Storehouse of Treasures : Recovering the Riches of Chan and Zen - Nelson Foster

Storehouse of Treasures

Recovering the Riches of Chan and Zen

By: Nelson Foster

Paperback | 10 September 2024

At a Glance

Paperback


$43.25

or 4 interest-free payments of $10.81 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 10 to 15 business days

When will this arrive by?
Enter delivery postcode to estimate

Storehouse of Treasures unearths wise and beautiful elements of Chan and Zen still little known in the West, revealing unexpected aspects of the tradition and new implications for practice.

Storehouse of Treasures unearths wise and beautiful elements of Chan and Zen still little known in the West, revealing unexpected aspects of the tradition and new implications for practice.

Since the dawn of Chan and Zen in medieval China and Japan, members of these schools have enlivened their teaching by creatively adopting and adapting terms, images, principles, poetry, and lore native to their societies. Unfortunately, so much of that cultural wealth has been "lost in translation" that Western practitioners have barely begun to discover and appreciate this extraordinarily rich legacy. In Storehouse of Treasures, second-generation American Zen teacher Nelson Foster makes a series of adventuresome forays into the trove of material laid up by the Dharma ancestors, bringing to light-
  • Masters' delight in playing with words, stories, and inherited Buddhist concepts, bending them to express the Dharma in inspired ways
  • The powerful influence that Taoist and Confucian thought exerted in the formation of Chan and Zen
  • The emphasis the two schools have laid on excellence of character as well as on profound awakening
  • The experiential meaning and enduring importance to the tradition of ideals little associated with it today, like integrity, shame, and contentment
  • How "knowing the tune" of a fellow student, a mentor, or a teacher of old lies at the heart of transmitting the Dharma
Lifting to attention a diverse set of ancient yet still luminous Dharma gems, Foster urges their relevance and value to us as students of the Buddha Way and as citizens of a world increasingly fractious and imperiled.

More in Zen Buddhism

How to Listen - Thich Nhat Hanh

Paperback

$14.99

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind : 50th Anniversary Edition - Shunryu Suzuki
Zen : The Art of Simple Living - Shunmyo Masuno

RRP $29.99

$27.90

Kokoro : Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived - Beth Kempton

RRP $45.00

$34.75

23%
OFF
Fear : Essential Wisdom for Getting Through The Storm - Thich Nhat Hanh
Anger : Buddhist Wisdom for Cooling the Flames - Thich Nhat Hanh

RRP $39.99

$35.35

12%
OFF
Old Path White Clouds : Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha - Thich Nhat Hanh
No Mud, No Lotus : The Art of Transforming Suffering - Thich Nhat Hanh
Way Of Zen : Vintage Spiritual Classics - Alan W. Watts

RRP $26.99

$25.75

Everyday Peace Cards : 108 Mindfulness Meditations - Thich Nhat Hanh
How to Smile - Thich Nhat Hanh

Paperback

$14.99