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<\/a><\/div>\n\u201cDoes a dog have Buddha nature?\u201d Essential Writings on Zen\u2019s Most Important Koan<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n James Ishmael Ford, Editor The word \u201cmu\u201d is one ancient Zen teacher\u2019s response to the earnest question of whether even a dog has \u201cbuddha nature\u201d\u2014and discovering for ourselves the meaning of the master\u2019s response is the urgent work of each of us who yearns to be free and at peace. \u201cPracticing Mu\u201d is synonymous with practicing Zen, \u201csitting with Mu\u201d is an apt description for all Zen meditation, and it is said that all the thousands and thousands of koans in the Zen tradition are really just further elaborations of Mu.<\/p>\n This watershed volume brings together over forty teachers, ancient and modern masters from across centuries and the full spectrum of the Zen world, to illuminate and clarify the essential matter: the question of how to be most truly ourselves.<\/p>\n Includes writings from ancient masters like: Dogen * Hakuin * Dahui<\/p>\n And modern masters like Thich Thien-An * Zenkei Shibayama * Seung Sahn * Taizan Maezumi * Sheng Yen * Philip Kapleau * Robert Aitken * Jan Chozen Bays * Shodo Harada * Grace Schireson * John Daido Loori * John Tarrant * Barry Magid * Rachael Mansfield-Howlett * Joan Sutherland<\/p>\n \u2026and many more!<\/p>\n Praise & Reviews<\/i> About the Editors:<\/p>\n JAMES ISHMAEL FORD is a senior guiding teacher of Boundless Way Zen. James has been a student of Zen Buddhism<\/a> for over forty years. He is also a senior Unitarian Universalist minister serving at the First Unitarian Church of Providence and a member of both the American Zen Teachers Association and the Soto Zen Buddhist Association. He lives outside Providence.<\/p>\n MELISSA MYOZEN BLACKER is a Dharma successor to James Ishmael Ford. She is a co-founder of Boundless Way Zen, which she currently serves as a senior guiding teacher. She is also the associate director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and a director of professional training at the Center for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is resident at Mugendo-ji, the Boundless Way Temple in Worcester, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n The Book of MU<\/b><\/i> List Price:$ 17.95 Soon to be found in your better bookstores, but can be purchased today at Wisdom Publications<\/a> or Amazon<\/a>. If you do read it and are then willing to provide a review at Amazon, I\u2019d appreciate it (I\u2019d appreciate it even more if the review is favorable\u2026)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cDoes a dog have Buddha nature?\u201dTHE BOOK OF MU Essential Writings on Zen\u2019s Most Important Koan James Ishmael Ford, EditorMelissa Myozen Blacker, Editor The word \u201cmu\u201d is one ancient Zen teacher\u2019s response to the earnest question of whether even a dog has \u201cbuddha nature\u201d\u2014and discovering for ourselves the meaning of the master\u2019s response is the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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THE BOOK OF MU<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
Melissa Myozen Blacker, Editor<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis book brings us eyebrow-to-eyebrow with an unprecedentedly rich convocation of masters.\u201d \u2014Franz Metcalf, author of What Would Buddha Do?<\/i>
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\u201cWords come alive in this wonderful collection, filled with laughter, tears, and wisdom.\u201d \u2014Mark Unno, author of Shingon Refractions<\/i>
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\u201cThe most important of all koans finally gets the attention it deserves. For those considering koan study, or just curious about this unique spiritual practice, this is a very valuable book.\u201d \u2014David R. Loy, author of Money, Sex, War, Karma and The World Is Made of Stories<\/i>
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\u201cA delightful book based on a delightful idea\u2014 and a must-read for anyone interested in Zen.\u201d \u2014Mu Soeng, author of The Heart of the Universe<\/i>
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\u201cA tremendous book, subtle and beautiful, whose power creeps up on you in the midst of reading it.\u201d \u2014Deborah Schoeberlein, author of Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness<\/i>
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\u201cA thorough and wide-ranging look at the mother of all koans and a first-rate introduction to koans in general.\u201d \u2014Scott Edelstein, author of Sex and the Spiritual Teacher<\/i>
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\u201cThis book sets you wandering in uncharted territories of surprise and sudden freedom. If you dare risk the uncertainty of travel into the unknown, this is the book for you.\u201d \u2014Lin Jensen, author of Deep Down Things<\/i>
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\u201cUseful, insightful, and lovely!\u201d \u2014Rafe Martin, author of The Banyan Deer<\/i>
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\u201cHighly recommended.\u201d \u2014Noah Levine, author of Heart of the Revolution<\/i>
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\u201cA book that people will want to read and return to again and again.\u201d \u2014Jeremy D. Safran, editor of Psychoanalysis and Buddhism<\/i>
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\u201cSure to inspire many Zen students and practitioners.\u201d \u2014Buddhadharma<\/i>
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\u201cLike a love affair, the koan Mu will tear you open, if you let it. This book of caring, meticulous essays is a gentle shepherd, escorting both initiated and uninitiated readers to where we can hear Zen\u2019s great monosyllable beginning to resound on its own.\u201d \u2014Kate Wheeler, editor of Nixon Under the Bodhi Tree and Other Works of Buddhist<\/a> Fiction<\/i><\/p>\n
Essential Writings on Zen\u2019s Most Important Koan<\/b><\/i>
James Ishmael Ford, Editor<\/p>\n
Available directly from Wisdom at: $14.36 (20%off)
Pages: 342 pages
Size: 6 X 9 inches
Binding: Trade paper
ISBN: 0-86171-643-4<\/p>\n