
Product Description In the Zen Mind wall calendar, the depth of Zen Buddhism is revealed through ancient Japanese art and profoundly simple wisdom. Zenga art (Zen-inspired brushstroke paintings) surprises and confounds our expectations. Created by 17th- and 18th-century Japanese monks, the artwork has a startlingly modern appeal. Each month features a unique Zenga masterwork paired with a Zen quote from Not Always So or Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness by Shunryu Suzuki (1905–1971).12" x 12" wall calendar (12" x 24" open).A year of stunning Japanese artwork on your wall.The perfect art gift for the Asian art enthusiast.Features Zen Buddhism quotes on transformation and meditation by Zen master Shunryu Suzuki.Frameable artbook-quality printing.Printed on paper sourced from a combination of sustainably managed forests and recycled materials.Published by Amber Lotus, an independent carbon-negative US company that has planted more than half a million trees since 2008.This calendar features US and Canadian legal holidays, phases of the moon, and important observances of the world's major religions.Shunryu Suzuki is one of the most influential Zen teachers of his time. Suzuki founded the San Francisco Zen Center in 1962 and was the author of the classic Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. About the Author Zen priest Shunryu Suzuki-roshi was one of the most influential Zen teachers of his time. His teachings flow from the Soto lineage of Zen Buddhism, founded by Dogen Zenji (1200–1253) in thirteenth-century Japan. Dogen, one of Zen's most important teachers and one of the world's great philosophers, emphasized the absolute primacy of zazen (sitting meditation) and the inseparability of practice and enlightenment. Suzuki-roshi and his students founded the San Francisco Zen Center, the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center (the first Zen training monastery in the West) and Green Gulch Farm Zen Center. Suzuki-roshi died in 1971. His students continue to teach at the Zen C
Page Count:
28
Publication Date:
2018-07-01
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