Zen Lessons Translated by Thomas Cleary The great Ch’an (Zen) masters of China – Mingjiao, Dajiao, Yuantong Na, Fushan Yuan, and others – brought to light by the eminent Buddhist translator and scholar Thomas Cleary. This guide to enlightened conduct for people in positions of authority offers advice on how to recognize genuine spiritual authority in a Zen teacher – advice that has been much needed throughout history. Zen Lessons is also an insightful study of the personal qualities necessary for the mastery of any position of power – whether religious, social, or political. Includes: how to evaluate potential leaders; decision-making; inspiring respect, and more. Shambhala Lion Editions. Read by Michael O’Keefe.
Table of contenst Translator's Introduction Notes on Sources 1.Enlightened Virtue 2.Study and Learning 3.Great and Small Evil 4.Honesty 5.A Vessel of Enlightenment 6.Modesty 7.Rules 8.Worry and Trouble 9.A Swift Bird 10.Work and the Way 11.Hot and Cold 12.Safety and Danger 13.Three Essentials of Leadership 14.Incompatibility 15.Leadership and the Community 16.Vermilion Outhouses 17.Mastering Mind 18.Mistrust 19.The House of Homeleavers 20.Chan Adepts 21.Chan Communities 22.Knowing People 23.Virtue and Benevolence 24.Mastery in Both Worlds 25.An Inscrutable Buddha 26.Great Light 27.Essentials of Leadership 28.Worry 29.The Self-Pointer 30.Defeatism 31.Speech and Action 32.Seeing Through 33.Study without Turning Away from People 34.Acting Too Early 35.Continuing Education 36.Decisions 37.Personnel Problems 38.Graduate Studies 39.Sages and Ordinary People 40.Being in the World without Misery 41.Communication of Hearts 42.Make the Way Wide 43.No Deception 44.The Chief Elder 45.Passing the Test 46.Farther and Farther 47.Will 48.Adding Dirt to a Mountain 49.Loss of Integrity 50.Mind and Traces 51.Don't Rush 52.The Call of Duty 53.Hypocrisy 54.Genuine Care 55.The Use of Finery 56.Advice to a King 57.The Just 58.Adaptation 59.Selecting Associates 60.Knowing People 61.Insects 62.Loftiness of Spirit 63.Sincere Liking for Learning 64.Timing 65.Too Late 66.Back to Basics 67.Gradual Development 68.Narrowmindedness and Indulgence 69.Gain and Loss 70.Overreaching Oneself
