Opening the Hand of Thought: Approach to Zen
- ISBN-10
- 0140194592
- ISBN-13
- 9780140194593
- Category
- Philosophy (General)
- Pages
- 233
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Arkana
- Author
- Kosho Uchiyama
Description
"Wise, clear, and searching, Opening the Hand of Thought brings together the writings of an iconoclastic Japanese Zen master. Kōshō Uchiyama takes a more rational approach to transcendence, to the discovery of the unlimited depth of reality, and understands the self beyond our usual notions of who we are--the self that wholeheartedly lives out the truth of life. He attempts to answer the essential question: How do we bring Zen practice and our everyday modern lives together into a fresh original expression of our life force? His book is a challenge to the individual, an exploration of the relationship each of us has to ourself and to the world, and a spiritual journey infused with the wise humor of a respected and revered teacher."--Publisher's description.
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