{"title":"Dainin Katagiri","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the profound wisdom of Dainin Katagiri, a key figure in Zen Buddhism's spread to the West. Explore his teachings on meditation, mindfulness, and living a compassionate life. Browse his insightful books.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"each-moment-is-the-universe-book-dainin-katagiri-9781590306079","title":"Each Moment Is the Universe","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Japanese master offers a Zen perspective on the nature of time and being, further exploring the concepts of impermanence, living in the present moment, and more\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's easy to regard time as a commodity-we even speak of \"saving\" or \"spending\" it. We often regard it as an enemy, when we feel it slipping away before we're ready for time to be up. The Zen view of time is radically different than that- time is not something separate from our life; rather, our life \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e time. Understand this, says Dainin Katagiri Roshi, and you can live fully and freely right where you are in each moment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Katagiri bases his teaching on \u003ci\u003eBeing Time\u003c\/i\u003e, a text by the most famous of all Zen masters, Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), to show that time is a creative, dynamic process that continuously produces the universe and everything in it-and that to understand this is to discover a gateway to freedom from the dissatisfactions of everyday life. He guides us in contemplating impermanence, the present moment, and the ungraspable nature of past and future. He discusses time as part of our inner being, made manifest through constant change in ourselves and our surroundings. And these ideas are by no means metaphysical abstractions- they can be directly perceived by any of us through meditation.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49546751213841,"sku":"GOR005658781","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49992562475281,"sku":"CIN1590306074G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50269534781713,"sku":"CIN1590306074VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51398084002065,"sku":"GOR007396697","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52154047168785,"sku":"NIN9781590306079","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1590306074.jpg?v=1750830430"},{"product_id":"you-have-to-say-something-book-dainin-katagiri-9781570624629","title":"You Have to Say Something","description":"Dainin Katagiri (1928-1990) was a central figure in the transmission of Zen in America. His first book, \u003ci\u003eReturning to Silence, \u003c\/i\u003e emphasized the need to return to our original, enlightened state of being, and became one of the classics of Zen in America. In \u003ci\u003eYou Have to Say Something, \u003c\/i\u003e selections from his talks have been collected to address another key theme of Katagiri's teaching: that of bringing Zen insight to bear on our everyday experience. To live life fully, Katagiri says, means to take care of your life day by day, moment to moment, right here, right now. To do this, he teaches, we must plunge into our life completely, bringing to it the same wholeheartedness that is required in Zen meditation. When we approach life in this way, every activity--everything we do, everything we say--becomes an opportunity for manifesting our own innate wisdom. With extraordinary freshness and immediacy, Katagiri shows the reader how this wisdom not only enlivens our spiritual practice but can help make our life a rich, seamless whole.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49560542380305,"sku":"GOR002632568","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49734150783249,"sku":"NGR9781570624629","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50314036510993,"sku":"GOR007396849","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50382016250129,"sku":"CIN1570624623G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50391135453457,"sku":"CIN1570624623A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50949332861201,"sku":"GOR014139656","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51087851684113,"sku":"CIN1570624623VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1570624623.jpg?v=1751276238"},{"product_id":"returning-to-silence-book-dainin-katagiri-9780877734314","title":"Returning to Silence","description":"\u003cb\u003eA renowned Zen teacher and contemporary of Shunryu Suzuki explores the many pillars of Zen spirituality, explaining how we can bring these practices into our daily lives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For twenty-five hundred years Buddhism has taught that everyone is Buddha-already enlightened, lacking nothing. But still there is the question of how we can experience that truth in our lives. In this book, Dainin Katagiri points to the manifestation of enlightenment right here, right now, in our everyday routine. Genuineness of practice lies in \"just living\" our lives wholeheartedly. The Zen practice of sitting meditation (zazen) is not a means to an end but the activity of enlightenment itself. That is why Katagiri Roshi says, \"Don't expect enlightenment-just sit down!\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Based on the author's talks to his American students, \u003ci\u003eReturning to Silence\u003c\/i\u003e contains the basic teachings of the Buddha, with special emphasis on the meaning of faith and on meditation. It also offers a commentary on \"The Bodhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance\" from Dogen Zenji's Shobogenzo, which speaks in depth about the appropriate actions of those who guide others in the practice of the Buddha Way. Throughout these pages, Katagiri Roshi energetically brings to life the message that \"Buddha is your daily life.\"","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49581884145937,"sku":"GOR001308388","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49731496673553,"sku":"NGR9780877734314","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49860153377041,"sku":"GOR001566840","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50100469793041,"sku":"GOR008012569","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50205180133649,"sku":"CIN0877734313A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50282106519825,"sku":"CIN0877734313VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50297098240273,"sku":"CIN0877734313G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50695419658513,"sku":"GOR003741587","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0877734313.jpg?v=1750787508"},{"product_id":"light-that-shines-through-infinity-book-dainin-katagiri-9781611804669","title":"The Light That Shines through Infinity","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Zen Buddhist perspective on the universal flow of cosmic energy and how to incorporate that energy into one's life and spiritual practice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The universe is alive with a dynamic energy that creates and sustains our lives. It surrounds us, flows through us, and is available to us in every moment. Spiritual practice, according to revered American Zen teacher Dainin Katagiri Roshi, is about aligning ourselves with this ever-present life force-sometimes referred to as c\u003ci\u003ehi, qi\u003c\/i\u003e, or\u003ci\u003eki\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This collection, edited from Roshi's talks, focuses on cosmic energy as it relates to all aspects of Zen practice. With references to classic texts and personal stories that bring the teachings to life,\u003ci\u003eThe Light That Shines through Infinity\u003c\/i\u003eis also a powerful antidote to the notion that practice is in some way about transcending the world around us. It is in fact about nothing other than relating to it compassionately and whole-heartedly.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49735922647313,"sku":"NGR9781611804669","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50129710645521,"sku":"CIN1611804663G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50286173618449,"sku":"GOR009503679","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52849631428881,"sku":"GOR009481783","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1611804663.jpg?v=1751342257"},{"product_id":"each-moment-is-the-universe-book-dainin-katagiri-9781590304082","title":"Each Moment is the Universe","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50137428361489,"sku":"GOR005400962","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51461556633873,"sku":"CIN159030408XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51818128212241,"sku":"GOR014410511","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/159030408X.jpg?v=1751087636"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-dainin-katagiri.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}