{"product_id":"opening-the-hand-of-thought-foundations-of-zen-buddhist-practice-paperback","title":"Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKosho Uchiyama\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJisho Warner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over thirty years, \u003ci\u003eOpening the Hand of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e has offered an introduction to Zen Buddhism and meditation unmatched in clarity and power. This is the revised edition of Kosho Uchiyama's singularly incisive classic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition contains even more useful material: new prefaces, an index, and extended endnotes, in addition to a revised glossary. As Jisho Warner writes in her preface, \u003ci\u003eOpening the Hand of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e \"goes directly to the heart of Zen practice... showing how Zen Buddhism can be a deep and life-sustaining activity.\" She goes on to say, \"Uchiyama looks at what a person is, what a self is, how to develop a true self not separate from all things, one that can settle in peace in the midst of life.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns humorous, philosophical, and personal, \u003ci\u003eOpening the Hand of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e is above all a great book for the Buddhist practitioner. It's a perfect follow-up for the reader who has read \u003ci\u003eZen Meditation in Plain English\u003c\/i\u003e and is especially useful for those who have not yet encountered a Zen teacher.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKosho Uchiyama was a preeminent Japanese Zen master, instrumental in bringing Zen to America. The author of over twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eRefining Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e, he died in 1999. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Daitsu Tom Wright, born and raised in Wisconsin, lived in Japan for over forty years. He practiced and studied under Uchiyama Roshi from 1968 until the latter's death and was ordained as a priest in 1974. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, he taught as a professor in the English Language and Culture Program at Ryukoku University in Kyoto. He was a teacher for the Kyoto Soto Zen Center until 1995, and then conducted zazen gatherings with Rev. Doyu Takamine in Kyoto and Tamba. Rev. Wright has worked on the translation and editing of several works on Zen, as well as writing on Zen, the Holocaust from a Buddhist perspective, and Japanese gardens (\u003ci\u003eSamadhi on Zen Gardens--Dynamism and Tranquility\u003c\/i\u003e, with Katsuhiko Mizuno, Suiko Books, Mitsumura Suiko Shoin, 2010). Retiring from the university in 2010, he now lives with his wife in Hilo, Hawaii, where he continues to work on translations and teach at Alaneo Zendo (Abbot Myoshin Kaniumoe) in Hilo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jisho Warner is a Soto Zen priest and guiding teacher of Stone Creek Zen Center in Sonoma County, California, which she founded. A former president of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association, Warner trained for many years both in Japan and the United States. Having graduated from Harvard University in 1965, she was also a longtime student of Dainin Katagiri. She is also a co-editor of the book \u003ci\u003eOpening the Hand of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e by Kosho Uchiyama, whose teachings she encountered during the 1980s while practicing at the Pioneer Valley Zendo. She had also practiced for many years at the Milwaukee Zen Center under Tozen Akiyama (from whom she received shiho). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shohaku Okumura is a Soto Zen priest and Dharma successor of Kosho Uchiyama Roshi. He is a graduate of Komazawa University and has practiced in Japan at Antaiji, Zuioji, and the Kyoto Soto Zen Center, and in Massachusetts at the Pioneer Valley Zendo. He is the former director of the Soto Zen Buddhism International Center in San Francisco. His previously published books of translation include \u003ci\u003eShobogenzo Zuimonki\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDogen Zen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZen Teachings of Homeless Kodo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOpening the Hand of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e. Okumura is also editor of \u003ci\u003eDogen Zen and Its Relevance for Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSotoZen\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founding teacher of the Sanshin Zen Community, based in Bloomington, Indiana, where he lives with his family.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966595924269,"sku":"9780861713578","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZU1CQTlOVHFBNkh0Q0s3OTIydnhzUT09.webp?v=1775534759","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/opening-the-hand-of-thought-foundations-of-zen-buddhist-practice-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}