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    Sitting with the Buddha
    Sitting with the Buddha
    Sitting with the Buddha
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    Sitting with the Buddha

    By Glenn Gustafson, OPB

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    The recitation of the name Amitabha Buddha is an ancient practice in Buddhism. This practice has been popularized in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism - the most popular form of devotional Buddhism currently being practiced.

    While Jodo - or Shin - Buddhism is focused on the recitation as a way of insuring rebirth in the Western Paradise - or Pure Land - the recitation of the Buddha name can also be used in Chan (or Zen) practice as a way of developing the “one-pointedness of mind” that is necessary for the proper practice of Zazen.

    This book explores the theory and practice of using the recitation of the Buddha name (called Nianfo in Chinese) along with Zazen meditation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGlenn Gustafson, OPB
    Release dateJul 15, 2017
    ISBN9781370069477
    Sitting with the Buddha
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    Glenn Gustafson, OPB

    A Buddhist monk in the Order of Pragmatic Buddhists, Glenn "earns his rice" as a sales engineer for a software company. He is the Chapter Leader for the Central Ohio Center for Pragmatic Buddhism and teaches meditation in Columbus, OH.

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      Sitting with the Buddha - Glenn Gustafson, OPB

      Sitting with the Buddha

      Copyright 2017 Glenn Ge Jie Gustafson, OPB

      Published by Glenn Ge Jie Gustafson at Smashwords

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Purpose of Zazen

      Awakening the Buddha Nature

      Taming the Monkey Mind

      Using Nianfo in Zazen

      Using Nianfo in Daily Life

      Practice

      Nianfo Compassion Meditation

      About the Author

      Other books by the Author

      Connecting with the Author

      Introduction

      Pure Land Buddhism is the most popular

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