{"product_id":"the-mirror-of-zen-the-classic-guide-to-buddhist-practice-paperback-1","title":"The Mirror of Zen: The Classic Guide to Buddhist Practice - 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\u003eBoep Joeng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe sacred radiance of our original nature never darkens.\u003cbr\u003eIt has shined forth since beginningless time.\u003cbr\u003eDo you wish to enter the gate that leads to this?\u003cbr\u003eSimply do not give rise to conceptual thinking.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Zen Master So Sahn (1520-1604) is a towering figure in the history of Korean Zen. In this treasure-text, he presents in simple yet beautiful language the core principles and teachings of Zen. Each section opens with a quotation--drawn from classical scriptures, teachings, and anecdotes--followed by the author's commentary and verse. Originally written in Chinese, the text was translated into Korean in the mid-twentieth century by the celebrated Korean monk Boep Joeng. An American Zen monk, Hyon Gak, has translated it into English.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoep Joeng is a Korean Zen monk, a writer, and a translator of Buddhist texts. In his native Korea, he has written widely about meditation, social justice, environmentalism, and nonmaterialism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHyon Gak Sunim, a Zen monk, was born Paul Muenzen in Rahway, New Jersey. Educated at Yale College and Harvard University, he was ordained a monk under Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1992 at Nam Hwa Sah Temple, the temple of the Sixth Patriarch, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. He has completed more than twenty intensive ninety-day meditation retreats and three arduous hundred-day solo meditation retreats in the mountains of Korea. He has compiled and edited a number of Zen Master Seung Sahn's texts, including \u003ci\u003eThe Compass of Zen, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOnly Don't Know, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake.\u003c\/i\u003e He received \u003ci\u003einga\u003c\/i\u003e from Zen Master Seung Sahn in 2001, and is currently guiding teacher of the Seoul International Zen Center at Hwa Gye Sah Temple, Seoul. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZen Master So Sahn was born in what is now North Korea. He became a monk at age twenty-one, and later assumed leadership positions in both major schools of Korean Buddhism. At the end of the sixteenth century he helped his country repel a Japanese invasion by training and leading a monk army, making him a national hero and a household name in Korea even into modern times.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.38 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52745992798515,"sku":"9781590303849","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aXkxTUdKaWN2eU5iZm1WQURHN0hCZz09_7a46f5fb-a3ce-45b6-954d-0778e3014453.webp?v=1764194524","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-mirror-of-zen-the-classic-guide-to-buddhist-practice-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}