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Katsuki Sekida

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Description:Thestrange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used traditionally in Zentraining to help students attain a direct realization of truths inexpressiblein words. The two works translated in this book, Mumonkan(TheGateless Gate)and Hekiganroku(The Blue Cliff Record),both compiled during the Song dynasty in China, are the best known and mostfrequently studied koan collections, and are classics of Zen literature. Theyare still used today in a variety of practice lineages, from traditional zendosto modern Zen centers. In a completely new translation, together with originalcommentaries, the well-known Zen teacher Katsuki Sekida brings to these worksthe same fresh and pragmatic approach that made his ZenTrainingso successful. The insights of a lifetime of Zen practice and his familiaritywith both Eastern and Western ways of thinking make him an ideal interpreter ofthese texts.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Two Zen Classics: The Gateless Gate and The Blue Cliff Records. To get started finding Two Zen Classics: The Gateless Gate and The Blue Cliff Records, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Thestrange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used traditionally in Zentraining to help students attain a direct realization of truths inexpressiblein words. The two works translated in this book, Mumonkan(TheGateless Gate)and Hekiganroku(The Blue Cliff Record),both compiled during the Song dynasty in China, are the best known and mostfrequently studied koan collections, and are classics of Zen literature. Theyare still used today in a variety of practice lineages, from traditional zendosto modern Zen centers. In a completely new translation, together with originalcommentaries, the well-known Zen teacher Katsuki Sekida brings to these worksthe same fresh and pragmatic approach that made his ZenTrainingso successful. The insights of a lifetime of Zen practice and his familiaritywith both Eastern and Western ways of thinking make him an ideal interpreter ofthese texts.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Two Zen Classics: The Gateless Gate and The Blue Cliff Records. To get started finding Two Zen Classics: The Gateless Gate and The Blue Cliff Records, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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