Title from disc surface. Course no. 4162. Program contains twenty-four lectures; the length of each lecture is: approx. 30 min. Lecture notes and program information contained in course guidebook. Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-211) in course guidebook. Lecturer: Bret W. Davis, PhD., Loyola State University Maryland.
Contents:
Disc 4. Reviewing the path of Zen: the oxherding pictures finding a Zen community. The Zen way to know and forget thyself -- Zen meditation: clearing the heart-mind -- How to practice Zen meditation -- The middle way of knowing what suffices meditation checkup: the middle way of meditation -- Embracing the impermanence of life meditation checkup: lead with the body and physical stillness -- Disc 2. The true self is egoless -- Loving others as yourself -- Taking turns as the center of the universe meditation checkup: from mindless reacting to mindful responding -- Who or what is the Buddha -- Mind is Buddha: if you meet him, kill him! meditation checkup: dealing with unavoidable pain -- Dying to live: Buddhism and Christianity -- Disc 3. Zen beyond Mysticism: everyday even mind -- Engaged Zen: from inner to outer peace meditation checkup: dealing with distractions -- The Dharma of karma: we reap what we sow -- Zen morality: follow and then forget rules -- The zone of Zen: the freedom of no-mind -- Zen lessons from nature: the giving leaves meditation checkup: three ways of breathing in and out -- Disc 4. Zen art: cultivating naturalness -- Zen and words: between silence and speech meditation checkup: chanting as a meditative practice -- Zen and philosophy: The Kyoto School -- Just sitting and working with Koans meditation checkup: walking meditation -- Death and rebirth: or, Nirvana here and now -- Reviewing the path of Zen: the oxherding pictures finding a Zen community.
Summary:
Engage in the practice of Zen as you dive into its philosophical implications on modern western culture.
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