Chris, I haven't read the HEART SUTRA by Red Pine, but I do own and have read two other books by Red Pine: THE ZEN TEACHING OF BOHIDHARMA and THE COLLECTED SONGS OF COLD MOUNTAIN.
I have a book by Edward Conze entitled BUDDHIST WISDDOM that contains the Diamond and Heart Sutras. ...Bill! From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ChrisAustinLane Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:17 PM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Cc: <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Zen] Zen and the Brain Thanks, Chris Austin-Lane Sent from a cell phone On Oct 26, 2010, at 3:25, <billsm...@hhs1963.org> wrote: > However, I encourage you and others to read and discuss it if you wish. Fortunately, the forum is an entertaining outlet for my writing and reading desires without the give and take over an interesting book. If no one has read that book, another interesting book i have recently finished is the translation and explication of the Heart Sutra by Red Pine. He places the Sutra in the context of the early Theravada school debating the early Mahayanists about the pervasiveness of shunyata. There was some Theravada school called the Sarvastivadins that more or less said emptiness applied to our selves and our bodies and so on but not to enlightenment. Any ways, it was interesting that the lines that end up being so beautiful were written as a part of some two thousand year old flame war or its old fashioned equivalent. His translation, as usual, is into smooth modern English. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5565 (20101026) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5565 (20101026) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zen_forum-dig...@yahoogroups.com zen_forum-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zen_forum-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
