Each Moment is the Universe
Author | : Dainin Katagiri |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781590304082 |
ISBN-13 | : 159030408X |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: ZEN BUDDHISM. We often speak of time as a commodity--as something we "save" or "spend"--or as something that slips through our fingers before we can accomplish what we want. The Zen view is radically, wonderfully different: time is a creative, dynamic process that continuously produces the world and everything in it. Understanding this--that there literally is no time to "lose"--is the door to freedom. "Move over, Martin Heidegger. The late Japanese Zenmaster Katagiri Roshi conveys a zest for Zen understanding that differs from the calm inscrutability of other Zen Buddhists."--Publishers Weekly (starred review).