Living Zen
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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The Theosophical Society in America - H.S. Olcott Memorial Library - Eastern Traditions | B294.3 LIN LZ | On Shelf |
The Theosophical Society in America - Krotona Library (Ojai CA) | 294.3927 LIN LZ | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Grove Press, 1960.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
348 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of Essais sur le Bouddhisme en général et sur le Zen en particulier.
Bibliography
Includes bibliography.
Description
History of Buddhism -- Short historical sketch of Zen -- Is Buddhism a philosophy? -- Is Buddhism a religion? -- The notion of God in Buddhism -- The illusory character of aid, of salvation, of all systems -- The nature of things -- Complementarity of physics and psychology -- The force of habit -- The action of the force of habit on the mind according to psychological types -- Memory-habits and the birth of the "I-process" -- Tanha, or the thirst for becoming -- Obedience to the nature of things -- Nirvâna or satori -- Nirvâna and the void -- Nirvâna, satori and lucid love -- Lucidity without ideation -- Nirvâna, satori and the present -- Satori and the Zen unconscious -- Characteristics of satori according to the Zen masters -- Zen Buddhism and everyday life -- The inadequacies -- Buddhism and social problems -- Buddhism and Christianity -- Similarities between Zen and Krishnamurti -- Divergencies between Buddhism, Zen and Krishnamurti -- Commentary on a 'koan' -- Brief survey of the Tibetan schools of philosophy, of the 'oral transmission' of the (so-called) 'secret doctrines, by Madame A. David-Neel -- Transformation of physical life and its relations with the psycho-physical unity -- Transformation of human relations -- The true 'letting-go' effected by 'love-intelligence' -- On the birth of thoughts -- Satori and the research techniques of physicists -- From personal consciousness to the state of satori -- Parable of the flame and the smoke.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Linssen, R. (1960). Living Zen ([First Evergreen edition].). Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Linssen, Robert. 1960. Living Zen. Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Linssen, Robert. Living Zen Grove Press, 1960.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Linssen, Robert. Living Zen [First Evergreen edition]., Grove Press, 1960.
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