Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Farkas, Mary, 1910-1992.

Description

1. xxi, 167 p.; 22 cm.

Subject

1. Zen Buddhism > Doctrines
2. Spiritual life > Zen Buddhism

Contents

1. Buddha -- Buddha nature -- The body of the Buddha -- A Japanese in New York -- The transcendental world -- Purify your mind -- Buddha's wisdom -- The key -- The outer house and the inner house -- The universe is another name for infinite consciousness -- The great ocean -- The knower, the God of Buddhism -- The shape of mind -- Formless mind -- Pure mind -- Mind-stuff -- Meditation -- The shape of meditation -- Motionless mind -- Noting -- Running water -- Mindlessness -- Prayer -- The harmful view of emptiness -- The world of boundless light -- Moonprint -- THe Samadhi of fire -- The zen sect of Buddhism -- Bodhidharma's zen -- The zen teachers of China -- My first koan -- The foundation of Buddhist practice -- Buddhist students -- Repose of mind -- The Buddha soul sect -- How to put zen into speech -- Bodhidharma's two entrances -- Depending on nothing -- Some terms that explain Buddhism -- Zen and the religious feeling -- New Year's -- We are the magi -- Abandonment -- No purpose -- Perfect peace of mind -- What is a human being? -- Adaptability -- The five eyes -- The three bodies of Buddha -- Buddha's Dharmakaya -- Buddha's birthday -- Self-awakening -- The Buddha's attitude -- Pratyaya -- An afterword: looking back at fifty-five -- Appendix: How it was at Sokei-an's by Mary Farkas.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

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1. committed to retain