| Description |
xix, 130 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note(S) |
Originally published: Tokyo : Kosei Pub. Co., 1990. -- Verso. |
| Contents |
Hearing the Voice of the Valley Stream -- I Want to Become a Beautiful Person -- A Heavenly Wind -- If It Sloshes, There Isn't Enough -- The Horsefly -- Loving -- In Another's Place -- We Are All Related -- Selfless Religious Practice -- Monks Make Excellent Friends -- Follow the Flow of the Stream -- Appetite Is Also a Blessing -- Plum Blossoms Open the Early Spring -- Everyone Is in the Palm of the Buddha's Hand -- Four Ways of Seeing Water -- A Brocade Cannot Be Woven in One Color -- A Rough Experience -- Burning Ourselves -- The Blue Bird -- Nothing Is to Be Added -- Beautiful Words -- Enjoyment along the Way -- Purifying the Heart -- You Are Now at Your Youngest -- Hearing the Wind in the Pines -- An Eye-Opening -- Neglect Is the Road to Death -- Looking for the Self -- Looking for a Good Teacher -- Self-Restraint -- From Possession to Possessor -- True Happiness -- Endeavor -- Single-Mindedness -- Walk Straight by Winding Along -- Myself, Here and Now -- Plum Blossoms Harmonize with Snow -- A Monk's Mouth Is like a Stove's -- A Cheerful Attitude -- Parental Mind -- Magnanimous Mind -- High Things in High Places; Low Things in Low Places -- Savor Each Moment in Life -- Viewing the Changes of the Seasons as a Whole -- The Gift of a Smiling Face -- Looking Hard at Life -- The Tale of a Female Demon -- A Mother's Daily Conduct -- My Two Teachers -- Improvement Should Begin with Oneself -- Fear of Criticism Is Unworthy -- Reading Mother's Unwritten Scripture -- A Parent's Last Words -- The World of Mutual Sympathy -- My Turning Point -- Throw Everything Away -- Zazen That Amounts to Nothing -- Serving Others as a Bridge. |
| Summary |
In this sparkling collection of teachings, Japanese Zen master Shundo Aoyama Roshi offers an earthy entry to the practice of Zen Buddhism. Or rather, she offers a myriad of entries, for Zen Seeds, as its title suggests, is comprised of brief chapters meant to plant seeds of wisdom and compassion in readers. Ranging from classical Zen material, such as the teachings of Dogen and koans, to anecdotes from Aoyama's fascinating life and from those of her many students, the book builds a profoundly compelling portrait of Zen, both in the lives of monastics and in those of the innumerable laypeople -- artists, housewives, and businesspeople -- whom Aoyama has spent her entire life helping. A pioneering female leader in the Soto Zen school, Aoyama demonstrates the power of practice not only for women, but for anyone seeking to lead a life of greater clarity and compassion |
| Note |
Translated from the Japanese by Patricia Dai-En Bennage. |
| Subject(S) |
Religious life -- Buddhism.
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| Added Name(S) |
Bennage, Patricia Daien, translator.
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Karma Lekshe Tsomo, 1944- author of foreword.
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| Added Title |
Utsukushiki hito ni. English.
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| ISBN |
9781611807325 (paperback) |
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