Zen Wisdom
Classic Buddhist Teachings to Calm the Mind
Published on 14. June 2025
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-1-83886-511-5 (ISBN)
Description
"Zen is not effort. Effort is tension, effort is work, effort is to achieve something. Zen is not something to achieve. Just relax, relax so deeply that you become a revelation to yourself." - Zen proverb "Zen" is the Japanese pronunciation of Chinese chan, meaning "meditation". Rather than representing a particular ethic or set of beliefs, Zen Buddhism - as practiced in Japan since the 12th century - is a discipline that seeks to reveal profound insight into the nature of things through thought, experience and meditation, passing on wisdom from master to disciple, rather than through reliance on formal doctrine and ideas. Zen emphasizes rigorous self-restraint, the practice of meditation, and perceiving the true nature of reality through mindfulness. This insight can be expressed in daily life through acts of kindness towards others. Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding, Zen Wisdom offers more than 80 succinct quotes from Zen masters such as Bankei Yotaku, Matsuo Basho, and the Buddha, on topics as wide-ranging as discovering purpose, maintaining concentration, mindfulness, tranquility, learning, kindness and finding joy.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Amber Books Ltd
Product notice
Imitation cloth
Illustrations
Halftones, color; Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 164 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83886-511-5 (9781838865115)
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Abbie Headon is a freelance editor and writer who has always been deeply interested in science and technology and their impact on our everyday lives. She has had fifteen books published in several languages, on a wide range of non-fiction topics.
Content
Introduction
On Tranquility
On Purpose
On Concentration
On Mindfulness
On Joy & Happiness
On Learning
On Helping Others
On Death
On Tranquility
On Purpose
On Concentration
On Mindfulness
On Joy & Happiness
On Learning
On Helping Others
On Death