Nothing is hidden : the psychology of Zen koans / Barry Magid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magid, Barry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zen Buddhism--Psychology.

Zen Buddhism.

Koan.

Physical Description:

x, 221 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, [2013]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Wholeness & Immediacy: "That's Me." 11

Chapter 2 Who Me? Mu 19

Chapter 3 The Unconscious: "Who Put You in Bondage?" 31

Chapter 4 Motivation to Practice: Hakuin and the Sound of One Hand 41

Chapter 5 Tradition & the Third: Huang-po and Gobblers of Dregs 51

Chapter 6 Idealization: Hui-neng and the Original Face 61

Chapter 7 Appearance & Reality: The Physical Body 71

Chapter 8 Change & Unity: Kuei-shan's Buffalo 77

Chapter 9 Traumatic Dissociation: Ch'ien and Her Soul Are Separated 85

Chapter 10 Facing Impermanence: Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced Buddha 95

Chapter 11 Desire & Attachment: The Old Woman, the Hermit, and the Young Girl 101

Chapter 12 Mutual Recognition: Yun-men's Medicine and Disease 117

Chapter 13 Difference: Liu and Kuei-shan 123

Chapter 14 The Last Word: Hsueh-feng the Rice Cook 133

Chapter 15 Doing Things with Words: Feng-hsueh's Speech and Silence 141

Chapter 16 Intergenerational Karma: Pai-chang and the Fox 147

Chapter 17 Uselessness: The Koan of Just Sitting 153

Chapter 18 Wholeness vs. Wholesomeness: The Precepts 161

Chapter 19 Surrender Submission: No Heat or Cold 171

Chapter 20 Self-Sacrifice vs. Compassion: Torei Enji's "Bodhisattua's Vow" 179

Chapter 21 Alive Or Dead: Tao-shuai's Three Barriers 185

Chapter 22 Endings: Build Me a Seamless Monument 191.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1614290822

9781614290827

OCLC:

824088301