Suzuki Shunryū Books

Presents a collection of lectures that reveal the insight, humor, and intimacy with Zen that made the author so influential as a teacher. schovat popis

Practising the true spirit of Zen. Not Always So is based on Shunryu Suzuki's lectures and is framed in his own inimitable, allusive, paradoxical style, rich with unexpected and off–centre insights. Suzuki knew he was dying at the time of the lectures, which gives his thoughts an urgency and focus even sharper than in the earlier book. In Not Always So Suzuki once again voices Zen in everyday language with the vigour, sensitivity, and buoyancy of a true friend. Here is support and nourishment. Here is a mother and father lending a hand, but letting you find your own way. Here is guidance which empowers your freedom (or way–seeking mind), rather than pinning you down to directions and techniques. Here is teaching which encourages you to touch and know your true heart and to express yourself fully, teaching which is not teaching from outside, but a voice arising in your own being.

The Zen master explains the practice, nature, and basic attitudes of Zen meditation.

The Zen master explains the practice, nature, and basic attitudes of Zen meditation.

Shunryu Suzuki’s extraordinary gift for conveying traditional Zen teachings using ordinary language is well known to the countless readers of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. In Zen Is Right Here, his teachings are brought to life powerfully and directly through stories told about him by his students. These living encounters with Zen are poignant, direct, humorous, paradoxical, and enlightening; and their setting in real-life contexts makes them wonderfully accessible. Like the Buddha himself, Suzuki Roshi gave profound teachings that were skilfully expressed for each moment, person, and situation he encountered. He emphasized that while the ungraspable essence of Buddhism is constant, the expression of that essence is always changing. Each of the stories presented here is an example of this versatile and timeless quality, showing that the potential for attaining enlightenment exists right here, right now, in this very moment.

Spirituality & Practice “Best Books of 2021” Award Winner In this new collection of quotes from Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and stories from his students, the presence, wisdom, and humor of a great Zen teacher come alive once more. The teachings of Shunryu Suzuki have served for innumerable people as the gateway to Zen practice and meditation. In Zen Is Right Now, devoted student and biographer David Chadwick sheds new light on Suzuki’s presence and teachings through selected quotes from his lectures and a variety of stories told by his students. Complementary to another collection about Suzuki, Zen Is Right Here, this book offers a joyful bounty of anecdotes and insights, revealing a playful and deeply wise teacher who delighted in paradox and laughed often. Each of the stories and quotes presented here is an example of the versatile and timeless quality evident in Suzuki’s teaching, showing that the potential for attaining enlightenment exists right now, in this very moment.

Avec la simplicité, l'humour et le bon sens qui ont fait le succès d'Esprit zen, esprit neuf, les causeries réunies ici exposent et approfondissent la méditation zen, son but, ses exigences, ses difficultés et sa richesse. Aussi éclairantes pour les novices que pour les maîtres, elles ne sont jamais directives ni dogmatiques: pédagogue exceptionnel, Suzuki s'attarde sur l'expérience, dédramatise les obstacles, sans jamais réduire la pratique méditative à des techniques. Son enseignement encourage à faire l'expérience de sa propre vérité, à simplement être soi et à l'exprimer pleinement. Mieux qu'une mère ou un père nous prenant la main, il nous appelle avec tendresse et fermeté à trouver notre voie. Sage et inspirant, ce livre est un guide formidable pour qui cherche la plénitude spirituelle.

Im Einklang mit der Wirklichkeit. Diese Zen-Unterweisungen sind das Alterswerk des einflussreichen und weltweit bekannten Zen-Meisters. Die Entwicklung des Zen im Westen ist eng mit der Persönlichkeit Shunryu Suzukis verbunden. Dieses Buch enthält Unterweisungen von Suzuki Roshi, die er anderthalb Jahre vor seinem Tod in den USA gelehrt hat. In ihnen befasst er sich mit dem Sandokai, einem der frühesten Zen-Texte, die uns von den alten chinesischen Ch´an-Meistern überliefert worden sind. Shunryu Suzuki erläutert anhand dieses Textes, wie wir, wenn wir uns von unserer ichzentrierten Sichtweise trennen, unser Leben in Einklang bringen mit der Wirklichkeit und Befreiung inmitten unseres alltäglichen Tuns erfahren können.

Shunryu Suzuki Roshi vermittelte traditionelle Zen-Lehren in alltagsnaher Sprache. In diesem Buch werden Augenblicke aus Begegnungen zwischen Lehrer und Schülern gesammelt, die die Tiefe der Zen-Erfahrung zeigen. Die Weisheit dieses großen Lebenslehrers wird auf einzigartige Weise erlebbar.