Cultivating the Empty Field The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi

Hongzhi-- the twelfth-century Chinese Zen master who was predecessor of the famous philosopher Dogen -- is celebrated in Zen literature as one of its most artistically graceful stylists. He was the first to articulate silent illumination, commonly known to Zen students as "just sitting." Hongzhi's influential teaching is presented in here as a timeless guide to spiritual awareness. Taigen Dan Leighton, a translator and teacher, is an ordained priest in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and was head monk at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.Leighton, Daniel is the author of 'Cultivating the Empty Field The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi' with ISBN 9780804832403 and ISBN 0804832404.