{"product_id":"zen-letters-teachings-of-yuanwu-9781570627033","title":"Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu","description":"\u003ci\u003eZen Letters \u003c\/i\u003e presents the teachings of the great Chinese master Yuanwu (1063-1135) in direct person-to-person lessons, intimately revealing the inner workings of the psychology of enlightenment. These teachings are drawn from letters written by Yuanwu to various fellow teachers, disciples, and lay students--to women as well as men, to people with families and worldly careers as well as monks and nuns, to advanced adepts as well as beginning students. A key figure of Zen history, Yuanwu is best known as the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Cliff Record. \u003c\/i\u003e His letters, here in English for the first time, are among the treasures of Zen literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYuanwu (1063-1135) is best known as the author of the famous Zen book, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Cliff Record, \u003c\/i\u003e a collection of meditation cases with prose and verse comments.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420259815698,"sku":"9781570627033","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e16708d-17b7-489a-97a7-2c6f45440f81.jpg?v=1729492618","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/zen-letters-teachings-of-yuanwu-9781570627033","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}