Also by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.:
- Rice Eyes: Enlightenment in Dogen's Kitchen
- Snow Falling in Moonlight: Odes in Praise of Dogen's Shobogenzo
- Warm Zen Practice: A poetic version of Dogen's Bendowa
- Celestial Music: Sutras of Emptiness
- The Zen Wheel of Life Mantra: A Song of Luminous Wisdom and Love
- The Bare Bones Dhammapada: Big Mind Big Love
- The Buddhacarita - A Modern Sequel: The Poetic Saga of Buddha's Life from Birth to Enlightenment
- Buddha in Blue Jeans: An Extremely Short Zen Guide to Sitting Quietly and Being Buddha
- Patanjali: Yoga Sutras in Lingo - The Liberation of Spirit in Modern Metaphors
- Secrets of True Happiness
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Published: Feb. 23, 2011
Words: 4456 (approximate)
Language: English
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Keizan's thirteenth century "Denkoroku", The Transmission of the Light, is a sophisticated Zen fairytale about enlightenment and the empty ground of Being. Keizan uses archetypal myths, legends, and dreams to describe the luminous and awakened Zen mind. Poet-Philosopher Zen Priest Tai Sheridan transforms eighteen of the stories into lyrical ballads that focus on the light of the Universal Self.Extended description
Keizan's thirteenth century 'Denkoroku', The Transmission of the Lamp, is a sophisticated Zen fairytale about enlightenment and the empty ground of Being. Keizan uses archetypal myths, legends, and dreams to describe the luminous and awakened Zen mind.Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan transforms eighteen of the stories into lyrical ballads that focus on the light of the Universal Self. Although the ballad form is usually associated with the chivalrous and romantic tradition of Renaissance Europe, the spiritual subject matter of this book is neither, but rather a deep expression and inquiry into the essence of existence-Being.
These mythic ballads shed light on the wisdom of the early Buddhist masters, and serve as inspiration for those inquiring into their own Buddha Nature and Universal Self.
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karma, poetry, spiritual, inspiration, religious, buddhism, wisdom, philosophy, enlightenment, being, zen, dharma, nonduality, nondual, emptiness, nondualism, keizan, denkoroku, transmission of light, shunyataAvailable ebook reading formats
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