Just This Is It Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness edition by Taigen Dan Leighton Religion Spirituality eBooks
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The joy of "suchness"—the absolute and true nature inherent in all appearance—shines through the teachings attributed to Dongshan Liangjie (807–869), the legendary founder of the Caodong lineage of Chan Buddhism (the predecessor of Sōtō Zen). Taigen Dan Leighton looks at the teachings attributed to Dongshan—in his Recorded Sayings and in the numerous koans in which he is featured as a character—to reveal the subtlety and depth of the teaching on the nature of reality that Dongshan expresses. Included are an analysis of the well-known teaching poem "Jewel Mirror Samadhi" and of the understanding of particular and universal expressed in the teaching of the Five Degrees. "The teachings embedded in the stories about Dongshan provide a rich legacy that has been sustained in practice traditions," says Taigen. "Dongshan’s subtle teachings about engagement with suchness remain vital today for Zen people and are available for all those who wish to find meaning amid the challenges to modern life."
Just This Is It Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness edition by Taigen Dan Leighton Religion Spirituality eBooks
Taigen Dan Leighton has written an excellent text. His many years of sincere practice, writing and teaching shine through. Although I have practiced on my own for twenty-five years I find that many of his experiences are not dissimilar to my own. Leighton provides many such straightforward experiences which the reader will no doubt appreciate. The text uniquely sources and elucidates the entirety of Donshan's practice and influence upon Zen Buddhism.Leighton's work is scholarly and the inclusion of his personal insights no doubt means the text will be a classic for coming generations. I am grateful to have read it.
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Just This Is It Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness edition by Taigen Dan Leighton Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
Good book.
So well written
An excellent presentation of the teaching of suchness and it's application to our lives today
I am not a scholar, but I have practiced Zen faithfully since 2009. I found this book by Taigen Dan Leighton to be a treasure trove of information about the important Chan Master, Dongshan, his times and the forces that shaped him.
Taigen Dan Leighton’s Just This Is It Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness is a delightful romp through the canon of Caodong and Soto Zen teachings. But it is also far more than that. The reader, perhaps without being consciously aware of it, may find herself keeping these strange stories in her mind, coming back to them over and over again, perhaps chewing on them the way a dog chews on a bone. And this may be the way, or one of the ways, to facilitate how one comes to an awareness of Suchness, whereby the layers of delusion are stripped away, and the jewel that was sewn into the coat is discovered.
Although centered on the teachings of Dongshan, the book ranges both backward and forward in time. It explores texts and stories by and about Dongshan’s own teacher Yunyan (who was described as “a Zen failure”), as well as works by earlier Zen ancestors, such as Shitou’s Song of the Grass Hut. And it covers much more contemporary Zen teachings by Suzuki Roshi, who brought the Soto Zen lineage to the United States in the 1950s, and Reb Anderson, who was Taigen Leighton’s own teacher. In addition, teaching stories are drawn from the works of the Symbolist poet Arthur Rimbaud, the Victorian fabulist Lewis Carroll, the singer/songwriters Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Donovan, and the theories of string-theory physicists.
Taigen Dan Leighton weaves the disparate materials at his command into a seamless net that is both breathtaking and nourishing. And, although it is not a scholarly book, it is amply footnoted, so readers who are inclined to search out the source materials may easily do so.
Taigen Dan Leighton is an excellent author on Buddhists writings and topics. I would highly recommend any of his books.
I haven't finished this book yet; we are reading it in a Zen study group. Taigen, a scholar, looks at the teaching of Dongashan, also a scholar and gives his new perspective. Dongshan is credited with being the founder of Soto Zen in China.
Taigen Dan Leighton has written an excellent text. His many years of sincere practice, writing and teaching shine through. Although I have practiced on my own for twenty-five years I find that many of his experiences are not dissimilar to my own. Leighton provides many such straightforward experiences which the reader will no doubt appreciate. The text uniquely sources and elucidates the entirety of Donshan's practice and influence upon Zen Buddhism.
Leighton's work is scholarly and the inclusion of his personal insights no doubt means the text will be a classic for coming generations. I am grateful to have read it.
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