Tag: Zen

Esoteric Zen Zen and the Tantric Teachings in Premodern Japan


Free Download Stephan Kigensan Licha, "Esoteric Zen: Zen and the Tantric Teachings in Premodern Japan "
English | ISBN: 9004536302 | 2023 | 339 pages | PDF | 14 MB
Despite their starkly contrasting images, premodern Japanese Zen and tantric Buddhism were closely entwined movements. Based on recently discovered manuscript materials and covering the 13th to the 17th century, Esoteric Zen offers the first comprehensive account of their multi-faceted relationship.

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Buddhism and Postmodernity Zen, Huayan, and the Possibility of Buddhist Postmodern Ethics


Free Download Jin Y. Park, "Buddhism and Postmodernity: Zen, Huayan, and the Possibility of Buddhist Postmodern Ethics"
English | ISBN: 0739118234 | 2008 | 338 pages | PDF | 6 MB
Buddhism and Postmodernity is a response to some of the questions that have emerged in the process of Buddhism’s encounters with modernity and the West. Jin Y. Park broadly outlines these questions as follows: first, why are the interpretations and evaluations of Buddhism so different in Europe (in the nineteenth century), in the United States (in the twentieth century), and in traditional Asia; second, why does Zen Buddhism, which offers a radically egalitarian vision, maintain a strongly authoritarian leadership; and third, what ethical paradigm can be drawn from the Buddhist-postmodern form of philosophy?

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The Zen Leader 10 Ways to Go From Barely Managing to Leading Fearlessly


Free Download The Zen Leader: 10 Ways to Go From Barely Managing to Leading Fearlessly By Ginny Whitelaw
2012 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1601632118 | EPUB | 5 MB
"The Zen Leader is an important and very helpful book in the science and art of leadership. Based on everything from Zen to Integral Philosophy, it outlines 10 fundamental ‘shifts’ or ‘flips’ that can move you from small mind to Big Mind, bringing an expanding capacity of leadership with each one. Give it a try and see for yourself!"–Ken Wilber, author of The Integral Vision"A terrific contribution filled with original insights and solutions."–Jim Loehr, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Power of Full Engagement"As most leaders know, the best answers are often found in how one frames the question. In this remarkable book, Dr. Ginny Whitelaw sharpens the reader’s abilities to reframe everything. Offering a genuinely innovative amalgamation of Eastern thought and the world of work, Dr. Whitelaw provides the reader grounding in practical leadership application, just as she introduces the next stretching insight. This book is a gift that keeps on giving."–Ed Bernard, vice chairman, T. Rowe Price GroupThe Zen Leader does not encourage you to just "be peaceful." Nor does it suggest that you work harder, faster, or ignore the pressure. Quite the opposite: the book is about using the pressure to propel "flips" in consciousness that create transformational leaders, leaders who create the future with joy and enthusiasm, rather than drive themselves and their people to exhaustion.

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The Sayings of Layman P’ang A Zen Classic of China


Free Download The Sayings of Layman P’ang: A Zen Classic of China By James Green
2009 | 174 Pages | ISBN: 1590306309 | PDF | 4 MB
These wise and funny stories have been an inspiration to spiritual practice for more than twelve centuries, particularly for all those who follow the Buddhist path as laypeople. Layman P’ang (740-808) was a merchant and family man who one day put all his money and possessions in a boat and sunk it in a river, so that he could devote his life to the study of the dharma. His wife, son, and daughter joined him enthusiastically on his new path, taking up a joyfully itinerant life together as they traveled from temple to monastery across southern China. This collection of anecdotes and verses about the enlightened layman and his family has become an enduring Zen classic.

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