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Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values Confronting crises of technological annihilation and personal madness, Robert Pirsig finds each to be a manifestation of a deeper crisis of Reason. In response) he suggests an alternative to our current paradigm of rationality, the "art of motorcycle maintenance." By showing that our understanding and performance derive from our emotional and evaluative commitments, he challenges the cultural commonplace which

There exists one word that may just be the king of all misused words–the word that, more than any other, is used with complete disregard for and disinterest in its meaning. No, this is not a reference to literally, nor ‘legit,’ however deserving those words are of defense—this word is Quality. Some of the misuse lies in the basic distinction between quality and Quality with a capital ‘Q’, which can be cleared up quite succinctly. Little ‘q’ quality is attached to an object. It is the value of the

Obtaining Realization Through Koan Zen, also known as Ch’an Buddhism in China, is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that was established in China about 1500 years ago. Zen is a form of religious practice of mainly concentrating the mind to a single point in which then results in self-realization and/or enlightenment. Zen philosophy is interpreted that all humans are capable of reaching enlightenment, which is generally blocked by ignorance. The idea emphasizes enlightened masters over forms of scriptures

Killing the Buddha or Becoming One: The long and winding road from early Buddhism to Zen Zen (Ch. Chan) is a general term for a Mahayana school Buddhism, which emerged during Tang dynasty China (618-907). Ever since it had crystallized as an independent school of thought, we witness in Zen a tension between the need to belong to the Buddhist tradition and the urge to revolt against it. On the one hand, Zen masters had considered themselves, and still do, as direct heirs and followers of the historical

Marilyn Montemayor Warner Belanger GC2Y Sec 06 May 4, 2016 Final essay: Dogen and Hakuin Compare and Contrast There are multiple schools in Zen Buddhism as well as multiple masters and teachers. Dogen Kigen, master of Soto Zen (1200-1253), as well as the Japanese monk who brought Caodong school of Chan over from China to Japan and then greatly modified it based on his own insights and criticism of Buddhism in Japan. Dogen lost his parents at a young age and became ordained at thirteen, and

Difficulty of Achieving Enlightenment in Zen and Pure Land Traditions in Japan I plan to do a comparative paper examining the difficulty of achieving enlightenment in Japan. More specifically, I will examine achieving enlightenment in the Zen tradition versus achieving enlightenment in the Pure Land tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. I hypothesize that it will be determined that it is significantly easier to achieve enlightenment in the Pure Land tradition than in the Zen tradition. To depict my hypothesis

moment of low self-confidence. Though many orphaned children live many different types of lives; some are luckier than others and some are stronger than others; many retain an unbalanced, sometimes, unhealthy perceptions of themselves. I feel that Zen Buddhism would be the best application for orphan children to think and practice in the here and now, learn to accept aspects of life as they are, and attain compassion and detachment. Buddhism has been touted as the cure-all for many conscious,

Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, who lived in northern India from 560 to 480 B.C, founded Buddhism Buddhism, one of the major religions of the world. The time of the Buddha was one of social and religious change, marked by the further advance of Aryan civilization into the Ganges Plain, the development of trade and cities, the breakdown of old tribal structures, and the rise of a whole spectrum of new religious movements that responded to the demands of the times (Cones 10). These movements were derived

points of connection magnificent setting. The most important was to understand that the individuals on the team must transform their view of themselves to connect to others to create a synergy of teamwork. Jackson has given the nickname of the “Zen Master” to the game of basketball. In the book Sacred Hoops, Jackson wrote about the motivation, teamwork; moreover, learning how to keep calm in tough situations. In the book of Sacred Hoops, the author

There are many data proposed that Bushido has a close relationship with Buddhism, especially the Zen Buddhism. In this paper, I would like to discuss about how the Zen Buddhism relate to the development of Bushido. And I will also mention the development of Bushido in Japanese history in this paper. I will first give the background information of both Bushido and Zen Bushido, and then give the evidences and analysis. Finally I will make a short conclusion of my paper. Bushido literally means “the