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Alan Watts

What Is Zen?

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A fervent, lifelong student of Zen, Alan Watts shows us that it is both an experience — a singular, powerful moment of realization — and a simple way of life, with an awareness that affects every moment of every day. Adopted by mainstream America in a way that carries only a vague association of its roots in Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts makes it clear that any exploration of Zen must understand and embrace its roots as a form of Buddhist practice derived from its Chinese and East Indian sources.

Examining the background of Zen in East Indian religion, Watts shows us its evolution through the religion of China. Zen is a synthesis of the contemplative insight of Indian religion and the dynamic liveliness of Taoism as they came together in the pragmatic, practical environment of Confucian China. Watts gives us great insight into the living moment of satori and the release of nirvana, as well as the methods of meditation that are current today, and the influence of Zen culturally in the arts of painting and pottery.
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2010
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    This is valuable piece of mind.. Lead me to better understanding of life processes.

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  • olegkutcynaцитирует5 лет назад
    That is really the essential nature of the whole meditation process: the suspension of talking to yourself, either in words or in any other conceptual image.
  • olegkutcynaцитирует5 лет назад
    This is why Zen does not really involve any beliefs in any theory or doctrine. In this sense, it is not religion — if by religion you mean something that involves a system of beliefs. It is purely experimental and empirical in its approach, and it allows us to get rid of belief— to get rid of all dependence upon words and ideas.
  • olegkutcynaцитирует5 лет назад
    If you expect something to come in a certain way, you position yourself to get ready for it. If it comes another way, by the time you reposition your energy, it is too late. So stay in the center, and you will be ready to move in any direction.

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