About this title: Zen experience defies all thinking and linguistic description and simply affirms what is evidently real: "The ordinary way--that precisely "is" the Way." After questioning the nature of reality, the Zen student discovers that what remains is what "is." Although it seems that Zen would not lend itself to philosophical discussion, that all ...
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Description: Reader copy. By Toshihiko Izutsu; ISBN: 0877737576; Pub. : Prajna Press; Pub. Date: 1982; Media: Paperback; spine taped (not sure why) and additional essay from author glued to the last page. by Toshihiko Izutsu; ISBN: 0877737576; Pub. : Prajna Press; Pub. Date: 1982; Media: Paperback; spine taped (not sure why) and additional essay from author glued to the last page. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SHAMBHALA PUB
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781570626982ISBN:1570626987
Description: New. Zen experience defies all thinking and linguistic description and simply affirms what is evidently real. "The ordinary way--that precisely is the Way". After questioning the nature of reality, the Zen student discovers that what remains is what is. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor extremity wear and rubbing. 259 p. A variety of topics are discussed: the experience of satori, ego and egolessness, Zen sense and nonsense, koan practice, the influence of Zen on Japanese painting and calligraphy and much more. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Shambhala Pubns
Date Published: 2001-09-01
ISBN-13:9781570626982ISBN:1570626987
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781570626982. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tehran Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy
Date Published: 1977
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Very light rubbing otherwise a near fine copy. 259 p. It is not without reason that Zen tends to entertain a violent aversion toward philosophization and talking about Zen experience in rational terms. It is a world of an extraordinary experience which defies thinking and linguistic description. It is a world where all words are ultimately reduced to silence. read more
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