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Reader Guides
Classic Works from the Dawn of Chan to the Present
Overview
Chan in China
- The Chan or Zen Patriarchs
- The Works of the Tang Dynasty in China (618-907)
- The Works of the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279)
- The Great Koan Collections
Zen in Korea
Zen in Japan
- Early Zen in Japan up to Dogen
- Dogen
- Rinzai Zen
- The Works of Hakuin
- Samurai and Zen
- Zen in Japan up to the Meiji Restoration (Coming Soon)
Additional Resources
- The Heart Sutra: A Reader’s Guide
- Zen in the Modern World (Coming Soon)
- Foundational Sutras and Texts of Zen (Coming Soon)
- Zen and Tea (Coming Soon)
Excerpt
The Art of Meditation in Motion
Still Running
The Art of Meditation in Motion
On a cool spring morning, a Zen teacher and his student are going for a walk. The last traces of snow have melted from the ground, and tiny buds are beginning to show on the tips of the cherry branches. Bundled in their robes, master and disciple walk easily as the day slowly grows warmer. Their walk leads...
Author Videos
Spreadin Out the Vision
Join Meido Moore, author of Hidden Zen, in this practice of spreading out your vision! When we do so, whole new worlds of living detail and movement open for us. We begin to feel again that we are part of the space surrounding us rather than isolated within ourselves.
Mindfulness in Zen
An excerpt from Dr. Sarah Shaw's book Mindfulness: Where it Comes from and Why it Matters. This book explores the Buddhist heart of Mindfulness and is a welcome antidote to the commodification of what is an essential practice and support for so many other Buddhist meditation techniques. It explores how Mindfulness is understood, presented, and practiced in very different way across multiple Buddhist traditions and will be welcome reading or listening by all who find it.
Author Events
Jul 08, 2022 - Jul 11, 2022 | IMS Barre
Stories of Women in the Buddha’s Life: Resources for Reflection & Practice
Jul 14, 2022 - Jul 17, 2022 | IMS, Barre, MA
Boulder Book Store (in-person) | The Path of Aliveness
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 | 6:30 PM MDT | Boulder Book Store (in-person)
Northshire Bookstore | The Path of Aliveness
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | 6:00pm EDT | Online
Online Courses
The Heart Sutra
One of the most beloved scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism, the Heart Sutra is chanted daily around the world in dozens of languages by millions of practitioners. For Zen Buddhists—and many others—the sutra expresses the nature of reality in ways both profound and paradoxical. In this online course, Kazuaki Tanahashi and Roshi Joan Halifax collaboratively explore the depths of the sutra’s teaching through talks, chanting, readings, and group discussions.
Heart of the Brush
Kazuaki Tanahashi is a renowned calligraphic artist and teacher who works with hundreds of students throughout the world each year. In this online workshop, you can study with him up close, as he guides you in exploring the wondrous world of brush calligraphy.
Articles on Zen Buddhism
Chan, Zen, and Mahayana Buddhism in 2021
See our other Year in Review Guides: Theravada/Pali/Insight | Chan, Zen, Mahayana | Tibetan Buddhism...
Zen in Japan: Up to the Meiji Restoration
This is part of a series of articles on the arc of Zen thought, practice, and history, as presented in The Circle of the Way: A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Mo...
Remembering Thomas Cleary, Translator of Asian Classics
Last week we received the very sad news that Thomas Cleary, one of the greatest translators of our time, passed away on June 20, 2021. Thomas Cleary (1949–2021) was the twentieth century's most ...
The Buddhist Translations of Thomas Cleary: A Reader’s Guide
Thomas Cleary (1949—2021) was one of the twentieth century’s greatest translators of Asian classics. He was extremely prolific, translating and authoring countless works. Shambhala Publications ha...
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