An introduction to Zen Buddhism

WHATIS ZENr Seir*;socalled,as Spinozawasintoxicatedin God?Though Mr.Reischauerisnotquiteclearastothemeaningof"intoxi- cation",he ...

AN INTRODUCTION TO ZEN BUDDHISM himself,beinglostinonevastemptiness,whateverthismaybe. ThisinterpretationagainfailstohitZenarigh ...

WHATIS ZEN? cannotclaimtobeuniqueinthehistoryofreligion.Perhapsso; butZenisamysticismofitsownorder.Itismysticalinthesense thatth ...

ANINTRODUCTION TO ZENBUDDHISM practicalanddirectmethodofspiritualtrainingeverresortedto byanyreligion?Andisnotthispracticalmetho ...

WHAT IS ZENr eternity;letyourselfbelikedeadashes,coldandlifeless;again letyourselfbelikeanoldcenserinadesertedvillageshrine!' "P ...

Ill IS ZEN NIHILISTIC? INthehistoryofZen,Yeno(Hui-neng,^638-713),traditionally consideredtheSixthPatriarchoftheZensectin China,c ...

IS ZEN NIHILISTIC? theoryofSunyata(emptiness).^Evenamongthosescholarswho arewell acquainted with thegeneral teaching ofMahayana ...

AN INTRODUCTIONTO ZEN BUDDHISM Thequestion "Howcan one always be with Buddha?" calledforththefollowinganswerfromamaster: "Haveno ...

IS ZEN NIHILISTIC? "Thus,Sariputra,allthingshavethecharacterofemptiness, they have no beginning, no end, they are faultless and ...

ANINTRODUCTION TO ZENBUDDHISM ance{avidya),whichtenaciouslyclingstothemindaswetclothes dotothebody."Ignorance"^isallverywellasfa ...

IS ZEN NIHILISTIC? brusquenesstohisdisciple.Heforbidsoutvs-ardly,andyetinthe spiritheisaffirming.ThismustbecomprehendedifZenisto ...

AN INTRODUCTIONTOZEN BUDDHISM WhereupKjnthemonkcontinued, "Whatthenisthissome- thingyoudonottalkabout?" Themaster'sreplywas,"Iti ...

ISZEN NIHILISTIC? ofthetruthofZen.Solongasoneistalkingofnothingnessorof theabsoluteoneisfarawayfromZen,andeverrecedingfrom Zen.E ...

AN INTRODUCTIONTO ZEN BUDDHISM whenitispressedhardforastatemenl.Therefore,Yengo(Yuan- wu),commentingontheabove,hasthistosay: "Is ...

ISZEN NIHILISTICr arenoquibblings,noplayingatwords,nosophistry;Zenisthe mostseriousconcernintheworld. Letmeconcludethischapterwi ...

IV ILLOGICAL ZEN Ejnpty-handedIgo,andbeholdthespadeis inmyhands ; Iwalkonfoot,andyetonthebackofanox Iamriding ; WTienIpassoverth ...

ILLOGICALZEN "WhenTomdrinks,Dickgetstipsy." "WhoistheteacherofalltheBuddhas,past,present,and future?Johnthecook." "Lastnightawoo ...

AN INTRODUCTION TO ZEN BUDDHISM disappointmentwehaveneverbeenabletoobtainpeaceofmind, perfecthappiness,andathoroughunderstanding ...

ILLOGICAL ZEN themidstofpouringrainIamnotwet".Thesoulisthusmade whole,perfect,andfilledwithbliss. Zendeals\s-ithfactsandnotwitht ...

AN INTRODUCTION TOZEN BUDDHISM spadelyinginfrontofyou,andholdingitforth,makesthebold declaration,"Iholdaspade,yetIholditnot."Nor ...