{"product_id":"infinite-circle-teachings-in-zen-paperback","title":"Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernie Glassman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis introduction to Zen teachings is a \"watershed book for Zen students, a good study companion and a trustworthy guide\" (Norman Fischer, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe World Could Be Otherwise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInfinite Circle, \u003c\/i\u003eone of America's most distinctive Zen teachers takes a back-to-basics approach to Zen. Glassman illuminates three key teachings of Zen Buddhism, offering line-by-line commentary in clear, direct language: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e- The Heart Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e the Buddha's essential discourse on emptiness, a central sutra of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\"The Identity of Relative and Absolute\" an eighth-century poem by Shih-t'ou His-ch'ien, a key text of the Soto Zen school. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003eThe Zen precepts: the rules of conduct for laypeople and monks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis commentaries are based on workshops he gave as Abbot of the Zen Community of New York, and they contain within them the principles that became the foundation for the Greyston Mandala of community development organizations and the Zen Peacemaker Order.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Infinite Circle, one of America's most distinctive Zen teachers takes a back-to-basics approach to Zen. Glassman illuminates three key teachings of Zen Buddhism, offering line-by-line commentary in clear, direct language: \u003cbr\u003e\"1.The Heart Sutra: the Buddha's essential discourse on emptiness, a central sutra of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. \u003cbr\u003e2.\"The Identity of Relative and Absolute\": an eighth-century poem by Shih-t'ou His-ch'ien, a key text of the Soto Zen school. \u003cbr\u003e3.The Zen precepts: the rules of conduct for laypeople and monks. \u003cbr\u003eHis commentaries are based on workshops he gave as Abbot of the Zen Community of New York, and they contain within them the principles that became the foundation for the Greyston Mandala of community development organizations and the Zen Peacemaker Order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernie Glassman\u003c\/b\u003e is a Zen master and the first dharma successor to Taizan Maezumi Roshi, founder of the Zen Center of Los Angeles. He is well known for integrating Zen practice with social, economic, and educational initiatives. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eInstructions to the Cook \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e Bearing Witness: A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.38 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758786478368,"sku":"9781590300794","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c21ab6a14638b5c7fd63a63f2f59a5ab.webp?v=1780135469","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/infinite-circle-teachings-in-zen-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}