Unlocking the Zen Koan: A New Translation of the Zen Classic Wumenguam
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 155643247X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-04 |
| Language | : | Chinese |
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"Without Thinking Good, Without Thinking Evil" according to A Customer. This is a wonderful work. The translations are poetic and the comments very illuminating. Read and follow rigorously the instructions in the forward and you will learn something about Zen mind. It is permanenly on my shelf of most important references.. Without Thinking Good, Without Thinking Evil Eric R. Wolff This is a wonderful work. The translations are poetic and the comments very illuminating. Read and follow rigorously the instructions in the forward and you will learn something about Zen mind. It is permanenly on my shelf of most important references.. John S. Ryan said Republication of _No Barrier_. This translation of and commentary on the well-known Wumenguan/Mumonkan is one of Thomas Cleary's finest works. (I also think well of his _Dhammapada_.) As reviewer David Johnston has noted in his excellent and accurate review, it will clear up plenty of the misconceptions about Zen encouraged by people who (deliberately or otherwise) profit from obfuscation. And Cleary's commentary -- based
From Library Journal A translation of a Chinese Zen classic called the "Wumenguan" from about A.D. Lib., Bedford, Mass.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. 1200, this book will be popular with anyone seriously interested in Buddhism or Zen meditation. There are 48 koans (symbolic stories or sayings by Zen masters), followed by commentaries by later Zen masters and then an explanation by the author. Recommended for libraries with patron interest in the subject.- Del Cain, V.A. Obviously, Zen koans aren't to be unlocked by simply reading a book; to remedy this, Cleary, who has studied them for 30 years and has a doctorate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard, provides a helpful section on how to read and work with koans and the commentaries. . Medical Ctr
Cleary's probing, analytic commentaries wrestle with meaning and shading, explaining principles and practices. Now one of America's finest translators of Asian philosophy provides a brillian new translation of the 12th century Wumenguan, the most popular of Chinese Zen koans. Five different steps to follow in reading the koan being with its use as a single abrupt perception, and lead progressively to more intellectual readings, illustrating the fixations which stand in the way of a true Zen understanding.. Cleary then gives us other great Chinese Zen masters' comments in pr