Have one to sell?
Add to book club
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Join or create book clubs
Choose books together
Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.


Flip to back Flip to front
Follow the Author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.
OK
Brand-Name Zen: The Commodification of Zen in the West Paperback – November 20, 2013
by
Andre Doshim Halaw
(Author)
- Kindle
$0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 1 million more titles $4.00 to buy - Paperback
$6.00
Enhance your purchase
Modern American Zen is in a deplorable state: Zen Masters are now pseudo-celebrities; Dharma Transmission has been co-opted as a branding technique; and worst of all, Zen has degenerated into a lifestyle identity whose primary aim is no longer Buddhahood, but rather the perpetuation of the Zen institution itself. Zen is more interested in establishing orthodoxy and orthopraxy than it is in helping people realize their Buddha Nature. Western Zen has become just as consumer-driven and celebrity-obsessed as the rest of American culture. And the worst part is that no one in the Zen community even seems to notice. Or to care.Brand-Name Zen takes a bold and daring look at the current decadence of modern Western Zen. It poses very important questions regarding the entire Western Zen institution, such as what is the true function of Dharma Transmission? How has zazen become the signature Zen “pose”? How have koans been appropriated as a means to establish and maintain authoritarian power structures?Brand-Name Zen offers an invaluable mirror for Western Zen to evaluate itself. It is a must read for any serious Zen student.
- Print length86 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateNovember 20, 2013
- Dimensions6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101494236575
- ISBN-13978-1494236571
An Amazon Book with Buzz: "The Golden Couple" by Greer Hendricks annd Sarah Pekkanen
"The Golden Couple is propulsive and thrilling. It grabbed me from the first page and didn't let go. A page-turner that will keep you guessing until the very end." –– Taylor Jenkins Reid Learn more
Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.
Download to your computer
|
Kindle Cloud Reader
|
Frequently bought together
Customers who viewed this item also viewed
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
- The Heart Sutra: A Meditation ManualAndre Doshim HalawPaperback$6.00$6.00FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by AmazonGet it as soon as Wednesday, Mar 9