{"product_id":"infinite-circle-teachings-in-zen-9781590300794","title":"Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis introduction to Zen teachings is a \"watershed book for Zen students, a good study companion and a trustworthy guide\" (Norman Fischer, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe World Could Be Otherwise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInfinite Circle, \u003c\/i\u003eone of America's most distinctive Zen teachers takes a back-to-basics approach to Zen. Glassman illuminates three key teachings of Zen Buddhism, offering line-by-line commentary in clear, direct language: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e- The Heart Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e the Buddha's essential discourse on emptiness, a central sutra of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003eThe Identity of Relative and Absolute: an eighth-century poem by Shih-t'ou His-ch'ien, a key text of the Soto Zen school. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003eThe Zen precepts: the rules of conduct for laypeople and monks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis commentaries are based on workshops he gave as Abbot of the Zen Community of New York, and they contain within them the principles that became the foundation for the Greyston Mandala of community development organizations and the Zen Peacemaker Order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-464759\"\u003eBernie Glassman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590300794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1590300793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL092000\"\u003eBuddhism | Zen (see also Philosophy | Zen)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernie Glassman\u003c\/b\u003e is a Zen master and the first dharma successor to Taizan Maezumi Roshi, founder of the Zen Center of Los Angeles. He is well known for integrating Zen practice with social, economic, and educational initiatives. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eInstructions to the Cook \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e Bearing Witness: A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42673942167789,"sku":"9781590300794","price":19.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ddf2d0a9-34b6-42a4-b850-b3acaa90060a.jpg?v=1649560904","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/infinite-circle-teachings-in-zen-9781590300794","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}