Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart

Stuart, Maurine/ Chayat, Roko Sherry (Editor)/ Chayat, Sherry

ISBN 10: 1570620946 / ISBN 13: 9781570620942

Published by Shambhala Pubns, 1996

About this Item

204 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart
• Publisher: Shambhala Pubns
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1570620946
• ISBN 13: 9781570620942
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.27 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

Maurine Stuart (1922–1990) was one of a select group of students on the leading edge of Buddhism in America: a woman who became a Zen master. In this book, she draws on down-to-earth Zen stories, her friendships with Japanese Zen teachers, and her experiences as a concert pianist to apply the inner meanings of Buddhism to practicing the basic ethics of daily living—nowness, unselfishness, compassion, and good will toward every living being. She emphasizes that inner growth comes through our own efforts and intuition, especially as we cultivate them through meditation practice. We can then take what we have learned in meditation and use it to respond to our daily lives in a straightforward and creative way, guided not by concepts or dogma, but by direct insight into the reality of the present moment.

About the Author

Roko Sherry Chayat, Dharma Teacher at the Zen Center of Syracuse, New York, is a student of Eido Roshi and also studies with Soen Roshi. She is the author of Life Lessons: The Art of Jerome Witkin.