‘This Mind Itself Is Buddha’
The Pure Land origins of one of Soto Zen’s most penetrating teaching phrases
Norman Waddell
Norman Waddell has published more than a dozen books on Japanese Zen Buddhism and is considered the authoritative English translator of works by and about Hakuin. He taught at Otani University in Kyoto for over thirty years and was the editor of the Eastern Buddhist Journal for several decades.
Hakuin’s Tears of Awakening
Yamada Mumon Roshi chronicles the spiritual development of Zen Master Hakuin Ekaku, from his childhood fear of hell to his final awakening at the age of 42.
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