{"product_id":"zen-lessons-zen-essence-the-five-houses-of-zen-minding-mind-instant-zen-paperback","title":"Zen Lessons, Zen Essence, the Five Houses of Zen, Minding Mind, Instant Zen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume One of \u003ci\u003eClassics of Buddhism and Zen \u003c\/i\u003e contains teachings predominantly from the Chinese Zen (Chan) tradition, including the writings of revered Chinese masters such as Pai-chang, founder of the Chan monastic tradition; Huang-po, one of the forefathers of the Lin-chi-tsung or Rinzai school; Foyan, the great master of the twelfth-century Chinese Zen \"renaissance\"; and many others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume includes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eZen Lessons: The Art of Leadership \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis guide to enlightened conduct for people in positions of authority is based on the teachings of several great Zen masters of China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eZen Essence: The Science of Freedom \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDrawn from the records of the great Chinese Zen masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, this collection represents the most open and direct forms of instruction in the entire Zen canon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Five Houses of Zen \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThese writings are widely considered to be preeminent among Zen literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMinding Mind: A Course in Basic Meditation \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe meditation instructions in this book focus on attaining a state of true objectivity that enables the practitioner to use all other forms of meditation freely and consciously, without becoming fixated or obsessed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eInstant Zen \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePresented here are the teachings of Foyan, who offers simple exercises in attention and thought designed to lead to insight into the real nature of self.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Cleary holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.58 x 9.08 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381535785138,"sku":"9781590302187","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ade90446c84c7677186a6dae70a63def.webp?v=1777814512","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/zen-lessons-zen-essence-the-five-houses-of-zen-minding-mind-instant-zen-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}