Albert Low

Biography

Albert William Low was an authorized Zen master, an internationally published author, and a former human resources executive. He lived in England, South Africa, Canada, and the United States was the Teacher and Director of the Montreal Zen Center from 1979 until his passing in January 2016.

Albert Low held a BA degree in Philosophy and Psychology, and was a trained counselor. In 2003, he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws for scholastic attainment and community service by Queen’s University, in Kingston, Ontario.

As an internationally acclaimed author, he had fourteen books published, some of which have been translated into French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Turkish.

Where to find Albert Low online

Books

Que voulez-vous de plus
You set the price! Words: 50,280. Language: French. Published: March 17, 2023 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Buddhism » Zen
"What More Could You Want?" Traduction et préface de Monique Dumont
Restoring Meaning: Evolution Revisited
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 82,550. Language: English. Published: February 18, 2015 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Philosophy » Zen, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Evolution
“Restoring Meaning: Evolution Revisited” offers an original and fertile way to integrate spiritual and scientific views of human evolution. It offers a new and refreshing alternative to the way we think about our origins. The result is an invigorating perspective on how our best qualities have come into being and evolved. How we think about our origin matters because we will act accordingly.
The Corporate Crisis As Opportunity: Restoring Balance of Power
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 77,690. Language: English. Published: December 5, 2014 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Corporate governance
The world faces a crisis in the corporate world. Band-aids and patchwork technical solutions are not enough to get us through. With a new perception, a fundamental change of reasoning and behaviour is possible. A corporation is the product of society, one of the ways society operates. As such, it should not be owned by a few members of that society.
Koans, Creativity and Consciousness
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 10,130. Language: English. Published: September 22, 2012 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Philosophy » Zen
(4.00 from 1 review)
What is most important, but invariably overlooked, is not what I am conscious of, but that I am conscious. The only way this can be verified or even considered is by “1st person” enquiry. A way by which this can be established is by koan practice. I explore ways to allay scientific suspicion towards subjective accounts, and show how koan study is used as first person scientific inquiry.
Creativity and Intention in Evolution
Price: Free! Words: 8,830. Language: English. Published: February 19, 2012 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Philosophy » Eastern, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Social
Charles Darwin has changed for ever the way we see ourselves, and our place in the universe. The debate between the Creationists and the neo-Darwinians continues in full fury. One outcome of this has been to see Darwin’s theory become entrenched as a dogma, defended by evangelical apologists, and no longer a reasonable account of how human beings have evolved from earlier life forms.
Creating Consciousness
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 103,280. Language: English. Published: December 21, 2010 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Self-realization
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Creating Consciousness is a spiritual & intellectual treasure from Zen Master Albert Low. Low’s main thesis, drawn deeply from the wisdom of Zen and decades of his own meditation, is that each individual is a divided reality. The fact that we are one and yet divided, at the center and the periphery, leads to Low’s discussion of ambiguity, creativity, & violence as integral to human existence.
What am I? The Heart Sutra for Everyone
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 43,430. Language: English. Published: July 17, 2010 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Spiritual inspiration, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Spiritual awakening
The most familiar of all the sutras, the Heart Sutra, is chanted regularly in Zen monasteries. Albert Low uses his vast experience, coming from years of practice and teaching, to guide the reader through the difficult terrain of the Sutra using non-technical language, many stories and references to Zen koans. He encourages the reader to use the mind in a new creative to see the Sutra's message.
The Iron Cow of Zen
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 70,550. Language: English. Published: December 12, 2009 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Spiritual inspiration, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Religious philosophy
A koan is a saying by a Zen master, the most famous being "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" Seemingly incomprehensible, a koan is actually an invitation to think in a new way, a tool to startle the consciousness into enlightenment. Drawing on the views of diverse thinkers from Buddha, to T.S. Eliot to explain the essential concepts of Zen Buddhism, this book is thought provoking reading.
Zen: Talks, Stories and Commentaries
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 68,260. Language: English. Published: December 6, 2009 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Philosophy » Religious philosophy, Nonfiction » Inspiration » Spiritual inspiration
Albert Low, teacher and director at the Montreal Zen Center and dharma heir of Roshi Philip Kapleau, provides an engaging collection of talks, stories and commentaries on Zen. Though the entries range from dharma talks on koans to discussions on Buddhism and Christianity, they all address concrete concerns of our lives and reveal the author's profound insights.
Zen and the Sutras
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 64,660. Language: English. Published: November 8, 2009 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Philosophy » Religious philosophy, Nonfiction » Inspiration » Spiritual inspiration
The basic message of all the Mahayana Buddhist sutras is awakening - what the Zen teacher Bassui called "seeing the wordless sutra." Zen and the Sutras is an accessible study of the major Mahayana sutras as manuals for the practice of Zen. Low’s insights and conclusions about spirituality and humanity will both illuminate and inspire, in the way of Zen, in the search for spiritual awakening.
Working with Zen Koans
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,480. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2009 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » General self-help, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Buddhism » Zen
Because words can no more hold the truth than a net can hold water, we use koans. Koans are sayings, or doings, of Zen masters, the patriarchs and Buddha. Take for example the koan: The Sound of One Hand clapping. It reads: “You know the sound of two hands clapping. What is the sound of one hand clapping?” The obvious, intellectual answer is, No sound at all! But then what is this No sound?
Hakuin’s Chant in Praise of Zazen
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 9,740. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2009 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Spiritual inspiration, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Buddhism » Zen
Hakuin Zenji is one of Japan’s most celebrated Zen masters. Tradition tells us that he single-handedly revived Rinzai Zen in Japan. He was an artist, calligrapher and writer, as well as being a Zen master. He said that writing is verbal prajna and his writings are vigorous, courageous, and always to the point. The Chant in Praise of Zazen, Zazen Wasan, is justifiably one of his best-known works.
Living With Yourself: A Voyage of Discovery
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 56,650. Language: English. Published: October 28, 2009 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Emotional healing, Nonfiction » Inspiration » General self-help
In this book Albert Low invites you to put into practice the benefits of Zen. He uses the words of Descartes, "I think, therefore I am," as a springboard to a deeper pool of wisdom to be found in Zen Buddhism. Written with clarity, he uses Christian, Sufi and Hindu sources as well as Zen Buddhist. By so doing, he explains Zen in Western terms, making it accessible both in theory and in practice.
Christian Love Buddhist Wisdom
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 60,640. Language: English. Published: October 26, 2009 and represented by John Low. Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Spiritual inspiration, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Religious philosophy
(4.67 from 3 reviews)
Albert Low’s book shows how the religious impulse is expressed by two entirely different kinds of religions: religion as a set of beliefs centered on a unique, dynamic center such as Christ, Mohammed or Buddha, and religion as a quest. Dr Albert Low is the teacher at the Montreal Zen Center and an internationally acclaimed author.