Tune Beyond the Clouds, A1 review Shiqi Xinyue Jain Publishing Company, 1990 A welcome addition to any collection of classic Zen records! J.C Cleary's knack for discovering gold --then giving it all away-- shows itself again! The translations from Shiqui Xinyue's records present insightful teachings of a thirteenth century Chinese Zen master. Cleary offers in-depth notes to the 141 talks, koans, and poems of this fascinating ...             The Vimalakirti Sutra9 reviews Columbia University Press, 2000 Inspiring Story of a Great Layman + Great book + The Bodhisattva's Way + So good you can read it out loud to friends             Bhagavad-Gita:: The Song of God14 reviews Signet Classics, 2002 timeless wisdom for today + Great Gita for the pocket + Beautiful and flowing... + lucid poetry             Classics of Buddhism and Zen, Volume 2: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary (Classics of Buddhism and ...3 reviews Thomas Cleary Shambhala, 2005 Classics Translated By Cleary Are Revivified + clint + Essential translations of the classic texts of Buddhism and Zen! I could write a dissertation about Thomas Cleary's translating ability, but it is very important to communicate the one most beautiful feature of this collection of classics: Their Comprehensability as seen through the CRYSTAL PRYSM of Thomas Cleary's profound mind. It is like he himself is the ...             Dhammapada (Shambhala Pocket Classics)18 reviews Thomas Byrom Shambhala, 1993 Simply Fantastic, Fantastically Simple Actual content aside, this version of the Dhammapada is sturdy and doesn't feel "cheap." The pages are nice and thick, the cover is beautiful without being loud or overly interesting, and the small size make it convenient to carry in whatever pocket you have to spare. I've taken this all over ...             Zen Dawn: Early Zen Texts from Tun Huang (Shambhala Dragon Editions)3 reviews J.C. Cleary Shambhala, 2001 Not just for scholars + "What Is This Water?" + blossoming right there, in the centre of you r mind Zen Dawn brings the same spiritual excitement to Buddhism as reading the New Testament does to Christians, but better. These texts have only just come to light in the 20th Century. They give the feel of communicating directly with those who practiced and formulated the ancient Zen wisdom in China ...             The Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien3 reviews T'Ao Ch'Ien Copper Canyon Press, 2000 one of China great poets, a great american translator + sincerity in action + The poet of the earth-centered life of inner peace I teach Chinese literature in translation, and a few other things, at the University of North Carolina, and I've used this in class since it came into print. Students who have slept thru earlier Chinese literature snap awake to these. I have called T'ao Ch'ien the first modern poet( in the ...             The Silk Road Journey With Xuanzang3 reviews Sally Wriggins Basic Books, 2003 All you need and want to know on Xuanzang + A charming introduction to Xuanzang This is the revised edition of the Author's previous "Xuanzang: a Buddhist Pilgrim on the Silk Road" of 1996. The book received excellent reviews but a few flaws were picked up. Wriggins has corrected most of these drawbacks in this 2004 edition that has slightly changed name: "The Silk Road ...             Cave Temples of Mogao: Art and History on the Silk Road (Conservation and Cultural Heritage Series) Roderick Whitfield, Susan Whitfield, ... Getty Publications, 2000 The Mogao grottoes in China, situated near the oasis town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road, constitute one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist art. In some five hundred caves carved into rock cliffs at the edge of the Gobi desert are preserved one thousand years of exquisite murals and sculpture. Mogao, founded by Buddhist monks as an isolated monastery in the late fourth ...             Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening4 reviews Hui Hai Buddhist Publishing Group, 2006 A classic zen text + Zen skin, flesh, bones, and marrow--as well as the blood and guts! + A classic guide + You can get this book in the UK             Self-Liberation Through Seeing with Naked Awareness8 reviews John Myrdhin Reynolds Snow Lion Publications, 2000 Ian Myles Slater on: Identifying the Text + Great Instruction. + Very Best Of Its Kind + For me, one of the better Dzogchen texts... + Fantastic Text with flawed commentary             Vasistha's Yoga20 reviews Venkatesananda State University of New York Press, 1993 Best Book Ever Written + A Monumental work + Fractal Hinduism + Great Book + Best of the best             The Way of Chuang Tzu (Shambhala Library)18 reviews Thomas Merton Shambhala, 2004 Like a fine wine ... + Thomas Merton's Best: The Way of Chuang Tzu + The way of Chuang Tzu + THE INNER LAW             The American Heritage College Dictionary, Fourth Edition with CD-ROM (American Heritage College Dictionary)20 reviews Houghton Mifflin, 2004 Simply the Best + As Advertised! + Have it handy + My favorite dictionary             Classics of Buddhism and Zen, Volume 3: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary (Classics of Buddhism and ...1 review Thomas Cleary Shambhala, 2005 Essential translations of the classic texts of Buddhism and Zen! Essential translations of the classic texts of Buddhism and Zen! All Five Volumes of Classics of Buddhism and Zen contain the translations of some of the most essential literature of Buddhism and Zen. Volume Three offers some of the most essential classic Zen texts by the Greatest master of ...             TEACHINGS OF ZEN Thomas Cleary Barnes & Noble Books, 2000 This translation by Thomas Cleary contains selections chosen for their clarity and insight for incorporating teachings of Zen into modern life.             Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu3 reviews J.C. Cleary, Thomas Cleary Shambhala, 2001 Informal advice from a Zen Master + Descending to the Cave of Dragons + A great treasure of Zen literature Yuanwu (Japanese "Engo", 1063-1135) was the Chinese Zen Master who compiled the great koan collection, "The Blue Cliff Record". This volume presents Yuanwu's wisdom in a much more accessible form: it is a selection from his letters to monks & nuns and lay disciples. This is a Zen Master ...             The Silk Road: Xi'an to Kashgar, Eighth Edition (Odyssey Illustrated Guides) Judy Bonavia, Christoph Baumer Odyssey, 2007 The early trade in silk was carried on against incredible odds by great caravans of merchants and animals traveling over some of the most inhospitable territory on Earth, including searing, waterless deserts and snowbound mountain passes. Beginning at the magnificent ancient Chinese city of Chang'an (Xi'an), the route took traders westward along the Hexi Corridor to the giant barrier of the Great ...             The Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of Hui-Neng (Shambhala Dragon Editions)13 reviews A. F. Price, W. Y. Evans-Wentz, ... Shambhala, 1974 Essence of Buddhism + good but not exactly what I thought + A very simple translation- a very profound teaching Excellent foreword by Joe Miller not mentioned in information. These sutras give you the essence of Buddhism not the trappings. Essential for someone wanting to know the real thing. If you find the meaning of these sutras you are on your way to nowhere with nothing             Tao Te Ching, 25th-Anniversary Edition76 reviews Lao Tsu Vintage, 1997 Beyond brilliant + Great edition Tao Te Ching..meaning Book of The Way, or book of the Word. One of the best books ever written. Certainly , the book that has had the most profound positive influence on my life. If you are like me, you may be wondering should I get this particular version, and how does it compare with other ...