The Pocket Zen Reader
by Thomas Cleary
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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, Zen inspires young and old, from all walks of life, to see the world with fresh eyes--beyond our usual assumptions and prejudices. This compendium of a thousand years of Zen teaching presents the essence of the tradition through stories, sayings, talks, and records of heart-to-heart encounters with show more Zen masters. The great expositors of the tradition, whose voices are recounted here, encourage us to let go of our clinging and intellectual grasping, and to open ourselves to embrace reality exactly as it is. show lessTags
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Zen aims at simplicity, so a small book of zen sayings is just right.
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Thomas Cleary holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. He is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 294.3927 — Religion Other religions Buddhism/Hinduism Buddhism Buddhism - Branches and schools Mahayana Buddhism Zen Buddhism
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- BQ9267 .P63 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Buddhism Buddhism Modifications, schools, etc. Special modifications, sects, etc. Zen Buddhism
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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