Joe, I looked at the synopsis of that book, but even before I did I was sure it was not a book on 'Mu'. There is really nothing to write about. It's a book on Buddha Nature - I guess.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > Bill!, > > I opine it's too much of a good thing, really, but a *BOOK* exists on "Mu". > > It is: > > James Ishmael Ford, THE BOOK OF MU: ESSENTIAL WRITINGS ON ZEN'S MOST > IMPORTANT KOAN; 2011; Wisdom Publications, Boston. > > There are some 30 articles contributed by about as many Zen teachers -- > historical and modern -- and there is a Foreword by John Tarrant. > > Maezumi's teisho on Mu is included, as is my teacher Sheng Yen's talk on Wu. > There is an article each by Maezumi's heirs, Chozen Bays and Daido Loori. > > The editor, James Ishmael Ford, is a Zen teacher in John Tarrant's line, who > (Tarrant) broke off from Aitken's Diamond Sangha; Ford is also a Unitarian > Universalist minister. I've sat sesshin in Tucson when John Tarrant and Joan > Sutherland were co-teachers, and James was Tanto, and I was John's Jisha. > I've gotten to know James, and I know that his practice is very solid. > Tarrant has lately made James a Teacher in the California Zen Institute. > > At Amazon, you can see the Contents of THE BOOK OF MU: > > http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Mu-Essential-Important/dp/0861716434/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352737085&sr=8-1&keywords=book+of+mu > > My late teacher Patrick Hawk Roshi was invited by James to contribute to the > book, but I do not see an article there by him (and I have had the book for > 18 months!). To me, it was a sad surprise when I received the book and found > no article by Pat. Then, I realized that Pat's was the greatest contribution > of all! > > Pat was still living at the time, and I sent him a "Thank-You" card > acknowledging my gratitude, and joy. > > Taken at once, the book is too much! But it is good to have the words and > hearts of all those teachers close by when we want to visit, or want a > visitation. I recommend the book for that! > > --Joe > > > The koan Mu is no difference then all 'breakthrough' koans. A skilled > > teacher can use it to lead you to discover/uncover Buddha Nature. That's > > all I care to say about it here. > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
