The Carefree-Ease Record
$67.57
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2025
Summary
The Carefree-Ease Record: A Taoist Awakening in Zen Koans
In this radical new translation of a classic Ch’an (Zen) koan collection, David Hinton illuminates the Taoist dimensions of “carefree-ease,” the effortless joy of the enlightened mind in harmony with earth and cosmos.
First collected by the Ch’an master Wisdom-Expanse (Hung-Chih) in the twelfth century, this collection of one hundred kung-ans, or koans, is an essential text for students of Ch’an and Zen. Thes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781645472711 |
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| ISBN-10: | 164547271X |
| Series: | The Great Koan Collections of Ch'an and Zen |
| Author: | David Hinton |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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“Here comes David Hinton with a lively and original rendering of the Carefree-Ease Record, one of the essential ancient koan texts. Hinton looks at the koans as Taoist in origin and sees meditation as an open-hearted wandering through hills, grasses, and moonlight—and through the minds of the old masters. The one hundred stories here are part of a great curriculum for opening the heart and mind. Hinton has given us a noble gift.”—Roshi John Tarrant, author of The Story of the Buddha and Bring Me the Rhinoceros
About The Author
David Hinton
David Hinton has published numerous books of poetry and essays and many translations of ancient Chinese poetry and philosophy. This widely acclaimed work has earned Hinton a Guggenheim Fellowship, numerous fellowships from NEA and NEH, and both of the major awards given for poetry translation in the U.S.- the Landon Translation Award and the PEN American Translation Award. Recently, Hinton received a lifetime achievement award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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