About this title: This reissued introduction presents the nature, technique and practice of Zen. A Japanese Zen master, Dr Suzuki taught regularly in the USA and Europe.
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Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Grove Press, N. Y.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802130556ISBN:0802130550
Description: Cover Art. Very Good. No Jacket. Trade Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. The cover has very light shelf wear...............We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by.. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Grove Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802130556ISBN:0802130550
Description: Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8. In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Cover has minor shelf/edgewear. Provides a complete vision of Zen, which emphasizes self-understanding and enlightenment through many systems of philosophy, psychology, and ethics. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780802130556ISBN:0802130550
Description: New. Minor shelf wear with edge wear. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Publisher: Grey Arrow Pub G18, London
Date Published: 1949, 1959
Description: 3 Old Sages Cover Art. Good+Cond, minor cover wear, rubs. 4x7" Paper Covers 136pg indispensable guide to an understanding of this rich, provocative subject. " Black & Yellow spine & Covers. read more
Binding: Wraps
Publisher: Grove Press, New York
Date Published: 1964
Description: Very Good Minus. Book has picked up a bit of moisture rippling (to the touch), but is entirely dry and sound. The quintessential back-pocket primer to Zen. Foreword by Carl Jung. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1994-01-13
ISBN-13:9780802130556ISBN:0802130550
Description: Very Good Text. Paperback in very good condition. Spine is uncreased, binding and text also in very good condition, shelfwear is minimal. Price marked off back wraps, remainder mark on bottom edge. read more
"Everyone understands Zen and no one understands Zen. There's really no way to explain the absence of antithesis, a concept that is crucial to Zen, without resorting to antithesis. Which is the principal difficulty in trying to explain it at all. Suzuki, however, does his best in the medium available to him, by relying primarily on examples to illustrate the absence of the either/or "dualism". That his examples may appear nonsensical to many readers exemplifies the hold dualism has on human understanding. In its understanding of dualism's logical illogicality, Zen is light-years ahead of human intelligence in coming to terms with itself; whether or not its approach to the threat of nihilism (in the final chapter) is best left to reader's discretion."
"Boy, this was slow reading. Seemed very basic and explaining the foundations of Japanese Zen Buddhism. Very nitty-gritty and for the most part not really what I'd hoped for."
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