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viii, 135 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
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"Little known fact: Buddhist Monks are amazing at cleaning and tidying. In this one-of-a-kind guide to cleaning your home, Buddhist monk Shoukei Matsumoto reveals how to make your home as spotless as it is tranquil and peaceful. For Buddhist monks cleaning well is a cardinal skill and, in A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind, readers will discover their never-before-shared cleaning pro tips. In the Zen Buddhist tradition, true enlightenment is...
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One of the world's leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, D. T. Suzuki was the author of more than a hundred works on the subject in both Japanese and English, and was most instrumental in bringing the teachings of Zen Buddhism to the attention of the Western world. Written in a lively, accessible, and straightforward manner, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is illuminating for the serious student and layperson alike. Suzuki provides a complete vision...
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Zen, from its foundation in China of the 6th Century A.D., has always been more than a religion. It is an intriguing system of principles and practices designed to give each individual the experience of eternity in a split second, the knowledge of divinity in every living thing. To create a book about Zen, however, is risky. It is one thing to describe the factual history of this exotic strain of Buddhism. It's quite another thing to successfully...
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Sabiendo como sabe su origen oriental, DAVIDJESUS tramita su otra vida por ahora a la vera del Camino de Santiago en esta tierra del toro, que es España, yendo y viniendo por las Sendas de Oku, y sumido siempre y del todo en el Zen, principio y fin de su meditación trascendental. Escribe un libro al dictado de su visión-pasión del toreo en todas sus vertientes, y lo hace con dos claves, la del soneto y la del haiku, a fin de sumar arte y sabiduría...
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A Buddhist scripture. "All created things perish, he who knows and sees this becomes passive in pain, this is the way to purity." The book contains 423 verses in 26 categories, all verses spoken by the Buddha on various occasions. Most of the verses deal with ethics and spiritual thoughts.
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Discover the Beauty of Japanese Buddhist Poetry. Written by a Japanese Buddhist monk almost 800 years ago, Buddhist Psalms are basically the wisdom of the Buddha in lyric form. Witness how the Buddhism transcended entire cultures and language differences to become a universal religion, philosophy and state of mind.
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It's easy to think that meaning, fulfillment, and bliss are "out there," somewhere outside of our daily routine. But in this playful yet profound reflection on awareness, the compelling voice of a contemporary woman reveals the happiness at the bottom of the laundry basket, the love in the kitchen sink, and the peace possible in one's own backyard. Follow Karen Maezen Miller through youthful ambition and selfabsorption, beyond a broken marriage, and...
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"En el marco de una sociedad volcada al consumo, llena de ruido y carente de significados profundos, la pregunta por la espiritualidad se hace cada vez más urgente. Al interior del pensamiento filosófico esta pregunta se ha venido recuperando durante los últimos años, de la mano de una actualización de los presupuestos de la filosofía antigua grecorromana.
Uno de los trabajos más interesantes en esta línea es el de Pierre Hadot. Según Hadot,...
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Get the Summary of Douglas Harding's On Having No Head in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Douglas Harding's "On Having No Head" recounts a profound realization during a walk in the Himalayas, where he discovered his lack of a head, replaced by a boundless void that encompassed everything. This insight led to a sense of peace and unity, as he no longer perceived a separation between himself and the world. Harding...
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En veintiún fascinantes capítulos, Robert Aitken explica de forma clara y profunda en este libro, La mente de trébol, los dieciséis Preceptos del budismo Zen. Una lectura muy inspiradora para los practicantes del Zen. Aitken nos muestra aquí cómo nuestra mente puede ser tan nutritiva para nuestra vida espiritual y ética como el trébol, que enriquece la tierra al crecer.
El autor se centra mayormente en los Diez Preceptos, que suponen el núcleo...
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Think Zen is soft music and scented candles? This absolutely fantastic book turns up the lights and illuminates some of the most profound aspects of the ancient philosophy. Drawing on decades of experience in Zen and the martial arts, Ernest Cadorin explains the principles and practices of Zen through compelling stories and brilliant interpretations. Whether you are seeking to improve your mental focus, or just trying to experience more in life, this...
17) Zen Buddhism: The Short Beginners Guide To Understanding Zen Buddhism and Zen Buddhist Teachings
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All You Need To Know About Zen Buddhism! Are You Suffering Through Life? Do You Feel Lost? Are You Looking For Answers? For Enlightenment?
If so, "ZEN BUDDHISM" by Knowledge in Minutes is THE book for you! It covers all that you need to know in order to start practicing Zen Buddhism to master Zen. Zen is the art of meditation. It is the art of meditation without distractions from the world or the thoughts in your mind. Meditation will lead to a happier...
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How does a reallife Zen master - not the preternaturally calm, cartoonish Zen masters depicted by mainstream culture - help others through hard times when he's dealing with pain of his own? How does he meditate when the world is crumbling around him? Is meditation a valid response or just another form of escapism? These are the questions Brad Warner ponders in Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate. During a year that Warner spent giving talks and...
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UNFOLDING THE EIGHTFOLD PATH: A CONTEMPORARY ZEN PERSPECTIVE documents the author's study of the Fourth Noble Truth, from his first encounter as a young man, throughout his life as a Zen practitioner, and into his elderhood.
This work presents a unique interpretation of the dynamic nature of the "right" elements of right view, thought, effort, concentration, mindfulness, speech, action, and livelihood.
Nine distinctive explanations for each of the...
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Nowadays people use the word Zen indiscriminately for everything from the Zen of making an instant fortune overnight to the Zen of cooking hard boiled eggs. But what is Zen and what are its philosophical origins as a living tradition of Mahayana Buddhism? This book explores the original "no-mind" teachings of early Zen Buddhism as they evolved in T'ang Dynasty China during the 8th and 9th centuries. In short this book is about Zen before it became...
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