{"product_id":"9781645471813","title":"Hakuin's Song of Zazen","description":"\u003cb\u003eRenowned modern Zen master Yamada Mumon Rōshi uses Hakuin’s famous poem of spiritual realization, \u003ci\u003eSong of Zazen\u003c\/i\u003e, as a starting point to embark on a lively commentary on Zen practice in contemporary life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in Japan in 1962, Hakuin’s \u003ci\u003eSong of Zazen\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebrated collection of short essays by Zen master Yamada Mumon Rōshi. Translated into English for the first time, it introduces the story of Hakuin’s early life and training, then uses his classic Zen chanting poem, \u003ci\u003eSong of Zazen\u003c\/i\u003e, to make wide-ranging considerations of the Zen tradition and its applications in modern Japanese life.  \u003cbr\u003e     As Daisetz Suzuki remarks in his foreword, what gives Mumon’s book its unique flavor and makes it different from previous works by Zen teachers are his forays into matters of ordinary, everyday life, expanding his Zen teaching to encompass interests that are closely linked with his lay audience. He responds to a news article that catches his eye in the morning paper, delivers criticism on contemporary political and social trends, explores matters as diversified as the uses of atomic energy, the court culture of seventeenth-century France, a leper hospital on an island in the Inland Sea, Albert Schweitzer and other noted Western figures—and more. In doing this Mumon gives readers open access to the opinions, judgements, and practical thinking of a leading Zen master—a map of his planet, so to speak. Each brief chapter of Mumon’s book is an invitation to follow Hakuin and himself down the path of true Zen realization.","brand":"Yamada Mumon Roshi","offers":[{"title":"Shambhala |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-02-06","offer_id":44663282532607,"sku":"9781645471813","price":33.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f68e754d-ce12-47cb-85c2-5f40a3978a24.jpg?v=1704571531","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781645471813","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}