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One Bird, One Stone: 108 ContemporaryZen Stories [Import] [Paperback]Sean Murphy (Author), Natalie Goldberg (Introduction)
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Book DescriptionPublication Date: 30 April 2013
This is a distinctly western take on the ancient tradition and practice of Zen Buddhism. Drawn from the archives of major Zen centres inAmerica and interviews with some of the most seminal figures of American Zen, including Philip Kapleau, Bernie Glassman and WalterNowick. ONE BIRD, ONE STONE presents the notable encounters between teachers and students, the moments of insight and wisdom,the quotable quotes and the humour of Zen as it has flowered in America over the last hundred-plus years.
Murphy, a Zen student and an accomplished writer, conducted numerous personal interviews and distilling from them 108 pithy storiesof foreign and domestic masters in America. Unlike Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, Murphy goes a step further and adds the history behind thetales. The players range from masters Suzuki, Maezumi, Seung Sahn, Robert Aitken and Philip Kapleau to earnest students GarySnyder, Alan Watts and Philip Whalen. In addition to the big names, Murphy includes the less well known butequally interesting TsungTsai, Deh Chun and others.
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About the AuthorSean Murphy is the founder and director of The Sage Institute for the Environment, Creativity and Consciousness (Sharon Salzberg,Ram Dass and Andrew Harvey are on the board of directors). He teaches meditation, creative writing and literature for UNM-Taos and,also, teaches for the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe.
Product detailsPaperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Co (30 April 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1571746978
ISBN-13: 978-1571746979
Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.3 x 1.8 cm
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A delightful book 27 September 2013
By Joyce - Published on Amazon.comFormat: Paperback
With this delightful book, Murphy Americanizes the tradition of Zen stories, making thepractice more accessible and understandable. Having interviewed many Zen teachersand practitioners, he weaves a history of American Zen through a collection ofpriceless vignettes. It is instructive that one famous Zen master delayed his departurefrom a conference, after all the others had left, in order to experience the full moonover the mountains the next evening. Another teacher tells of coming to Zen thinkingshe wanted everyone to love her. "What I discovered was that I'd had it backwards--myreal deep desire was to be able to love everyone. Which, when I met Suzuki Roshi,seemed to be a real possibility. Because he seemed to be able to do that."
Murphy tells stories of the influence American women had in bringing Zen to the West,of D.T. Suzuki meeting Paul Tillich, of "Freud meeting Buddha," of Gary Snyder'scareer as an anthropologist ending when he read D. T. Suzuki as he hitchhiked tograduate school, of Zen in prisons, and many other fascinating tales.
Living Zen 10 July 2013
By RAMON MARTIN - Published on Amazon.comFormat: Kindle Edition | Amazon Verified Purchase
Reading the stories of the pioneers of Zen in America is like seeing before your eyeswhat is exactly to live in a zenlike way.
Funny, piercing stories 24 April 2013
By Paul Agostinelli - Published on Amazon.comFormat: Paperback
This is a wonderful book, and I am happy to see it re-issued. It ranges far and wide todiscover insightful stories from many Zen communities, teachers, and students. SeanMurphy did a lot of footwork for this book, and it shows. Rarely are accounts fromdisparate teachers and lineages brought together so nimbly. The anecdotes from sucha variety of sources bring Zen practice alive in a direct, undogmatic and often veryfunny way. It reads easily and is hard to put down!
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