The Truth of This Life
Zen Teachings on Loving the World as It Is
$42.22
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2018
Summary
Accessible and elegant teachings from a well-loved and revered woman Zen teacher.
“The truth and joy of this life is that we cannot change things as they are.” The import of those words can be found beautifully expressed in the work of the woman who spoke them, Katherine Thanas (1927-2012)—in her art, in her writing, and especially in her Zen teaching. Fearlessly direct and endlessly curious, Katherine’s understanding of Zen was inseparable from her affinity for the arts. She was an M…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781611804683 |
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| ISBN-10: | 161180468X |
| Author: | Katherine Thanas, Natalie Goldberg |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“Katherine Thanas stands firm and tall amid this generation of early American Zen pioneers.” –Norman Fischer, from the foreword
“Katherine Thanas stands firm and tall amid this generation of early American Zen pioneers.”—Norman Fischer, author of What is Zen?: Plain Talk for a Beginner’s Mind“The book demonstrates Katherine Thanas Roshi’s ability to tie together personal narratives, Zen teachings, art, and literature: her essays include the words of poets Naomi Shihab Nye, William Stafford, and Rumi alongside those of historical Zen masters such as Dogen and contemporary teachers such as Katagiri Roshi. Using these writings and examples drawn from her own life, she makes even abstruse Zen concepts clear.”—Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
About The Author
Katherine Thanas
Katherine Thanas was a renowned dharma teacher who was the founding teacher for the Monterey Bay Zen Center and abbot of the Santa Cruz Zen Center. Katherine was introduced to Zen by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1967, and she trained with him at Sokoji, San Francisco Zen Center, Tassajara, and Green Gulch Farm. She received lay ordination from Suzuki Roshi, was ordained as a priest by Zentatsu Baker Roshi in 1975, and received shiho (dharma transmission) from Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1988. She died in 2012 at the age of 85.
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