Inspiring lessons on growing older with grace and laughter, from a Zen teacher and writer who is “like a Buddhist Anne Lamott” (New York Journal of Books)
Being a woman over sixty can sometimes be c……続きを見る
A Zen teacher explains that true happiness can only be found by dropping our ideas about happinessーand learning to live fully and fearlessly in the moment
Many books have been published in recent y……続きを見る
Zenkei Blanche Hartman is an American Zen legend. A teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, she was the first female abbot of an American Zen center. She is gr……続きを見る
A Buddhist teacher draws from her years of experience in caring for the dying to provide inspiring lessons on how to face death with courage and compassion
The Buddhist approach to death can be of g……続きを見る
The hermit-monk Ryokan, long beloved in Japan both for his poetry and for his character, belongs in the tradition of the great Zen eccentrics of China and Japan. His reclusive life and celebration o……続きを見る
An thorough introduction to Zen Buddhist practiceーin a reader-friendly question-and-answer formatーby two highly regarded teacher-writers
This unique introduction to Zen teaching and practice is st……続きを見る
Two classic Zen Buddhist texts that present the foundational teachings of the traditionーnow collected in one volume for the modern practitioner
The Diamond Sutra, composed in India in the fourth ce……続きを見る
Kensho is the Zen experience of waking up to one’s own true natureーof understanding oneself to be not different from the Buddha-nature that pervades all existence. The Japanese Zen Master Hakuin (1……続きを見る
Zen has often been portrayed as being illogical and mystifying, even aimed at the destruction of the rational intellect. These new translations of the thirteenth-century Zen master Dogenーone of mos……続きを見る
Founded by Bodhidharma centuries ago in China, Zen and its teachings have since spread widely, exerting a tremendous cultural influence not only across Asia, but also the modern West. To this day, Z……続きを見る
A thought-provoking collection of the most notable and insightful Buddhism-inspired writing published in the last year:
• Thich Nhat Hanh’s vision for a more enlightened and sustainable society
• Ez……続きを見る
The sacred radiance of our original nature never darkens.
It has shined forth since beginningless time.
Do you wish to enter the gate that leads to this?
Simply do not give rise to conceptual thinki……続きを見る
Shin is the uniquely Japanese flowering of the type of Buddhism known as "Pure Land." It originated in the thirteenth century with the charismatic and prophetic figure Shinran (1172–1263), whose int……続きを見る
These wise and funny stories have been an inspiration to spiritual practice for more than twelve centuries, particularly for all those who follow the Buddhist path as laypeople. Layman P’ang (740–80……続きを見る
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 i……続きを見る
Hakuin Zenji (1689-1769) was one of the most important of all Japanese Zen masters. His commentary on the Heart Sutra is a Zen classic that reflects his dynamic teaching style, with its balance of ……続きを見る
A simple, exhaustiveーand often hilariousーpresentation of the essence of Zen by a modern Zen Master of considerable renown
In his many years of teaching throughout the world, the Korean-born Zen Ma……続きを見る
A prominent Zen teacher offers a “direct, penetrating, and powerful” perspective on a popular mind training practice of Tibetan Buddhism (Rick Hanson, author of Buddha’s Brain)
Lojong is the Tibetan……続きを見る
The power and simplicity of the Korean Zen tradition shine in this collection of teachings by a renowned modern master, translated by Martine Batchelor. Kusan Sunim provides a wealth of practical ad……続きを見る
A screenwriter and stand-up comic’s hilarious and profound account of his journey into Zen monkhoodーfeaturing a foreword by Leonard Cohen
Shozan Jack Haubner is the David Sedaris of Zen Buddhism: a……続きを見る
According to legend, when the founder of Zen Buddhism was asked about the main principle of his holy teaching, he replied that there was "nothing holy about it!" Now, a millennium and a half later, ……続きを見る
A pocket-sized treasury of writings and teachings from the beloved Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh
Since Thich Nhat Hanh’s exile from his native Vietnam in 1966, the Zen Buddhist monk has gone on to bec……続きを見る
The insightful martial arts biography of Yamoaka Tesshu, the larger-than-life samurai who founded his own school of swordsmanship and helped restore practical imperial rule to Japan
Master swordsman……続きを見る
Dream Conversations is a collection of a renowned Japanese master's written replies to questions about the true nature of Zen. In short, simply worded teachings, Muso Kokushi (1275–1351), also known……続きを見る
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 tradition……続きを見る
The Japanese poet-recluse Ryokan (1758–1831) is one of the most beloved figures of Asian literature, renowned for his beautiful verse, exquisite calligraphy, and eccentric character. Deceptively sim……続きを見る
A collection of three hundred koans compiled by Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of Soto Zen in Japan, this book presents readers with a uniquely contemporary perspective on his profound ……続きを見る
Here is an ideal guide to the practice of Chan Buddhism by a great modern teacher. Part One presents Master Sheng Yen’s lively, anecdotal account of the history and main principles of the Chan tradi……続きを見る
Gateways to awakening surround us at every moment of our lives. The whole purpose of kōan (gong’an, in Chinese) practice is to keep us from missing these myriad opportunities by leading us to certai……続きを見る
"Stopping" and "seeing" are sometimes referred to as the yin and yang of Buddhist meditationーcomplementary twin halves of a unified whole. In essence, "stopping and seeing" refers to stopping delus……続きを見る
