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John Daido Loori John Daido Loori is one of the West's leading Zen masters. He is the founder and spiritual leader of the Mountains and Rivers Order and abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery. His work has been most noted for its unique adaptation of traditional Asian Buddhism into an American context, particularly with regard to the arts, the environment, social action, and the use of modern media as a vehicle of spiritual training and social change. Loori is an award-winning photographer and videographer. His art and wildlife photography form the core of a unique teaching program that integrates art and wilderness training by cultivating a deep appreciation of the relationship of Zen to our natural environment. He is a dharma heir of the influential Japanese Zen master Taizan Maezumi Roshi and is the author of many books. Titles by John Daido Loori The Daily Practice of Zen Ritual Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen Paperback / Dharma Communications Books / 128 pages / 5 x 7 3/4 ISBN 978-1-59030-533-1 / March 2008 List Price: $12.95 Our Price: $10.36, you save $2.59 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours.  Zen rituals—such as chanting, bowing, lighting incense before the Buddha statue—are ways of recognizing the sacredness in all of life. A ritual is simply a deliberate and focused moment that symbolizes the care with which we should be approaching all of life, and practicing the Zen...   The Living Zen Practice of Dharma Combat Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen Paperback / Dharma Communications Books / 256 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-59030-565-2 / June 2008 List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $14.36, you save $3.59 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Dharma combat is a practice form unique to Zen in which student and teacher confront each other before a live audience, so to speak. The Zen master takes a seat at the front of the meditation hall and is approached by his students, one by one, who challenge him with questions. He challenges them... A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation Audio / Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen Hardcover with CD / Dharma Communications Books / 128 pages / 5 1/2 x 6 1/4 ISBN 978-1-59030-479-2 / September 2007 List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $11.20, you save $2.80 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen Audio package / Zen Mountain Monastery Program ISBN 978-1-59030-445-7 / List Price: $10.95 Our Price: $8.76, you save $2.19 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Is it possible to maintain a nondual perspective in a dualistic world?
Daido Roshi responds to this question by examining Baizhang's koan "Original Purity, Original Emancipation." In this examination, he discusses the nature of duality and nonduality, and he encourages us... Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen Paperback / Dharma Communications Books / 112 pages / 5 x 7 3/4 ISBN 978-1-59030-459-4 / June 2007 List Price: $12.95 Our Price: $10.36, you save $2.59 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen Audio package / Zen Mountain Monastery Program ISBN 978-1-59030-446-4 / List Price: $45.00 Our Price: $36.00, you save $9.00 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Daido Roshi eliminates the need to study koans in a monastic setting by offering a complete overview of modern koan study for lay people who want to use challenges of daily life as a framework for awakening. He explains the components of a koan, the significance of the first koan, the koan sequence,... Contemplating Nature with Words and Photographs Arts / Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen / Creativity Paperback / Dharma Communications Books / 176 pages / 8 1/2 x 9 1/2 ISBN 978-1-59030-486-0 / December 2007 List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96, you save $4.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. This book of exquisite photographs arises from the premise that unless we love nature, we will not work to save it from exploitation and eventual destruction. The rich mixture of photographs, Zen poems, and essays presented on these pages is intended to open our hearts to the wild and the wilderness,... Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen Paperback / Dharma Communications Books / 224 pages / 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 ISBN 978-1-59030-577-5 / December 2008 List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $11.96, you save $2.99 (20%) Not yet printed. Now accepting pre-orders! Expected publication date, December 2008. In this treasury of Zen wisdom based on his talks, the abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, New York, explores the seven areas of study that are the focus for training in his community: meditation, study with the teacher, liturgy, art practice, body practice, the study of scriptures,... A Tribute to Taizan Maezumi Roshi Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen / Zen Mountain Monastery Program ISBN 978-1-59030-444-0 / List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $15.96, you save $3.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Maezumi Roshi was a pioneer in bringing Zen Buddhism to the West—he founded the Zen Center of Los Angeles and dedicated his life to teaching American students. This DVD features intimate dialogues with... Stages on the Path of Enlightenment Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen Paperback original / Shambhala Publications / 104 pages / 6 x 7-1/2 ISBN 978-1-57062-951-8 / August 2002 List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $11.20, you save $2.80 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Maps and guideposts are helpful when we undertake a journey. The ten Ox-Herding Pictures, the accompanying ancient poems, and a modern commentary by John Daido Loori, sketch the spiritual path encountered in Zen training, a path of exhaustive study of the self and the realization of the ultimate... Introduction to Zen Meditation Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen DVD / Zen Mountain Monastery Program ISBN 978-1-59030-443-3 / List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $15.96, you save $3.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Learn to meditate with John Daido Loori Roshi, one of the most well-known and respected Zen teachers in the United States. In the comfort of your own home, you will receive clear instructions on proper sitting posture,... Appreciate Your Life; Now I Know You Book and DVD Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen / Special Offers ISBN 978-1-59030-447-1 / List Price: $28.00 Our Price: $22.40, you save $5.60 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Special Offer: Purchase the book Appreciate Your Life and the DVD Now I Know Youtogether for $28.00 (a $6.90 savings).
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Maezumi Roshi was a pioneer in... Zen and the Environment Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen / Nature and the Environment / Philosophy Paperback / Dharma Communications Books / 128 pages / 5 x 7 3/4 ISBN 978-1-59030-490-7 / September 2007 List Price: $12.95 Our Price: $10.36, you save $2.59 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. According to Zen teaching, everything in the universe exists interdependently, so valuing the welfare of one being over another, or of humans over the planet, makes no sense at all. This teaching, which can empower us to care passionately about the earth and its future, is not only a Zen principle,... Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen Hardcover / Shambhala Publications / 528 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-59030-242-2 / December 2005 List Price: $39.95 Our Price: $31.96, you save $7.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. When the thirteenth century master Eihei Dogen, one of the most influential thinkers in Zen Buddhism and founder of the Japanese Soto school, returned to Japan after four years of study in China, the fruit of his pilgrimage was recorded in a collection of koans called the Chinese Shobogenzo,... Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Zen Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 528 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-59030-465-5 / August 2008 List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96, you save $4.99 (20%) Not yet printed. Now accepting pre-orders! Expected publication date, August 2008. When the thirteenth-century master Eihei Dogen, one of the most influential thinkers in Zen Buddhism and founder of the Japanese Soto school, returned to Japan after four years of study in China, the fruit of his pilgrimage was recorded in a collection of koans called the Chinese Shobogenzo,...
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