For over thirty years, Opening the Hand of Thought has offered an introduction to Zen Buddhism and meditation unmatched in clarity and power. This is the revised edition of Kosho Uchiyama's singularly incisive classic.This new edition contains even more useful material: new prefaces, an index, and extended endnotes, in addition to a revised glossary. As Jisho Warner writes in her preface, Opening the Hand of Thought "goes directly to the heart of Zen practice . . ...

For over thirty years, Opening the Hand of Thought has offered an introduction to Zen Buddhism and meditation unmatched in clarity and power. This is the revised edition of Kosho Uchiyama's singularly incisive classic.This new edition contains even more useful material: new prefaces, an index, and extended endnotes, in addition to a revised glossary. As Jisho Warner writes in her preface, Opening the Hand of Thought "goes directly to the heart of Zen practice... s...

Este libro describe la práctica del zazén con una claridad y sencillez inusuales. Los numerosos ejemplos de la vida cotidiana a los que recurre el maestro Uchiyama demuestran que el Zen, lejos de tratarse de un camino ultramundano, consiste en descubrir con honestidad quiénes somos y desarrollar todo nuestro potencial en las actividades cotidianas.Las claves están en lo que el autor describe como el regreso a una experiencia anterior a las elaboraciones mentales qu...