{"product_id":"hakuin-ekaku-the-masters-of-kheprias-a-9798263539283","title":"Hakuin Ekaku The Masters of the One: The Sound of a Single Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHakuin Ekaku - The Sound of a Single Hand\u003cbr\u003eThe Masters of the One Non-Duality Series- Zen Line Volume II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e隻手の声を聞け\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSekishū no koe o kike - Listen to the sound of one hand.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume is part of the series \u003ci\u003eThe Masters of the One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, dedicated to figures who, in different ways, transmitted the same non-dual essence: dissolution of the ego, impersonal identity, unity with the Absolute. After Siddharameshwar Maharaj and Nāgārjuna, Hakuin Ekaku stands out as one of the most powerful voices.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHakuin Ekaku (1686-1769) was the great reformer of Japanese Zen. A radical, unforgettable figure, he reshaped the Rinzai school and brought it back to its living essence: not theory, not ritualism, but a fire that burns through illusion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is not a neutral biography. It is an experience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Crisis as a doorway - fevers, breakdowns, near madness. The drama of Hakuin's life is presented without filters, showing that suffering is not an obstacle but the very gate to awakening.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- The forging of the disciple - the ruthless blows of Master Shōju and Hakuin's fierce responses reveal the real dynamic of Zen training. Transformation is presented as fire and steel, not as an abstract idea.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Koan and zazen as fire - \"the sound of one hand\" is not a poster slogan but a living weapon. Zazen is presented as an inner conflagration, shattering popular misconceptions of Zen as silence, calm, or relaxation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- The double edge: doubt and compassion - Hakuin embodies both: ruthless doubt that destroys illusion, and a radical compassion that sustains his teaching. The narrative grows from severity to love, showing they are two faces of the same truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Letters as sharp blows - uncompromising words that cut through excuses, integrated as part of the living dialogue between master and disciple, still burning with relevance today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe rhythm of the book follows Hakuin's path with clarity and power: crisis → the master's blade → reforging → the fire of koan and zazen → burning extracts → deep doubt → compassion → uncompromising letters. Each passage integrates sources with precision (all citations are in Chicago style), but never as dry scholarship. They are presented as weapons, not decorations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not philosophy. This is not folklore. This is Zen as fire - a living lineage that Hakuin received, reforged, and transmitted, and that still lives today in contemporary masters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with academic rigor but a direct and fluid style, this book is accessible to both newcomers and advanced readers. It offers an authentic voice, a radical message: Zen is not peace. Zen is the fire that burns illusion to the ground.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kheprias A\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798263539283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Kheprias A","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487435206911,"sku":"9798263539283","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83bbce49-ea63-4010-a249-9b1a6f33fd83.jpg?v=1778060459","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hakuin-ekaku-the-masters-of-kheprias-a-9798263539283","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}