Ebook {Epub PDF} Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice by Kosho Uchiyama

For over thirty years, Opening the Hand of Thought has offered an introduction to Zen Buddhism and meditation unmatched in clarity and power. This is the revised edition of Kosho Uchiyama’s singularly incisive classic. This new edition contains even more useful material: new prefaces, an index, and extended endnotes, in addition to a revised www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 8 mins. Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice Paperback – J. by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi (Author), Tom Wright (Translator), Jisho Warner (Translator), Shohaku Okumura (Translator) 1 more. out of 5 stars. ratings/5(). Read Book Opening The Hand Of Thought Foundations Zen Buddhist Practice Kosho Uchiyama in clarity and power. This is the revised edition of Kosho Uchiyama's singularly incisive classic.

Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice - Kindle edition by Uchiyama, Kōshō, Wright, Tom, Warner, Jisho, Okumura, Shohaku, Tom Wright, Jisho Warner, Shohaku Okumura. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen. Kosho Uchiyama (内山 興正, Uchiyama Kōshō, - Ma) was a Sōtō priest, origami master, and abbot of Antai-ji near Kyoto, Japan. Uchiyama was author of more than twenty books on Zen Buddhism and origami, of which Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice is best known. Along with Roshi Kapleau's The Three Pillars of Zen, Kosho Uchiyama's Opening the Hand of Thought is one of the best books written by a modern master concerning Zen. Roshi Uchiyama, a descendant of the Soto lineage and supporter of Shikantaza, or just sitting meditation, gives a remarkable guide to practice.

Uchiyama was author of more than twenty books on Zen Buddhism and origami,of which Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice is best known. Uchiyama graduated from Waseda University with a masters degree in Western philosophy in and was ordained a priest in by his teacher Kodo www.doorway.ruhout his life, Uchiyama lived with the damaging effects of tuberculosis. A pdf copy of Kosho Uchiyama Roshi's "Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice" can be found at www.doorway.ru As Jisho Warner writes in her preface, Opening the Hand of Thought "goes directly to the heart of Zen practice showing how Zen Buddhism can be a deep and life-sustaining activity." She goes on.