| The Wisdom of the Zen Masters Contributor(s): Schloegl, Irmgard (Editor), Humphreys, Christmas (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0811206106 ISBN-13: 9780811206105 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1976 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Zen - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) - Religion | Eastern |
| Dewey: 294.392 |
| LCCN: 75042115 |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.52" W x 7.8" (0.25 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If in every mind burns a flame of the Buddha's Enlightenment, Christmas Humphreys writes in his foreword to The Wisdom of the Zen Masters, there is nothing to seek and nothing to acquire. We are enlightened, and all the words in the world will not give us what we already have. The man of Zen, therefore, is concerned with one thing only, to become aware of what he already is... The task of the Japanese Zen master has been to guide his pupils in their awakening. The means used vary--from severe physical discipline to the proposition of enigmatic riddles, or koans--but always to the same end, Enlightenment: experiencing the Great Death of the worldly I. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schloegl, Irmgard: - Irmgard Schloegl (1921-2007) was the birth name of Myokyo-ni, a Rinzai Zen Buddhist nun and author of many books on Zen and Buddhism. She was ordained in 1984 and served as head of the Zen Centre in London.Humphreys, Christmas: - Christmas Humphreys was a prominent English barrister and the author of over 20 books on Buddhism. |