The River of Heaven
The Haiku of Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki
$35.58
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
10 May 2011
Summary
“In this, his final work, American senior Zen Roshi Robert Aitken lovingly ties together two threads, Zen practice and haiku.” -Spirituality & HealthKnown to many as the study of quiet stillness and introspection, Zen Buddhism distinguishes itself through brilliant flashes of insight and its terseness of expression. In River of Heaven these concepts and pillars lend themselves to an exploration of Haiku, one of the most delicate and interpretive poetic forms in the world. The haiku verse …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781582437101 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1582437106 |
| Author: | Robert Aitken |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 10 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 231g |
| Dimensions: | 184mm x 139mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Miniatures of a Zen Master “In this sprightly collection of 188 short texts, [Aitken] offers brief stories, observations, memories, and commentaries. Those familiar with his book Encouraging Words will appreciate the further evidence of this Zen Master’s wisdom.” –Spirituality & Practice “Like some of the finest Zen literature, they read like the contents of one’s own mind and also like a mirror held up to show the mind’s quotidian chatter to be somehow pure.” –BuddhaDharma
About The Author
Robert Aitken
Robert Aitken is the author of more than a dozen books about Buddhism, including A Zen Wave, Encouraging Words, and Taking the Path of Zen. A dedicated Buddhist for most of his life, he is a former abbot and roshi of the Honolulu Diamond Sangha in Hawaii, which he co-founded with his late wife Anne Hopkins Aitken in 1959. He now lives in retirement at the Palolo Zen Center in Honolulu.
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