Zen in Plain English

Explaining the Essence of Zen

Stephan Schuhmacher (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2009
Watkins Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-906787-20-2 (ISBN)

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Building on the discoveries of the formative teachers - from the quest of enlightenment of the historical Buddha to the 'crazy wisdom' of the Chinese patriarchs who gave Zen its unique and unsettling flavour, this book points to the essentials of Zen.

This book coaxes the reader into a direct encounter with the life-changing perceptions of the Zen mind. Building on the discoveries of the formative teachers - from the quest of enlightenment of the historical Buddha to the 'crazy wisdom' of the Chinese patriarchs who gave Zen its unique and unsettling flavour - the author points to the essentials of Zen. The book does not 'talk about' Zen it is Zen from a completely new and refreshing perspective.

Stephan Schuhmacher studied Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology at Cologne University and Japanology and Sinology at the Free University of West Berlin. In 1970 he went to Japan where he first continued his studies at the Jesuite Sophia University, before leaving the academic world to dedicate himself entirely to Zen practice. He worked in publishing in Germany for many years and edited and co-authored a dictionary of Eastern Wisdom that was translated in 8 languages, in English as the Shambhala/Rider Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.8.2009
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	120 x 182 mm
Gewicht	218 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
ISBN-10	1-906787-20-4 / 1906787204
ISBN-13	978-1-906787-20-2 / 9781906787202
Zustand	Neuware