{"product_id":"the-placeless-abode-talks-and-writings-on-the-nature-of-existence-paperback","title":"The Placeless Abode: Talks and Writings on the Nature of Existence - 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\u003eDavid Radin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAwaken to an awareness that's already inside you\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Placeless Abode\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together five dharma talks delivered by Yoshin David Radin at the Rinzai-ji Zen Center of Los Angeles--his teacher Joshu Sasaki Roshi's home temple. Structured like the sesshin, or Zen retreat, from which the material arose, each day's talk is followed by other writings that reflect and deepen the themes addressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book invites readers to question the fundamental delusion of selfhood, explore the nature of death, and examine the mind's tendency to misidentify itself as form. Radin writes and speaks with a rare combination of piercing insight and compassionate humor, reflecting his deep training and decades of teaching experience. The central message--awakening to the awareness that is already present--is rendered with striking simplicity, allowing readers from diverse backgrounds to resonate with its truth and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tone is warm, poetic, and direct, offering a rare accessibility to the often paradoxical teachings of Zen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoshin David Radin\u003c\/b\u003e is a Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, and writer, and the abbot and founder of the Ithaca Zen Center in upstate New York, where he has taught for four decades. In 1976, he began Zen practice with Joshu Sasaki Roshi, was ordained a monk in 1983, and received the title of Oshō in 1989. Radin's teachings have been shared in various forms--his writings have been published in \u003ci\u003eTricycle\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, adapted into spoken word and music projects, and collected in titles such as \u003ci\u003eLove Songs of a Zen Monk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMay It Be So\u003c\/i\u003e (produced by Leonard Cohen), \u003ci\u003eDeathbed Lullaby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEver Since I Met You\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI Am With You\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eA Temporary Affair\u003c\/i\u003e, was also published by Monkfish (2023). He lives in Spencer, New York, with his wife, Zen nun and Sufi Sheikha Marcia Radin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53877707604275,"sku":"9781966608370","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/llJu1RY3sN9781966608370.webp?v=1787181902","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-placeless-abode-talks-and-writings-on-the-nature-of-existence-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}