Zen at the End of Religion: An Introduction for the Curious, the Skeptical and the Spiritual but Not Religious - Brossura

Ford, James Ishmael

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ISBN 10: 1958972762 ISBN 13: 9781958972762

Casa editrice: Monkfish Book Pub Co, 2025

Riassunto

Zen as the ideal path for those who have left institutional religion behind

Do you feel there is something more to be found in life? Is there something more for your life? Traditionally people turn to religions to find that “more.”

Today, when cultures are in upheaval and traditional religions are collapsing, a prominent Zen teacher explores the possibility of a spirituality at the heart of all religions.

Zen at the End of Religion is a brief introduction to Zen as a practical expression of perennial wisdom, a “naturalistic perennialism.”

The book offers a simple introduction to the core of Zen’s why and how. While Zen is a rich and varied tradition, this introduction focuses on the essentials, the foundations of the Zen way. This book explores the Four Noble Truths, the Two Truths, the Ten Ox Herding Pictures, Zen meditation, samadhi, koans, enlightenment, and more.

“When I hear James Ford’s words, something in me wakes up. He has the rare ability to communicate something that is much larger than himself. We are all lucky to be in contact with this gift.” —Gesshin Claire Greenwood, author of Bow First, Ask Questions Later

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Informazioni sull'autore

James Ishmael Ford has been called one of the senior Zen teachers in North America. He is both a Soto Zen priest and a Dharma successor in the Harada Yasutani koan tradition. Ford is also an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister who served in parishes for a quarter of a century. Today he lives in Los Angeles with his spouse Jan Seymour-Ford. He is the author of seven books on aspects of Zen Buddhism including If You’re Lucky, Your Heart Will Break and The Intimate Way of Zen: Effort, Surrender, and Awakening on the Spiritual Journey.

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I believe Zen offers among the most compelling range of adaptations arising in this uncertain moment. Zen in its several forms is still rooted into the mists of history, often deeply. But also in this vulnerable moment, Zen is open to new expressions. Sometimes these can be very compelling for some among the spiritual but not religious.

Zen offers something to those who have seen the failures of the old religions, but who intuit some profound spiritual core within those religions. Zen brings ancient teachings that can be seen as a dynamic living spiritual current. Perhaps one of the clearest expressions of that naturalist perennialism. This all turns on how we understand ourselves and the world. Much of this turns on what in Zen is called Buddha nature. That is, what are we really?

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Monkfish Book Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1958972762
• ISBN 13: 9781958972762
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 188
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile