Gerry Shishin Wick

The Book of Equanimity

Illuminating Classic Zen Koans

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The Book of Equanimity contains the first-ever complete English language commentary on one of the most beloved classic collections of Zen teaching stories (koans), making them vividly relevant to spiritual seekers and Zen students in the twenty-first century. Continually emphasizing koans as effective tools to discover and experience the deepest truths of our being, Wick brings the art of the koan to life for those who want to practice wisdom in their daily lives. The koan collection Wick explores here is highly esteemed as both literature and training material in the Zen tradition, in which koan-study is one of two paths a practitioner might… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-86171-802-3
EAN: 9780861718023
Produktnummer: 16260497
Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 867 KB

Über den Autor

Gerry Shishin Wick is a dharma heir of Taizan Maezumi. He studied with both Soto and Rinzai Zen masters (as did Maezumi) and for 20 years his understanding of the koans in the Book of Equanimity was examined by Maezumi. A former professor of physics, oceanography, and, later, Buddhism, Wick is a teacher whose unique qualifications make him a particularly appealing author.