Cloud and Water: An Interpretation of Chan Poems
by Master Hsing Yun
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Passed down over centuries by celebrated Chan (Zen) masters, these 36 poems selected by a contemporary Buddhist Master are profound in their literary simplicity and direct in their worldly relevance. Addressing the essential features of Chan Buddhist practice and offering practical wisdom for managing day-to-day challenges, each poem captures the essential Chan (Zen) spirit of living in the moment and being open to immediate experience. In addition to their spiritual and philosophical show more appeal, the poems are accompanied by the author's lucid and insightful commentaries formed from a lifetime of experience as a spiritual leader of a worldwide Buddhist community. Through the use of lively anecdotes and references to Buddhist scriptures, this collection provides both the Chan practitioner and the general reader illuminating and effective ways to apply Buddhism's universal wisdom to daily life. show lessTags
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Venerable Master Hsing Yun is a Chinese Buddhist monk and forty-eighth patriarch in the Linji school of Chan Buddhism. He is the founder of Fo Guang Shan monastery in Taiwan, and of the Buddha's Light International Association, which has nearly a million members worldwide
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Poetry
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- 294.3927 — Religion Other religions Buddhism/Hinduism Buddhism Buddhism - Branches and schools Mahayana Buddhism Zen Buddhism
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- BQ9266 .H752 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Buddhism Buddhism Modifications, schools, etc. Special modifications, sects, etc. Zen Buddhism
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