- Title : Zen Questions: Zazen, Dogen, and the Spirit of Creative Inquiry
- Author : Taigen Dan Leighton
- Rating : 4.55 (641 Vote)
- Publish : 2016-6-1
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 312 Pages
- Asin : 0861716450
- Language : English
He explores the poetic mind of Dogen with the poetry of Rumi, Mary Oliver, Gary Snyder, and even "the American Dharma Bard" Bob Dylan. What's more, Leighton uncovers surprising resonances between the writings of America's Founding Fathers--including Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin--and the liberating ideals at the heart of Zen.. Zen practi
He explores the poetic mind of Dogen with the poetry of Rumi, Mary Oliver, Gary Snyder, and even "the American Dharma Bard" Bob Dylan. What's more, Leighton uncovers surprising resonances between the writings of America's Founding Fathers--including Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin--and the liberating ideals at the heart of Zen.. Zen practice does not necessarily focus on the answers, but on finding a space in which we may sustain uncertainty and remain present and upright in the middle of investigations. Whether speaking of student or master, Zen hinges on the question. From there, Leighton draws deeply on his own experience as a Zen scholar and teacher to invite us into the creativity of Zen awareness and practice. Zen Questions begins by exploring "The World of Zazen,"--the foundational pAfter residing for years at San Francisco Zen Center and Tassajara monastery, Taigen also practiced for two years in Kyoto, Japan. He has edited and co-translated several Zen texts including: Dogen's Extensive Record: A Translation of Eihei Koroku, Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi, Dogen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community, and The Wholehearted Way, and has contributed to many other books and journals. Taigen Dan Leighton, Soto Zen priest and successor in the Suzuki Roshi lineage, received Dharma Transmission in 2000 from Reb Anderson Roshi and is Dharma TeacheOn every step when applicable, a parallel is made between the user interface manipulation and the equivalent web service API code.While it exposes in structured way the already existing information from MSDN, the book adds value by using an example based approach - a fictive clothing company - which gives concreteness and understanding to the various concepts.What I liked:The systematical approach - if you pass through the whole book, you will have a complete overall understanding of the master data management, as much as of Master Data Services product itself.The parallel made between the UI operations and the web service API calls - which let us understand a part of the internal functioning of the product.What I didn't like:While the book is very "correct" to the average user, I would have liked some more advanced scenarios - on both conceptual side and product customization.. Possibly the best book of contemporary Zen thought and practice among Western-born teachers. Diverse boeken van IB Singer heb ik jaren geleden gelezen, op één of andere wijze is me toen De familie Moskat ontschoten. I look forward to purchasing the FINAL volume in October and then my collection will be more or less complete!. Today the 33 million free agents in the US outnumber manufacturing employees and all federal, state, local and county government employees, including teachers and policeI highly recommend this book to anyone who cherishes the illumination of wisdom both ancient and modern." (Lewis Richmond, author of Work as a Spiritual Practice) . "Zen Questions equally introduces and expands our American understanding of Buddhist teachings, and of the many possibilities in navigating our own lives." -- (Jane Hirshfield)"This is a wise and inspiring book." (Roshi Joan Halifax, author of Being with Dying)"Taigen Leighton is full of compassion for the reader, whether a beginning or experienced practitioner." (Susan Moon, author of Not Turning Away: The Practice of Engaged Buddhism)"Leighton offers his readers an impressive array of insights into Soto Zen meditation practice." (Christopher Ives, author of Imperial-Way Zen)"Clear, accurate and eminently useful." (Peter Coyote (HoSho JiShi, ordination name), actor and author.)"These delightful essays take us another step down the long lonesome road toward naturalizing dharma into our own cultural matrix." (Zoketsu Norman Fischer, aut
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