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Title: Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment) by Zhengjue, Yi Wu, Tenshin Anderson, Taigen Dan Lleighton, Taigen Daniel Leighton ISBN: 0804832404 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: January, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4
Rating: 5
Summary: Great early Chan writings
Comment: I read this shortly after it first came out. It seemed OK and I put it aside. Several years ago --and after more sitting practice and retreats-- I reread it and now I think it is a treasure. In the translated passages/poems, Hongzhi is speaking consistently from a deeply enlightened experience.
Someone new to Zen may find this collection of talks from a twelfth century Chinese master fuzzy and not very helpful. But for someone with experience sitting, it is profound. Dogen also gave Hongzhi "five stars" in Shobogenzo.
Hongzhi's words have become my favorite sitting companion.
Rating: 5
Summary: Inspiring and Insightful
Comment: This is one of the best books I've ever read -- on Zen, Buddhism or Spirituality in general. Hongzhi was obviously as clear as they get, and his subtle and powerful language and insight is an inspiration to any practicioner, from any tradition. This book is a must read for anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of Reality.
Rating: 3
Summary: Silent Illumination
Comment: To learn the Silent Illumination technique, you have to go to a Ch'an or Zen teacher, such as Sheng-Yen, in New York. This book is a good description of the mind states and practice attitudes associated with that method. The Chinese names have been nipponized. "Hongzhi" you may recognize as "Hung-chi". This book is very useful for S.I. practicers.
Sheng Yen's book on S.I. is "Infinite Mirror". This book is equally good.
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Title: The Unborn: Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693 by Bankei, Norman Waddell, Bankei Yotaku ISBN: 0865475954 Publisher: North Point Press Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind by Huang Po, John Eaton Calthorpe Blofeld ISBN: 0802150926 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: August, 1959 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi by I-Hsuan, Burton Watson, Yixuan ISBN: 0231114850 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.50 |
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Title: Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen by Zen Master Dogen, Kazuaki Tanahashi, Eihei Dogen ISBN: 086547186X Publisher: North Point Press Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Sun-Face Buddha: The Teachings of Ma-Tsu and the Hung-Chou School of Ch'an by Cheng Chien, Cheng Chien Bhikshu, Cheng Chien Bhikshu ISBN: 0875730221 Publisher: Jain Pub Co Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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