{"product_id":"the-infinite-mirror-commentaries-on-two-chan-classics-paperback","title":"The Infinite Mirror: Commentaries on Two Chan Classics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChan Master Sheng Yen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the inimitable Master Sheng Yen at his best, illuminating the ancient texts of the Chinese Zen tradition to show how wonderfully practical they really are, even for us today. The texts, written by two of the founders of the Ts'ao-tung sect of Chan Buddhism, are poems entitled \u003ci\u003eInquiry into Matching Halves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSong of the Precious Mirror Samadhi\u003c\/i\u003e. Both emphasize the Chan view that wisdom is not separate from vexation, and both speak of the levels of awareness through which one must pass on the way to realization. Both are also works of Buddhist philosophy that can serve as guides to spiritual practice for anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChan Master Sheng Yen (1930-2009) was a widely respected Taiwanese Chan (Chinese Zen) master who taught extensively in the West during the last thirty-one y ears of his life, with twenty-one centers throughout North America, as well as dozens of others throughout the world. He has co-led retreats with the Dalai Lama, and he is the author of numerous books in Chinese and English, including \u003ci\u003eSong of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Method of No-Method\u003c\/i\u003e, and his autobiography, \u003ci\u003e Footprints in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.56 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42091629379719,"sku":"9781590303986","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2f66465285c335d591fe01e2bd141f76.webp?v=1732293745","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-infinite-mirror-commentaries-on-two-chan-classics-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}