Warner Brad - Don't Be A Jerk And Other Practical Advice From Dogen Japan's Greatest Zen Master A Radical But Reverent Paraphrasing Of Dogen's Treasury Of The True Dharma Eye - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A Radical but Reverent Paraphrasing of Dogen's Treasury of the True Dharma Eye Even if the whole universe is nothing but a bunch of jerks doing all kinds of jerk - type things there is still liberation in simply not being a jerk. Eihei Dogen (1200 1253 CE) The Shobogenzo (The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye) is a revered eight - hundred - year - old Zen Buddhism classic written by the Japanese monk Eihei Dogen. Despite the timeless wisdom of his teachings many consider the book difficult to understand and daunting to read. In Don t Be a Jerk Zen priest and bestselling author Brad Warner through accessible paraphrasing and incisive commentary applies Dogen's teachings to modern times. While entertaining and sometimes irreverent Warner is also an astute scholar who sees in Dogen very modern psychological concepts as well as insights on such topics as feminism and reincarnation. Warner even shows that Dogen offered a Middle Way in the currently raging debate between science and religion. For curious readers worried that Dogen's teachings are too philosophically opaque Don t Be a Jerk is hilarious understandable and wise.
Title: Don't Be A Jerk And Other Practical Advice From Dogen Japan's Greatest Zen Master A Radical But Reverent Paraphrasing Of Dogen's Treasury Of The True Dharma Eye
Author(s): Warner Brad
Publisher: New World Library
Barcode: 9781608683888
Pages: 328 Pages
Publication Date: 3/15/2016
Category: Buddhist Sacred Texts