The Eye Never Sleeps: Striking to the Heart of ZenThe radical challenge of Zen Buddhism is to drop all assumptions and prejudices and experience the truth directly. American Zen teacher Dennis Genpo Merzel brings new life to this ancient wisdom through his commentaries on a classic Chinese Zen scripture, "Verses on Faith-Mind," by the Third Patriarch of Zen, Sosan Zenji. The author strikes to the heart of Zen with clarity and force, expressing in modern terms, to an American audience, the essential wisdom and compassion of Sosan Zenji's famous poem. Full of colorful Zen lore and personal anecdotes from Dennis Genpo Merzel's life, these talks impart the Buddha's teaching directly and intimately, illuminating in simple words the timeless questions and problems of day-to-day life. |
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Serene in the Oneness of Things | 18 |
Return to the Root | 32 |
Undisturbed in the Way | 44 |
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absolute arise asked attached attain AVATAMSAKA SUTRA awakened aware become Bodhidharma Bodhisattva body and mind boundaries Buddha-nature Buddhadharma Buddhist clinging comes completely concepts D. T. Suzuki daisan death deluded delusion DENNIS GENPO MERZEL Dharma discriminating mind dislikes Dogen Zenji drop dualistic dualities empty enlightenment Enyadatta essence everything eye never sleeps faith fear feel Ganto Gateless Gate Genpo Sensei give happens head hear hold Hsin hsin ming ideas identity infinite Japanese Kanzeon kensho koan study let go live look lose Maezumi Roshi means meditation monk nondual objects One-essence opinions ourselves paramita peace perfect person practice prajna problem reality realize Rinzai seek separate Seppo Shakyamuni Buddha shikantaza Shobogenzo shunyata someone Soto space stop stuck suffering Sutra Taizan Maezumi talk things Third Patriarch thoughts Tokusan tree true nature Truth wonderful wrong zazen Zen master