Ives: Zen Awakening & Soc. Paper

by Christopher Ives

Book Overview

Zen Buddhism has traditionally focused on monastic practice and the artistic expression of awakening (satori) but has paid little explicit attention to social ethics. Certain Zen teachers have even... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824814533
• ISBN13: 9780824814533
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

very good

this book was simply amazing, chris is extremely knowledgeable of his subject. a pleasure to read

Great background and history

The history and background of Zen as presented is excellent. I found it highly educational though somewhat difficult to follow at times. It just requires focused, concetrated reading. I was somewhat skeptical of the final section of the book, especially the Zen thoeries on economics. I thought that the author seemed to be stretching a bit to really get meaning from Zen philosophies and how they should apply to the modern world. But most of it was very good. Definitely worth some study time.