Singing and Dancing Are the Voice of the Law: A Commentary on Hakuin's "Song of

Description: Singing and Dancing Are the Voice of the Law by Bussho Lahn, Tim Burkett "This is one of the best books on Zen and Zen practice that I have read in years. Bussh uses a well-known Zen song/poem to elucidate the key features of Zen meditation, practice and life….It brings the famous Zen masters teaching alive while also showing how it is relevant to Zen practice in the 21st century." —Tim Burkett, author of Nothing Holy About It and Zen in the Age of AnxietyForeword Book of the Year Finalist (Nonfiction: Religion)Singing and Dancing Are the Voice of the Law introduces us to one of the great works of Zen literature, "The Song of Zazen." Zen teacher Bussh Lahn illuminates Hakuins enigmatic poem in plain language, unpacking it and applying it to contemporary life. His book offers a wealth of information on the context and content of this eighteenth-century work, clearly evoking its themes of abiding wisdom, meditation, compassionate self-regard, and our own everyday lifes potential to express deep spiritual truth.Short stanza by short stanza, this exceptionally readable and deeply engaging book shows how the poems teachings and invitations are as applicable now as they were when they were first written nearly three centuries ago. Lahn offers readers an intuitive and progressive path of exploration of their spiritual lives, regardless of their faith tradition. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Bussh Lahn is a Zen teacher who leads the Flying Cloud Zen community and is a senior priest at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center. He is also a speaker, retreat leader, and spiritual director. Bussh sees his tradition through a modern but reverent lens, believing that the heart of Zen is accessible to all who seek it. His work imbues secular psychological understanding with needed spirituality and traditional Buddhist material with needed freshness. You can learn more about Bussh at Review "Bussh Lahn has a flair for metaphor, anecdote, and the one-sentence paragraph. He also has a deft way of holding the Zen tradition, including its formality and ritual: lightly, with real appreciation and understanding born of experience, but without even an ounce of piety. Youll have so much fun reading this book youll forget how inspiring it is." —Norman Fischer, Zen priest and author of When You Greet Me, I Bow: Notes and Reflections from a Life in Zen"This is one of the best books on Zen and Zen practice that I have read in years. Bussh uses a well-known Zen song/poem to elucidate the key features of Zen meditation, practice and life….It brings the famous Zen masters teaching alive while also showing how it is relevant to Zen practice in the 21st century." —Tim Zentetsu Burkett, author of Nothing Holy About It and Zen in the Age of Anxiety"A deeply personal invitation to dive into your life and awaken your heart of wisdom. With wit and insight, this book calls you into intimacy with yourself and into joyful, authentic, compassionate engagement with what is." —Ben Connelly, Author of Inside the Grass Hut and Mindfulness and Intimacy"In this engaging and insightful book, Bussh Lahn takes us on a deeply personal, and yet universally accessible and resonant journey through Zen practice, and our common spiritual humanity… Anyone interested in the spiritual path, whether they be Zen practitioners or not, will benefit greatly from reading this rich work. Highly recommended." —Rev. Seifu Singh-Molares, Executive Director, Spiritual Directors International"Dont miss your life! It is Bussh Lahns plea and invitation. This is not a Zen roadmap for your life. Rather, you are being offered a mirror. Look at your life—your suffering, your compassion, your wisdom, your sorrows and joys. Reflect upon your life through Lahns personal, humble, thoughtful and accessible introduction to the Song of Zazen. In so doing, you just may find delight in the one upon whom you gaze. Yes, and freedom and joy in sharing your life and love with others." —Rev. Mark S. Hanson, Presiding Bishop Emeritus, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America"At some point in reading this book, I stopped taking notes. Then, I stopped reading altogether and simply sat….Singing The Song of Zazen with Bussh Lahn is like surfacing a melody thats been in your bones forever. You find yourself singing with a choirmaster who is wise, funny, surprising—and compassionate beyond measure. Just join the chorus." —Martha E. Stortz, Professor of Religion, Augsburg University "Lahn invites readers along on a personal and practical journey – venturing from knowing to unknowing, from expert to beginner – towards utilizing the teachings and practices of Zen for not only those who practice it, but also for outsiders seeking deeper insight into the timeless and universal truth, meaning, purpose, connection, and love of the "beautiful, elegant, humble, and deeply wise tradition" of themselves." —Hans Gustafson, Ph.D., Director, Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies, University of St. Thomas"Bussh Lahns Singing and Dancing Are the Voice of the Law offers an indelible contribution to our understanding of Zen—a wisdom tradition that has enriched my practice of Christianity for over thirty years. This playful and profound teacher doesnt just write about Zen, he shows us Zen-ness. Through his captivating personal stories, Bussh helps us to notice more of the realness and feel more of the rawness in our own experiences. He reminds us that the true test of Zen is what happens off the cushion. Highly recommended for all those who aspire to live with a beginners mind and a more compassionate heart." —Diane M. Millis, PhD, author of Re-Creating a Life, Deepening Engagement, and Conversation—the Sacred Art"This book is for me staggering in its depths of wisdom. As I plunged in, I realized not only the power of the words that Hakuin Ekakus poem carries, but more directly Bussh Lahns reflections that made them a living text… Im deeply indebted to Bussh and this Buddhist wisdom text that brought my own journey closer to myself and my lifes experience, and to others as well. " —Rev. Ward Bauman, Director, Episcopal House of Prayer, ret."Engaging and profound, Lahns insights will be much welcomed by readers looking to deepen their meditation practice. Although grounded in Zen Buddhist philosophy, the essence of his teachings will resonate with people of a variety of backgrounds." —Library Journal"This debut nonfiction book meditates on the nature of suffering using an 18th-century Buddhist poem. . . . Hakuin Ekaku was one of the great thinkers of Zen Buddhism, and his hymn The Song of Zazen, composed around 1760, is a poetic encapsulation of his philosophy. In his day, Hakuin was to Japanese Zen what the Beatles were to rock n roll in the 1960s, writes Lahn of the poet. . . . With this book, Lahn seeks to bring Hakuins poem to that wider audience, demystifying its sometimes-enigmatic verses and applying them to his own modern concerns. It is an unexpectedly breezy work, and Lahn is correct that one need not be a Buddhist to appreciate the simple, if unintuitive, wisdom that Hakuin and his poem offer." —Kirkus Reviews Promotional Author has commitments from the following organizations to offer book-related events (e.g., book launch events, retreats and/or classes based on the book), all supported by promotion through these organizations e-mail contact lists, reaching a combined 40,000 potential buyers:Spiritual Directors International (e-list of 23,000) /Augsburg University Interfaith Scholars (e-list of 3400) Minnesota Zen Meditation Center (e-list of 3700) Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning (e-list of 2100) Aslan Institute (e-list of 1800) /Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality (e-list of 1200) Wayzata Community Church (e-list of 3000) /Episcopal House of Prayer (e-list of 1500) /Flying Cloud Zen Contemplative Spiritual Community (e-list of 1000) Extensive early galley mailing to Buddhist and spiritual organizations as well to the trades including Kirkus and Publishers WeeklyExtensive social media campaignAdvertising in Buddha Dharma, Lions Roar, and Tricycle MagazinesNational publicity campaign Review Quote "Bussho Lahn has a flair for metaphor, anecdote, and the one-sentence paragraph. He also has a deft way of holding the Zen tradition, including its formality and ritual: lightly, with real appreciation and understanding born of experience, but without even an ounce of piety. Youll have so much fun reading this book youll forget how inspiring it is." -- Norman Fischer , Zen priest and author of When You Greet Me, I Bow: Notes and Reflections from a Life in Zen "This is one of the best books on Zen and Zen practice that I have read in years. Bussho uses a well-known Zen song/poem to elucidate the key features of Zen meditation, practice and life....It brings the famous Zen masters teaching alive while also showing how it is relevant to Zen practice in the 21st century." -- Tim Zentetsu Burkett , author of Nothing Holy About It and Zen in the Age of Anxiety "A deeply personal invitation to dive into your life and awaken your heart of wisdom. With wit and insight, this book calls you into intimacy with yourself and into joyful, authentic, compassionate engagement with what is." --Ben Connelly , Author of Inside the Grass Hut and Mindfulness and Intimacy "In this engaging and insightful book, Bussho Lahn takes us on a deeply personal, and yet universally accessible and resonant journey through Zen practice, and our common spiritual humanity... Anyone interested in the spiritual path, whether they be Zen practitioners or not, will benefit greatly from reading this rich work. Highly recommended." --Rev. Seifu Singh-Morales , Executive Director, Spiritual Directors International "Dont miss your life! It is Bussho Lahns plea and invitation. This is not a Zen roadmap for your life. Rather, you are being offered a mirror. Look at your life--your suffering, your compassion, your wisdom, your sorrows and joys. Reflect upon your life through Lahns personal, humble, thoughtful and accessible introduction to the Song of Zazen. In so doing, you just may find delight in the one upon whom you gaze. Yes, and freedom and joy in sharing your life and love with others." --Rev. Mark S. Hanson , Presiding Bishop Emeritus, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America "At some point in reading this book, I stopped taking notes. Then, I stopped reading altogether and simply sat....Singing The Song of Zazen with Bussho Lahn is like surfacing a melody thats been in your bones forever. You find yourself singing with a choirmaster who is wise, funny, surprising--and compassionate beyond measure. Just join the chorus." --Martha E. Stortz, Professor of Religion, Augsburg University "Lahn invites readers along on a personal and practical journey - venturing from knowing to unknowing, from expert to beginner - towards utilizing the teachings and practices of Zen for not only those who practice it, but also for outsiders seeking deeper insight into the timeless and universal truth, meaning, purpose, connection, and love of the "beautiful, elegant, humble, and deeply wise tradition" of themselves." --Hans Gustafson, Ph.D., Director, Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies, University of St. Thomas "Bussho Lahns Singing and Dancing Are the Voice of the Law offers an indelible contribution to our understanding of Zen--a wisdom tradition that has enriched my practice of Christianity for over thirty years. This playful and profound teacher doesnt just write about Zen, he shows us Zen-ness. Through his captivating personal stories, Bussho helps us to notice more of the realness and feel more of the rawness in our own experiences. He reminds us that the true test of Zen is what happens off the cushion. Highly recommended for all those who aspire to live with a beginners mind and a more compassionate heart." --Diane M. Millis, PhD , author of Re-Creating a Life , Deepening Engagement , and Conversation--the Sacred Art "This book is for me staggering in its depths of wisdom. As I plunged in, I realized not only the power of the words that Hakuin Ekakus poem carries, but more directly Bussho Lahns reflections that made them a living text... Im deeply indebted to Bussho and this Buddhist wisdom text that brought my own journey closer to myself and my lifes experience, and to others as well. " --Rev. Ward Bauman , Director, Episcopal House of Prayer, ret. Excerpt from Book INTRODUCTION by Tim Zentetsu Burkett It may seem weird to refer to a book on Zen, or any spiritual teaching, as one that you cant put down. But this was my exact experience after opening this book by Bussho Lahn. Having finished it, I feel deeply grateful for both Hakuins poetic expression of a joyous stillness which is at the center of all being, including yours, as well as Busshos thoughts about how to access it. Bussho shows time and time again how, Hakuin, in spite of his reputation as a tough and often cranky Zen master, had a heart-mind both as soft as a babys and as open as a spring wildflower. As Bussho points this out, he also shows us his own heart-mind. A feature of this book, which makes it stand out from the hundreds of books that come out every year with a Buddhist meditation orientation, is Busshos adeptness at moving between ancient Buddhist teaching and contemporary non-Asian wisdom. He cites a diverse mix of contemporary Americans like David Brooks, writing about Lady Gaga, lyrics by the rock band Duran Duran, and even a psychologist with expertise in dealing with trauma. A second feature which makes it stand out is the way it displays the core teachings of Zen with delightful stories from its development in China and Japan, and Zens grounding in practices that were brought to China from India more than 2000 years ago, including The Five Remembrances. He clearly elucidates these one by one, showing how their regular recitation has impacted his own spiritual practice and life. He even explains Buddhist terms like karma , which often seem complex and confusing, with both clarity and cogency. As Bussho elaborates on the wisdom displayed in these two features, he punctuates this with a core refrain: We can only discover and open up to the deep wisdom of heart-mind through from a persistent and patient commitment to Zen meditation (zazen). You may want to read this book from cover to cover in one or two sittings, as I did, or you may prefer to open it and dip into any part of it. Its that good. Hakuin and Bussho have formed a partnership that spans nearly four centuries to show us in myriad ways how to open up to our very own heart-mind, the heart-mind of the universe. --Tim Zentetsu Burkett , Guiding Teacher, Minnesota Zen Center Description for Sales People The book is masterfully written as attested to in the many blurbs. On personal note, this is one of the best books on Zen Buddhism that I have ever read. Stellar blurbs from bestselling Buddhist authors including Norman Fischer and Tim Burket This is the first and only book on The Song of Zazen, a classic, and famous, Japanese Buddhist poem. Like many great Zen books, this isnt just for Zen Buddhists; its for anyone who is interested in spiritual life and practice. Author is very well connected to the Buddhist world and has already received many commitments for events at Buddhist centers (see marketing) Details ISBN1948626780 Author Tim Burkett Short Title Singing and Dancing Are the Voice of the Law Language English ISBN-10 1948626780 ISBN-13 9781948626781 Format Paperback Pages 220 Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-02-02 UK Release Date 2023-02-02 Publisher Monkfish Book Publishing Company Imprint Monkfish Book Publishing Company Place of Publication Rhinebeck, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-02-02 NZ Release Date 2023-02-02 US Release Date 2023-02-02 Subtitle A Commentary on Hakuins "Song of Zazen" DEWEY 294.34432 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160767755;

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