Zen & Karma: Teachings of Roshi Taisen Deshimaru - Couverture souple

Deshimaru, Roshi Taisen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1942493142 ISBN 13 : 9781942493143

Editeur : Hohm Press,U.S., 2016

Synopsis

Taizen Deshimaru (1914 1982) was a Japanese Zen Master, and the individual largely responsible for bringing Soto Zen to Europe. A legendary figure, he stands in the ranks of the great Zen teachers of modern times, including Suzuki Roshi and Maezumi Roshi. This second edition of his book, first issued in 1979, contains the pure Deshimaru vintage-teaching. Uniquely, It is one of the few Zen books treating the subject of karma, a principle deeply entrenched in Hindu and some Buddhist traditions, but rarely taught within Zen. The book is a live record of the Master s teaching content (kusens) and his style of presentation during a practice sesshin (retreat) of several weeks. Deshimaru spoke in English, and his words were recorded and compiled from notes taken by the editor (Coupey) and other students. His subjects are as timely today as they were in the late 70s. At a time when contemporary Zen practice has been co-opted by the culture of new and now , his teachings do not compromise. This is no self-oriented wellness Zen cultivated for feeling more relaxed. This is the real deal, a call to a stark, no-gain approach to clear perception of reality from one who studied and practiced this tradition fully aligned to its source. As such, this book is a precious vehicle of direct transmission.

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Taisen Deshimaru Roshi, born in Japan in 1914 of an old Samurai family, was a close disciple of the famous Zen master Kodo Sawaki. He took it as his life's mission to transmit the authentic teaching of Zen Buddhism to the West. Based in Paris since 1967, Taisen Deshimaru taught Zen for 15 years all over Europe. At the time of his death in 1982, he had published 15 books in various languages and gathered a following of many thousands from all over the world, including some of the most sophisticated minds of the West. Taisen Deshimaru never taught clerical ritualized Buddhism.

Philippe Rei Ryu Coupey, born and raised in New York City, is a Soto Zen teacher in the lineage of Kodo Sawaki. He met Master Deshimaru in 1972 and followed him as a close disciple. Having studied literature at the Sorbonne, he worked with Deshimaru on the latter's teaching. Three books came out of this collaboration, including this current volume. Today, after 40 years of Zen practice, Coupey directs a large community of practitioners in Europe, in a lineage directly transmitted from master to disciple. The practice is shikantaza: simply sitting, without goal or profit-seeking mind.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hohm Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1942493142
• ISBN 13: 9781942493143
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Éditeur: Coupey Philippe Rei Ryu
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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