The practice of perfection : the pāramitās from a Zen Buddhist perspective
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The practice of perfection : the pāramitās from a Zen Buddhist perspective
Counterpoint, 1997, c1994
1st Counterpoint pbk. ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217)
"Originally published 1994 by Pantheon Books"--T.p. verso
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In religious instruction we are often told what not to do. The Ten Paramitas, or Transcendental Perfections, are two-thousand-year-old ideals that offer advice on what to do--positive means of action in the modern world. In these anecdotal essays, Robert Aitken explains the Paramitas: giving, morality, forbearance, zeal, focused meditation, wisdom, compassionate means, aspiration, spiritual power, and knowledge.Aitken Ro-shi teaches the Paramitas as goals, as ideals to be practiced along the path of harmony and balance. After each essay, Aitken answers questions most often asked by his students in their course of study. In these anecdotal essays, Americas senior Zen roshi explains the Ten Paramitas, or Transcendental Perfections, two-thousand-year-old ideals that provide positive means of action in the modern world. Aitken teaches the Paramitas as goals, ideals to be practiced along the path of harmony and balance. After each essay, Aitken answers questions most often asked by his students in their course of study.
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