{"product_id":"sounds-of-valley-streams-francis-h-cook-9780887069246","title":"Sounds of Valley Streams: Enlightenment in D\u0026#333;gen's Zen Translation of Nine Essays from Sh\u0026#333;b\u0026#333;genz\u0026#333;","description":"\u003ci\u003eSounds of Valley Streams\u003c\/i\u003e is a study of Zen Buddhist enlightenment in nine chapters of Shōbōgenzō Dōgen. Francis H. Cook has translated the nine chapters and has preceded them with four chapters of discussion. These essays show Dōgen bringing his religious intensity, philosophical depth, and poetic power to bear on a number of different facets of enlightenment. Using striking images and poetical expressions such as \"one bright pearl,\" \"dragon song,\" \"beyond Buddha,\" and \"a painting of a rice cake,\"Dōgen explores such fundamental matters as the relationship between enlightenment and compassion, the dynamic nature of the enlightened life, the need to go beyond enlightenment, the nature of illusion and enlighten-ment, and what it is like to live the awakened life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe centerpiece of the translation is \u003ci\u003eGenjōkōan\u003c\/i\u003e (\"Manifesting Absolute Reality\"). It is a manifesto of the Zen life in which Dōgen proclaims the religious insight that stands at the core of everything he wrote subsequently. Cook's translation of \u003ci\u003eGenjōkōan\u003c\/i\u003e is as accurate as possible, faithful to the original, and readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis H. Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 088706924X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780887069246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Francis H. Cook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120422908159,"sku":"9780887069246","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca247cfd-6379-4da9-9552-63d62beac467.jpg?v=1687414223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sounds-of-valley-streams-francis-h-cook-9780887069246","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}