Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen,

Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master

The ShÅbÅgenzÅ (The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye) is a revered eight-hundred-year-old Zen Buddhism classic written by the Japanese monk Eihei DÅgen. Despite the timeless wisdom of his teachings, many consider the book difficult to understand and daunting to read. In Donâ€™t Be a Jerk, Zen priest and bestselling author Brad Warner, through accessible paraphrasing and incisive commentary, applies DÅgenâ€™s teachings to modern times. While entertaining and sometimes irreverent, Warner is also an astute scholar who sees in DÅgen very modern psychological concepts, as well as insights on such topics as feminism and reincarnation. Warner even shows that DÅgen offered a â€œMiddle Wayâ€ in the currently raging debate between science and religion. For curious readers worried that DÅgenâ€™s teachings are too philosophically opaque, Donâ€™t Be a Jerk is hilarious, understandable, and wise.
Country USA
Manufacturer New World Library
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-02-15
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9781608683895

Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master