{"product_id":"miniatures-of-a-zen-master-paperback","title":"Miniatures of a Zen Master - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNelson Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than four decades, Robert Aitken Roshi has taught thousands of people the Buddhist practice of Zen meditation, and has led hundreds through their practice of the study of traditional koans. He has authored more than a dozen books, including a celebrated appreciation of Basho's haiku; volumes of commentary on sacred texts; works on ethics, daily life, and social action; and one of the best-loved introductions to Zen Buddhism, \u003ci\u003eTaking the Path of Zen\u003c\/i\u003e. After a long and remarkable life--he will be 91 years old when this collection is published--Aitken Roshi offers a collection of 266 short texts. Some are clearly parables; others are simple stories, quotations, memories, and commentaries. Resembling Benjamin Franklin's \u003ci\u003eAlmanac\u003c\/i\u003e or the epigrams of Chamfort as much as it does work from ancient sages, this collection of \"miniatures\" distills a life devoted to teaching and awareness. Any person living a considered life, whether secular humanist or religious seeker, will find this a book of rich inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than a dozen books about Buddhism, including \u003ci\u003eA Zen Wave\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEncouraging Words\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTaking the Path of Zen\u003c\/i\u003e. A dedicated Buddhist for most of his life, he is a former abbot and roshi of the Honolulu Diamond Sangha in Hawaii, which he co-founded with his late wife Anne Hopkins Aitken in 1959. He now lives in retirement at the Palolo Zen Center in Honolulu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379124617465,"sku":"9781582435367","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/IJSCmTBdPk9781582435367.webp?v=1770050012","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/miniatures-of-a-zen-master-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}