanzas es el arte de parar el mundo, que le conduce nuestro autor a Ixtlán: un aprendizaje para concebir el acontecer como una emanación de espíritu y no como un juego de la materia(que es como nuestra mente representa al mundo).
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31 December, 2010
by rgonzalezr
In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural world with great simplicity and delicacy of feeling. When he composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North he was a serious student of Zen Buddhism setting off on a series of travels designed to strip away the trappings of the material world and bring spiritual enlightenment. He wrote of the seasons changing, of the smell of the rain, the brightness of the moon and the beauty of the waterfall, through which he sensed the mysteries of the universe. These travel writings not only chronicle Basho’s perilous journeys through Japan, but they also capture his vision of eternity in the transient world around him.
Matsuo Basho (1644-94) was the greatest of the Japanese haiku poets. The vitality and flexibility his genius gave to the strict 17-syllable form brought haiku to a level of immaculate perfection. In later life Basho turned to Zen Buddhism and the travel sketches in this volume reflect his attempts to cast off earthly attachments and reach out to spiritual fulfillment. The sketches are written in the haibun style–a linking of verse and prose. The title piece, in particular, reveals Basho striving to discover a vision of eternity in the transient world around him and is his personal evocation of the mysteries of the universe.
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