The hazy moon of enlightenment : [part of the on Zen practice collection

**__The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment__ takes the reader to the next level of Zen practice, exploring some of the more subtle and sophisticated topics in Zen.**The first two parts of the book explore enlightenment and delusion: What is nature of enlightenement? What does it mean to describe enlightenment as sudden or gradual? What is the nature of delusion, and how can watch out for the particular delusion that masquerades as enlightenment? The third part looks at "enlightenment in action"—what it means for someone to living and acting in order with the deep wisdom of enlightenment, and how we can practice learning "learning how to be satisfied" and enjoy serenity and transquility. The final section is a moving and powerful firsthand account of one woman's solitary realization of the deepest truths—a story that can become an inspiration for all of us. The contributors to this volume include some the pioneering masters who were seminal in helping Zen take firm root in American soil. The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment takes the reader to the next level of Zen practice, exploring some of the more subtle and sophisticated topics in Zen. The first two parts of the book explore enlightenment and delusion: What is nature of enlightenement? What does it mean to describe enlightenment as sudden or gradual? What is the nature of delusion, and how can watch out for the particular delusion that masquerades as enlightenment? The third part looks at "enlightenment in action"--what it means for someone to living and acting in order with the deep wisdom of enlightenment, and how we can practice learning "learning how to be satisfied" and enjoy serenity and transquility. The final section is a moving and powerful firsthand account of one woman's solitary realization of the deepest truths--a story that can become an inspiration for all of us. The contributors to this volume include some the pioneering masters who were seminal in helping Zen take firm root in American soil. After three decades, Taizan Maezumi and Bernie Glassman's On Zen Practice remains the essential Zen primer, offering insight into every aspect of training. Hazy Moon of Enlightenment, the second volume of their classic On Zen Practice series, takes readers to the next level.

The first two parts of the book explore Buddhism's concepts of enlightenment and delusion: the nature of enlightenment, what it means to describe it as "sudden" or "gradual," and the nature of delusion and how to distinguish it from reality. Part three looks at "enlightenment in action" and the attainment of serenity and tranquility. This new edition also includes Flora Courtois' fascinatingly vivid account of an experience of enlightenment, written at the request of Maezumi's teacher, Haku'un Yasutani.

About the Author:
Taizan Maezumi, a successor to masters in three major lines of Zen teaching, was the founding abbot and resident master of the Zen Center of Los Angeles

The authors' previous book, On Zen Practice, was conceived as the essential primer for beginning Zen practice, offering insight to every aspect of Zen training. The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment takes readers to the next level, exploring some of Zen's most subtle and sophisticated topics. The first two parts of the book explore enlightenment and delusion: the nature of enlightenment, what it means to describe it as "sudden" or "gradual," and the nature of delusion and how to distinguish it from reality. Part three looks at "enlightenment in action" -- what it means for someone to be living and acting in order with the deep wisdom of enlightenment, and how they can practice "learning how to be satisfied" and enjoy serenity and tranquility. The final section is a moving firsthand account of one woman's solitary realization of the deepest truths, a story -- like this book -- at once practical and inspiring.