Robert Aitken (1) (1917–2010)
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Robert Aitken was the author of more than a dozen books about Buddhism, including A Zen Wave, Encouraging Words, and Taking the Path of Zen. A dedicated Buddhist for most of his life, he was an abbot and roshi of the Honolulu Diamond Sangha in Hawaii, which he co-founded with his late wife Anne mostrar más Hopkins Aitken in 1959. He died in 2010. mostrar menos
Créditos de la imagen: Robert Aitken Roshi. Photograph copied from the Obituary at Tricycle.
Obras de Robert Aitken
Un Maestro Zen Llamado Cuervo / Zen Master Raven: Sayings and Doings of a Wise Bird (Spanish Edition) (2002) 106 copias
Wege der Weisheit: Der Pfad des Zen 2 copias
Zen training, a personal account 1 copia
Interview on New Dimensions [CD] 1 copia
A Buddhist Reader 1 copia
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- Aitken, Robert Thomas
- Otros nombres
- Robert Baker Dairyu Chotan Aitken Rōshi
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1917-06-19
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2010-08-05
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Causa de fallecimiento
- pneumonia
- Lugares de residencia
- Guam
Kobe, Japan - Educación
- University of Hawaii (BA|English Literature)
University of Hawaii (MA|Japanese) - Ocupaciones
- writer
social activist
teacher - Organizaciones
- Diamond Sangha
Palolo Zen Center
Yamamoto Gempo
Maui Zendo
Buddhist Peace Fellowship - Premios y honores
- Roshi (Harada-Yasutani School of Zen Buddhism)
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 22
- También por
- 5
- Miembros
- 1,654
- Popularidad
- #15,536
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 28
- ISBNs
- 60
- Idiomas
- 6
- Favorito
- 3
Aitken explains each of the ten practices with an introductory essay that includes examples from the way ancient Zen masters taught or exemplified the practice. He then includes a dialogue that takes the place of the interview a student would have with the master in formal training using questions he commonly receives. It's a nice structure and the dialogue often brings the practice into the real world.
The practices themselves start out rather simple, concepts many of us know we should strive for: generosity, morality, patience, passion, wisdom, focused meditation. But the later ones become more difficult to grasp and seemed repetitive likely because I am not a practitioner.
The many Asian names and terms in the book are a bit trying but the glossary is helpful. As Aitken states, Buddhism is a religion of the East and to provide translations of many of the key terms would water down the meaning and be disrespectful of tradition.
In all, the book is a great reminder of good practices we all should be striving for as we work our way through life.… (más)