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9781558964334

In This Very Moment

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  • ISBN13:

    9781558964334

  • ISBN10:

    1558964339

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-04-01
  • Publisher: Skinner House Books
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Summary

A valuable beginner's resource and teaching tool, this brief and useful history of Zen Buddhism introduces the history, philosophy and practice of Zen for beginners and others who want an overview that is at once wise and accessible. The helpful Glossary demystifies the terminology of Buddhism.

Author Biography

James Ishmael Ford, a lineage holder in both the Soto and Harada/Yasutani Zen traditions, is the spiritual director for the Zen Community of Boston and the guiding teacher for the Henry Thoreau Zen Sangha. Ford serves as the senior minister of the First Unitarian Society in Newton, Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. IX
Introductionp. XI
Dividing the Worldp. 1
Zen Comes Westp. 9
The Teachings of the Buddhap. 19
Buddha Twirls a Flowerp. 27
Getting Enlightened and Saving All Beingsp. 35
Sitting Zenp. 41
Reconciling Heaven and Earthp. 49
Just What Is Nothing?p. 65
An Impossible Questionp. 71
The Power of Wordsp. 83
Returning to the Worldp. 95
Notesp. 99
Glossaryp. 103
Resourcesp. 109
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