An introduction to Zen Buddhism

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ILLOGICAL ZEN "But,according to Yolta,^ 'Thereare nosentient beings, therearenoBuddhas; sagesasnumerousasthesandsofthe Gangesare ...

V ZenaHigherAffirmation Ohuzan(Shou-shan,926-992)oncehelduphisshippedtoan assemblyofhisdisciplesanddeclared:"Callthisashippeandy ...

ZEN A HIGHER AFFIRMATION forit,forgettingthatitisnotafterallsoverydifficulttoreach ahigherformofaffirmation,wherenocontradicting ...

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ZEN A HIGHER AFFIRMATION thirtyblows.Anabsoluteaffirmationmustrise&om thefiery crateroflifeitself. Hoyen(Fa-yen,died1104),of ...

AN INTRODUCTION TO ZEN BUDDHISM sameproblem.Hisanswerwas,"Isometimesmakeoneraisethe eyebrows, orwink,whileatothertimestodosoisal ...

ZEN A HIGHERAFFIRMATION buttellmewhatitis."Thefirstonereplied,"Itcannotbecalled apieceofwood."TheAbbotdidnotconsiderthereplyquit ...

ANINTRODUCTION TOZEN BUDDHISM ThesameJoshuwasonceaskedbyamonk,"Allthingsare reducibletotheOne;whereisthisOnetobereduced?"The mas ...

ZEN AHIGHER AFFIRMATION womandidnotwishtosectheBuddha;ifheeverapproachedshe triedineverywaytoavoidhim,runningupanddown,hiding he ...

VI PRACTICAL Z^N OoFARZenhasbeendiscussedfromtheintellectualpointof view,inordertoseethatitisimpossibletocomprehendZen throughth ...

PRACTICAL ZEN anythingthatinterfereswithordisturbstheordinarycourseof living.TheideaofZenistocatchHfeasitflows.Thereisnothing ex ...

ANINTRODUCTION TO ZENBUDDHISM younotbegintosp>eak?"Shih,oneoftheEmp>cror'sattendants, said, "The Daishihas finisheddiscour ...

PRACTICAL ZEN Is notBuddha their Lord? Ishe not thehighest realityof Buddhism?Hecannotbesuchahatefuloruncleanthingastobe avoided ...

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PRACTICAL ZEN pretations. WhenTozan (Tung-shan, a disciple ofUnimon) answered,"Threepoundsofflax,"tothequestion,"Whatisthe Buddh ...

AN INTRODUCTIONTO ZENBUDDHISM ninth)centviry,whenZenhadbeguntoflourishinallitsbril- lianceandvvathallitsuniqueness.AmonkaskedDai ...

PRACTICALZEN andwecannotblamethemforsothinking.Zenought,therefore, tobepresentedJilsofromitseasy, familiar,andapproachable side. ...

ANINTRODUCTION TO ZENBUDDHISM Anothertimehewasasked,"Whydocsthisholyplaceattract dust?" Towhich his reply was, "There, anotherpa ...