books by John Daido Loori     books:       Finding the Still Point (Book and CD): A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation (Dharma Communications)2 reviews John Daido Loori Shambhala, 2007 Clear, concise, authoritative If you want to try Zen (or want to try it again), I cannot imagine a finer way of doing it than by using this neat little guide. -- David Lukashok             Dogen's Extensive Record: A Translation of the Eihei Koroku3 reviews Wisdom Publications, 2004 Dogen gone beyond Dogen's Extensive Record, here translated by Taigen Dan Leighton et al, is an incredible accomplishment in translation and understanding this seminal figure in the history of Zen, and Japanese Zen. These records were mostly recorded later in his teaching career and reflect an intimacy not seen as often in his more popularly known work., SHobogenzo, despite others thinking to the contrary. Dogen ...             Celebrating Everyday Life2 reviews John Daido Loori Dharma Communications, 1999 excellent for beginners This is an excellent book for those new to Zen liturgy and those desiring to bring liturgy into their daily practice. Especially for those who are far from or don't have acsess to a practice group.             Bringing the Sacred to Life: The Daily Practice of Zen Ritual (Dharma Communications)2 reviews John Daido Loori Shambhala, 2008 Lovely As a professional Celebrant, the idea of sanctifying daily life is very appealing. This is a lovely and serene book, very useful for reminding myself of my 'other life' in times of stress.             Mountain Record1 review John Daido Loori Zen Mountain Monastary, 1986 A Collection of Journals/Pamphlets from the Zen Mountain Center This is a collection of 14 of the Zen Mountain Center journals. They give a Dharma Talk by John Daido Loori. This particular Zen Master is a home grown American one and it shows in some of his themes. He talks about what Zen means in the 20th century and some of the new issues that have come up for us as humans. The talks are lively and clear, and definitely have the flavor of Zen, with its ...             Zen Mountain Monastery Liturgy Manual1 review Dharma Communications, 1998 Very rich book, expanding your practice I first encountered this book when I went to the Moutain and Rivers Order. After reading through it, I picked one up that day. It is terrific companion to anyone looking to help expand their home practice. In addition, its included meditation chants are rich works in themselves. A definite thumbs-up! The book itself really is of three major sections: introduction, liturgy, and--as I call ...             The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life16 reviews John Daido Loori Ballantine Books, 2005 Enlightening Blend of Subjects This book is filled with excellent points that, especially with any Buddhist or Zen background, truly hit home. It gets at issues and the substance surrounding both creativity and the practice of Zen from multiple angles including the artless arts of Zazen, the author's own story, the stories of others, religious examples, and normal explanations. If one doesn't cause some sort of understanding ...             The Art of Just Sitting, Second Edition: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza4 reviews John Daido Loori Wisdom Publications, 2004 A Collection of seminal teachings Roshi John Daido Loori has assembled the single most comprehensive treasury of writings on the subject. Often misunderstood, the practice of shikantaza is authoritatively presented and carefully examined in two dozen essays by Chinese, Japanese, and American masters, along with an appendix of six seminal classic texts. This volume, spanning the centuries since Shakymuni Buddha to the present ...             Sitting with Koans: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Koan Study1 review Wisdom Publications, 2005 Sitting with Koans: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Koan Study Sitting with koans presents the history of koan practice and how koans have been used by Zen Masters for over a thousand years. I was impressed by the amount of research invested to help the reader to understand the roll of koans in Zen training. I now have a stronger connection to the ancestors in a way that inspires me to deeper practice. Sitting with koan is a must read for serious Zen ...             Making Love with Light1 review John Daido Loori Dharma Publishing, 2000 Gorgeous nature photos This book of nature photographs is just what I needed amidst all of the reports of anthrax, terrorism, etc. The essays and photo descriptions (reminiscent of haiku) are inspiring, and photos of nature (especially the rock forms) are incredibly beautiful. Several people who saw the book decided to purchase it for themselves.             The Eight Gates of Zen: A Program of Zen Training3 reviews John Daido Loori Shambhala, 2002 This is the REAL THING! With so many books on 'Zen' coming out all the time, it is important that this work be held up as a contemporary expression of the authentic teachings of Zen. Not 'self-styled zen', not 'anything I do is zen,' not 'easy way watered down zen,' but the real thing. You will love it!             Buddhism and Ecology: The Interconnection of Dharma and Deeds (Religions of the World and Ecology)1 review Center for the Study of World Religions, 1998 An excellent introduction to Buddhist environmentalism This is a first rate academic introduction to Buddhist environmentalism. 'Buddhism and Ecology' is one of a series of volumes on world faiths and ecology produced by the Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions. It contains 19 essays from a variety of perspectives, all seeking to make a Buddhist contribution to the ongoing discussion of the environmental crisis. While a number ...             The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans4 reviews Shambhala, 2009 A remarkable achievement! I cannot render praise high enough to John Daido Loori. With his translation of Dogen's three hundred koans, he builds a modern masterpiece out of an old one. This collection of koans, which Dogen assembled, serves as the foundation on which he built many fascicles of his might Shobogenzo. Indeed, a reading of this book enhances one's understanding of Dogen's primary masterpiece greatly. ...             Enso: Zen Circles of Enlightenment1 review Audrey Yoshiko Seo Weatherhill, 2009 Zen Circles This is an excellent consideration of both the circles and the accompanying texts that are part of the enso experience. There is a perceptive description of each of the monks (and occasionally a nun) who created the ensos selected and an interesting analysis of both the art of the circle and the calligraphy of the individual work he or she created. As an artist I found the material in this ...             Cave Of Tigers: Modern Zen Encounters2 reviews John Daido Loori Weatherhill, 2000 a great book on real Zen One can know all and still be empty. Chasing down books of Zen and trying out mantras and koans make it seem like a course to be taken in school. This is the first work I have found that really reveals day-to-day Zen for commoners. I was lost in the Catskills several years ago, and lo and behold, there was a Zen monastery before me. A year later, the title A Cave of Tigers caught my eye. ...             Invoking Reality1 review John Daido Loori Dharma Communications, 1998 A little heavy I have just read this book once and it calls me to get back, thats nice. And I think it will grow on me as a good guideline. Its not so many zenbooks that get down to moral and thats refreshing but a little heavy. Take one more step on the pole. Gassho Hans             The Heart of Being: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen Buddhism (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment)3 reviews John Daido Loori, Bonnie Myotai Treace, ... Tuttle Publishing, 1996 A timely book that will allow the reader be touched I read this book prior to taking the buddhist precepts and was deeply moved by John Daido Loori's understanding and commitment to the precepts. These issues, morals and ethics are issues that will not go away as the world tries to justify itself. This book will not judge but will open the realm of the buddhist precepts before you.             Hearing with the Eye: Photographs from Point Lobos (Dharma Communications)1 review John Daido Loori Shambhala, 2008 The Zen of Seeing How we fail to really look - we live so much in a conceptual world we fail to see the miraculous when it's right under our nose. These photographs allow you to see the world without the filter of thought.             Waking Up: A Week Inside a Zen Monastery (Week Inside¦series)1 review Jack Maguire Skylight Paths Publishing, 2001 The Inside Scoop On Life In A Zen Monastery Maguire has written this book, one of his many, as a preparation, introduction and guide principally for a rather select group of people: those who would like to do some very serious practice in a Zen monastery. While each Zen monastery or center is unique and will have its own variations on the theme, he has chosen Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, New York, not because it is typical, but ...             The Eight Gates of Zen: Spiritual Training an American Zen Monastery2 reviews John Daido Loori Dharma Communications, 1992 Loori tells the reader just the way it is John Daido Loori lays the zen life and barrier gates out before the reader to examine and learn. The writing flows from page to page carrying the reader through the highs and lows of reality, the possibilities and expectations of just sitting. Definitely the book to have when you want to know how and why to sit zazen.              search for books american, artistic, beginner, bringing, buddhism, celebrating, communications, creativity, cultivating, encounters, enlightenment, essential, everyday, extensive, hundred, interconnection, invoking, meditation, monastery, mountain, photographs, practice, religions, shikantaza, sitting, spiritual, teachings, training, translation, writings books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen pc & video games: F/A -18 Precision Strike Fighter (Windows) leave a comment home  impressum - about us