Blowing Zen Expanded Edition

Author : Carl Abbott
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781475200584
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blowing Zen: Expanded Edition written by Carl Abbott and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note: The Blowing Zen recordings are available from Kunaki, Gumroad, and BlowingZen.org. http: //bit.ly/kunakiabbott https: //afm.gumroad.com/l/bzcd https: //blowingzen.org/learn/ The Shakuhachi is an ancient flute that captivates many who cross its path. Hidden in its simplicity is profound possibility. The windy, resonant sound of the Shakuhachi brings deep serenity to sympathetic ears. For the devoted player, it is also a spiritual tool for training the mind and breath. Most notably, Zen monks have using the Shakuhachi for centuries to train mind and breath through the practice of Sui Zen (blowing Zen) using Buddhist music composed specifically for the Shakuhachi. Blowing Zen: Expanded Edition is two books in one. The first is the original Blowing Zen (1992) which guides you step-by-step from producing sound to playing Buddhist Meditation music. Also included are detailed build-your-own shakuhachi instructions. The 'Expanded" section is Blowing Zen II, which contains sheet music for an additional 26 Hon Kyoku compositions (Zen Buddhist music), pitch graphs, more San Kyoku (Japanese Chamber music), and more Japanese folk music. The Blowing Zen Companion CD (available separately) contains the Japanese folk tunes, chamber music and Buddhist composition "Hi Fu Mi" taught in the first section of the book. It also includes examples of timing and standard Buddhist music phrases. Visit BlowingZen.com for FREE audio and video recordings of the material covered in the book.

Author : Carl Abbott
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781475010916
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blowing Zen written by Carl Abbott and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note: The Blowing Zen Companion CD is available through Kunaki and Amazon http://bit.ly/abbottkunaki http://www.amazon.com/Blowing-Zen-Companion-Carl-Abbott/dp/B00BW6S9N6 The Shakuhachi is an ancient flute that captivates many who cross its path. Hidden in its simplicity is profound possibility. The windy, resonant sound of the Shakuhachi brings deep serenity to sympathetic ears. For the devoted player, it is also a spiritual tool for training the mind and breath. Most notably, Zen monks have using the Shakuhachi for centuries to train mind and breath through the practice of Sui Zen (blowing Zen) using Buddhist music composed specifically for the Shakuhachi. "Blowing Zen" guides you step-by-step from producing sound to playing Buddhist Meditation music. Also included are detailed build-your-own shakuhachi instructions. The Blowing Zen Companion CD (sold separately) contains the Japanese folk tunes, chamber music and Buddhist composition "Hi Fu Mi" taught in the book. It also includes examples of timing and standard Buddhist music phrases.

Author : Ray Brooks
Publisher : Sentient Publications
ISBN 13 : 1591811708
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blowing Zen written by Ray Brooks and published by Sentient Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As a young, dissolute man, Ray Brooks set off from his native England and embarked on a path of self discovery. Through a series of serendipitous and often humorous events while living in Tokyo, Ray stumbled upon and began to study the ancient art of shakuhachi, and extremely difficult Japanese bamboo flute. With intuition as his guide, he found the heart of Zen through focused shakuhachi practice."--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Carl Abbott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781475203875
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blowing Zen II written by Carl Abbott and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blowing Zen II contains 26 additional Hon Kyoku compositions (Zen Buddhist music), pitch graphs, more San Kyoku (Japanese Chamber music), and more Japanese folk music. Visit BlowingZen.com for FREE audio and video recordings of the material covered in the book. (See also Blowing Zen: Expanded Edition, which incorporates both Blowing Zen and Blowing Zen II in one book.)

Author : Brian Daizen Victoria
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1461647479
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zen at War written by Brian Daizen Victoria and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2006-06-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling history of the contradictory, often militaristic, role of Zen Buddhism, this book meticulously documents the close and previously unknown support of a supposedly peaceful religion for Japanese militarism throughout World War II. Drawing on the writings and speeches of leading Zen masters and scholars, Brian Victoria shows that Zen served as a powerful foundation for the fanatical and suicidal spirit displayed by the imperial Japanese military. At the same time, the author recounts the dramatic and tragic stories of the handful of Buddhist organizations and individuals that dared to oppose Japan's march to war. He follows this history up through recent apologies by several Zen sects for their support of the war and the way support for militarism was transformed into 'corporate Zen' in postwar Japan. The second edition includes a substantive new chapter on the roots of Zen militarism and an epilogue that explores the potentially volatile mix of religion and war. With the increasing interest in Buddhism in the West, this book is as timely as it is certain to be controversial.

Author : Bassui Tokusho
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861717236
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mud and Water written by Bassui Tokusho and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourteenth-century Zen master Bassui was recognized as one of the most important Zen teachers of his time. Accessible and eloquent, these teachings cut to the heart of the great matter of Zen, pointing directly to the importance of seeing our own original nature and recognizing it as Buddhahood itself. Bassui is taking familiar concepts in Buddhism and recasting them in an essential Zen light. Though he lived centuries ago in a culture vastly different from our own, Zen Master Bassui speaks with a voice that spans time and space to address our own modern challenges - in our lives and spiritual practice. Like the revered Master Dogen several generations before him, Bassui was dissatisfied with what passed for Zen training, and taught a radically reenergized form of Zen, emphasizing deep and direct penetration into one's own true nature. And also like Dogen, Bassui uses powerful and often poetic language to take familiar Buddhist concepts recast them in a radically non-dual Zen light, making ancient doctrines vividly relevant. This edition of Mud and Water contains several teachings never before translated.

Author : Taigen Dan Leighton
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146291652X
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultivating the Empty Field written by Taigen Dan Leighton and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2000-08-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultivating the Empty Field is a modern translation of the core of Chinese Ch'an master Hongzhi's Extensive Record. First to articulate the meditation method known to contemporary Zen practitioners as shikantaza ("just sitting") Chinese Zen master Hongzhi is one of the most influential poets in all of Zen literature. This translation of Hongzhi's poetry, the only such volume available in English, treats readers to his profound wisdom and beautiful literary gift. In addition to dozens of Hongshi's religious poems, translator Daniel Leighton offers an extended introduction, placing the master's work in its historical context , as well as lineage charts and other information about the Chinese influence on Japanese Soto Zen. Both spiritual literature and meditation instruction, Cultivating the Empty Field is sure to inspire and delight.

Author : Monty Levenson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733280907
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sound of Bamboo written by Monty Levenson and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the wonderful world of shakuhachi, the traditional Japanese bamboo flute, brought to you with the aid of Ricoh Corp. of Japan's new interactive Clickable Paper technology. In this edition of The Sound of Bamboo printed pages throughout the book are linked to a broad array of digital media content including websites, music, and multimedia videos. Download the free "CP Clicker" app on your iOS or Android tablet or smartphone to enter the portal.The Sound of Bamboo is divided into three main sections: 1. A discussion of the origins of shakuhachi within the wider context Japanese culture and its close association with Zen Buddhism as a vehicle for meditation. 2. A sampling of beautiful and inspiring Zen- and shakuhachi-themed Japanese sumi-e ink brush paintings by two renowned artists. 3. Exploration and analysis of the acoustical physics of the shakuhachi, in an effort to unravel the mystery of how breath is transformed into sound.Embedded in pages of the book, however, is a fourth section composed of hyperlinks that open you to the wide world of shakuhachi created by many of the instrument's foremost players, teachers, makers, and authorities.The beauty of this new interactive technology goes beyond broadening the informational parameters of a printed book. It also adds a temporal dimension allowing an edition to be expanded and enhanced past the date of its initial publication. Like any online web browser, linked content can be updated or otherwise modified well into the future, keeping a book relevant and up to date. All additions, modifications, and other changes will be logged online for future reference. This is a book that will never become obsolete or limited in scope to the time of its publication.

Author : Chris Prentiss
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 0943015626
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zen and the Art of Happiness written by Chris Prentiss and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gentle wisdom of "Zen and the Art of Happiness" shows how to invite magnificent experiences into your life and create a philosophy that will sustain you through anything. The Zen of doing anything is to behave with a particular state of mind that brings the experience of enlightenment to even everyday facts -- and through that experience, happiness.

Author : Alan Watts
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1645472868
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Become What You Are written by Alan Watts and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the path to your authentic self and embrace your true identity with these insightful teachings from celebrated author and spiritual luminary Alan Watts. In this collection, Watts displays the intelligence, playfulness of thought, and simplicity of language that has made him so perennially popular as an interpreter of Eastern thought for Westerners. He draws on a variety of religious traditions and covers topics such as the challenge of seeing one’s life “just as it is,” the Taoist approach to harmonious living, the limits of language in the face of ineffable spiritual truth, and the psychological symbolism of Christian thought. Throughout, he shows how our true self is never to be found anywhere other than this very life and this very moment.