Mushotoku Mind

The Heart of the Heart Sutra

Taisen Deshimaru, Richard Collins

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Hohm Press,U.S.
01 December 2012

Religion & beliefs; Zen Buddhism

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Mushotoku mind means an attitude of no profit, no gain. It is the core of Taisen Deshimaru's Zen. This respected master, the head of Japanese Soto Zen for all of Europe, moved from Japan in 1967 and brought this work to Paris, from where it was disseminated throughout the West. This book presents his brilliant commentary on the most renowned of Buddhist texts, the Heart Sutra, known in Japanese as Hannya Shingyo-a philosophical investigation on the futility of philosophical investigation. Deshimaru's work fills a great gap in the interpretations of this seminal text in that he emphasizes mind-emptiness as the foundation of Zen practice, in contrast to the usual mindfulness focus of other Zen approaches. This emptiness and purpose of no purpose is one of the most difficult ideas for Westerners to understand. In his lectures on this subject, gathered here into one volume by translator and Zen teacher Richard Collins, Deshimaru returns to a chorus: Mushotoku mind is the key attitude characterizing the way of the Buddha, the way of the bodhisattva, the way of Zen and zazen, and the way of all sutras.

By: Taisen Deshimaru
Translated by: Richard Collins
Imprint: Hohm Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9781935387275
ISBN 10: 1935387278
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 01 December 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active