Echoless Valley
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (715 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1882795024 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 94 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"An excellent addition to the Zen Cannon" according to Reader. This work is among those honorable books on Zen Buddhism which try to capture the "living" word of a Zen teacher. Though this is ultimately impossible, the attempt here is no less than inspiring, and if it were ever to be done, this would be very close.This is one of the first books where the awkwardness of the language actually makes it better. One gets a sense of the teachers persona and personal voice. From a teaching point of view, it also reminds us how the unpolished quality of a thing can make it even more beautiful.Lastly, perhaps this may seem trivial, its nice compact size. Direct transmission from Zen Roshi Maezumi Echoless Valley is a great book for any Zen student.Maezumi Roshi founded Zen Center of Los Angeles, where hundreds of his dharma talks are stored on tape. This book is extracted directly from a few dharma talks without editing his heavily accented English. (This was done extremely well by Egyoku Roshi in Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice (Shambhala Classics), a truly indispensible book for any Zen newcomer.) Having heard some of the ZCLA tapes, I can say that Echoless Valley carries much more freight as a result of the verbatim text: while reading the book I got a s. John D. Buksbazen said roshi lives on. I studied with Maezumi Roshi from the late Sixties through the Seventies. Reading this book, I felt his presence. His language, inflections, and idiom shine through unhampered; this is a model of editorial sensitivity to the actual voice of a great teacher, and conveys his teaching beautifully.
In 1976, Maezumi Roshi established the Kuroda Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Human Values, a non-profit educational organization formed to promote scholarship on Buddhism in its historical, philosophical, and cultural ramifications. Mazumi Roshi's background in Dogen's Zen as well as the Rinzai Zen of koan introspection made him a unique teacher, with an ability to open the teachings to thousan
Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi was a modern Japanese master who devoted his life top establishing Zen Buddhism as a vital spiritual practice in the West - inspiring thousands of students and diligently training a new generation of teachers who are carrying the legacy of Zen into the new millenium. This book is based on discourses given by Maezumi Roshi in 1987, presenting his teachings in the inimitable style of his "live words."
Mazumi Roshi's background in Dogen's Zen as well as the Rinzai Zen of koan introspection made him a unique teacher, with an ability to open the teachings to thousands of students around the world. . About the Author In 1976, Maezumi Roshi established the Kuroda Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Human Values, a non-profit educational organization formed to promote scholarship on Buddhism in its historical, philosophical, and cultural ramifications