Zen Wisdom: Knowing and Doing

by Sheng-yen

Book Overview

ZEN WISDOM is about Zen meditation practice, philosophy and doctine; Buddhism and social issues: the arts, children, abortion, euthanasia, suicide, morality, medical technology, material success, conservation with a master power of the mind, personal growth, self help and spiritual practice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0960985468
• ISBN13: 9780960985463
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Dharma Drum Publications
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A great book to absorb one chapter at a time

Having read a variety of books in the Buddhist tradition I can honestly say this is one of my favorites. Composed of various conversations that originally appeared as a series of articles he covers a wide range of subjects. Probably not the book I would recommend as a first book on Buddhism, that being "Buddhism Plain and Simple" by Steve Hagen, it would appeal more to those with more familiarity with Buddhist philosophy. The Q & A format is wonderful in that Sheng-Yen's answers shed light on many fine points of Buddhist practice. His command of English appears to be very good and I really gained an appreciation for his achievement as a scholar and practitioner. It was also very interesting to learn more about the unique aspects of Chan which is the Chinese tradition from which Zen developed. All in all, a wonderful read and I look forward to reading more of this great teachers work.