The Infinite Mirror
Commentaries on Two Chan Classics
Published on 10. October 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-1-59030-398-6 (ISBN)
Description
Here is the inimitable Master Sheng Yen at his best, illuminating the ancient texts of the Chinese Zen tradition to show how wonderfully practical they really are, even for us today. The texts, written by two of the founders of the Ts'ao-tung sect of Chan Buddhism, are poems entitled Inquiry into Matching Halves and Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi. Both emphasize the Chan view that wisdom is not separate from vexation, and both speak of the levels of awareness through which one must pass on the way to realization. Both are also works of Buddhist philosophy that can serve as guides to spiritual practice for anyone.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
182 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59030-398-6 (9781590303986)
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Chan Master Sheng Yen (1930–2009) was a widely respected Taiwanese Chan (Chinese Zen) master who taught extensively in the West during the last thirty-one y ears of his life, with twenty-one centers throughout North America, as well as dozens of others throughout the world. He has co-led retreats with the Dalai Lama, and he is the author of numerous books in Chinese and English, including Song of Mind, The Method of No-Method, and his autobiography, Footprints in the Snow.