{"title":"John Daido Loori","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/files\/daido.jpg?v=1583118664\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJohn Daido Loori, Roshi (1931-2009) was the founder of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/zmm.mro.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZen Mountain Monastery\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/zmm.mro.org\/about\/history-of-zmm-and-mro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMountains and Rivers Order\u003c\/a\u003e, and served as the guiding teacher there for almost 30 years. A holder of the Soto and Rinzai Zen lineages, Daido Roshi drew on his background as a scientist, artist, naturalist, parent and Zen Priest to establish a uniquely American Zen Buddhist training center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaido Roshi established the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/zmm.mro.org\/training\/the-eight-gates-of-zen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eEight Gates of Zen\u003c\/a\u003e, a unique program of Zen training for Western students. Based on the Buddha’s Eightfold Path, the Eight Gates of Zen is grounded in a dedication to the realization of the Buddha’s teachings and their functioning in the world. He wrote numerous books on every aspect of Zen Buddhist practice and training, from the precepts—or moral and ethical teachings—to liturgy, creativity, koan study, the environment, and most importantly—zazen. He also produced a number of video teachings about zazen, the establishment of the Mountains and Rivers Order, and the teachings of Master Dogen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, you'll find all of his published teachings—books, audio teachings and videos—in one place. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-art-of-just-sitting","title":"The Art of Just Sitting: Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza","description":"\u003cp\u003eedited by John Daido Loori\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents a wealth of writings on shikantaza, or \"just sitting,\" one of the most subtle and profound-yet often misunderstood-forms of meditation. It includes essays by both ancient and modern Zen masters, including Dogen, Hongzhi, and the teachers of the Mountains and River Order. Paperback, 224 pages. This book is also available as part of a specially priced set that includes Sitting with Koans: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Koan Study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Store Weighed Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32437969715338,"sku":"B-439","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/products\/b_439__63376.jpg?v=1739049338"},{"product_id":"mountains-and-rivers-dvd","title":"Mountains and Rivers: Mystical Realism of Zen Master Dogen (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraised for its literary excellence and philosophical achievement, Master Dogen's classic sutra is brought to life in this Charleston International Film Festival Gold Medal award-winning film by John Daido Loori Roshi. This unique dharma teaching combines the reading of Master Dogen's text with visual images of nature and an original music score. Loori invites us to explore what is possible when artistic and spiritual expression merge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2003) running time 44:25\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Store Weighed Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32437980561546,"sku":"DVD-M\u0026R","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/products\/dvd-m_r-tmb__76418.jpg?v=1739049325"},{"product_id":"mountain-record-of-zen-talks","title":"Mountain Record of Zen Talks","description":"\u003cp\u003eby John Daido Loori\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this treasury of Zen wisdom based on his talks, John Daido Loori explores the eight areas that are the focus of training in the Mountains and Rivers Order-meditation, study with the teacher, liturgy, art practice, body practice, the study of scriptures, work practice, and the moral and ethical teachings. He also covers such topics as koans, the martial arts, and illness and healing, as well as offering some intriguing observations about Zen in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 218 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis books is also available as part of a specially priced set that includes Daido Roshi's Two Arrows Meeting in Mid-Air: The Zen Koan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Store Weighed Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32437984395402,"sku":"B-001","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/products\/c-_moutain_record_of_zen_talks__04348.jpg?v=1739049323"},{"product_id":"eight-gates-of-zen","title":"The Eight Gates of Zen: A Program of Zen Training","description":"\u003cp\u003eby John Daido Loori\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis classic by the founder of Zen Mountain Monastery is essential reading for anyone interested in establishing a Zen practice. In it, Daido Roshi explores how to manifest our inherent wisdom and compassion in every aspect of life. This book includes the program of study used in the Mountains and Rivers Order called the Eight Gates of Zen, as well as Daido Roshi's own photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 218 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available as a specially priced set with Finding the Still Point: A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation by John Daido Loori.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Store Weighed Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32438015885450,"sku":"B-056-SH","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/products\/b_056_sh_front_web__54855.jpg?v=1739049292"},{"product_id":"the-heart-of-being","title":"The Heart of Being: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen Buddhism","description":"\u003cp\u003eby John Daido Loori\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis title is widely considered one of the most comprehensive books available on the precepts—the moral and ethical teachings of Zen Buddhism. Daido Roshi provides a modern interpretation of these precepts, and demonstrates how they can be used to navigate the dilemmas of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback (237 pages) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/monasterystore.org\/products\/the-heart-of-being-mp3\"\u003eAlso available as a downloadable mp3 audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e. (7 hrs, 34 min)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKindle and Nook versions are also available!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Store Weighed Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32438038036618,"sku":"B-136-PB","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/products\/c-_heart_of_being__83022.jpg?v=1739049289"},{"product_id":"the-echoless-valley-minibook","title":"The Echoless Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Taizan Maezumi Roshi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePure Maezumi Roshi on one of his favorite topics-the nature of koans and their significance not as an academic curiosity but as our very lives. A rare sample of his teachings in print. This mini-book is a fusion of three dharma discourses linked in poetic form, capturing Roshi's depth of insight, humor, capacity to illuminate ancient teachings, his creative use of language and ability to shape words in a way that provides the reader with an endless source of inspiration. Skillfully edited by Anton Tenkei Coppens. With riveting photographs by John Daido Loori, Roshi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 91 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Store Weighed Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32438043148426,"sku":"B-263","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/products\/c-_the_echoless_valley__64990.jpg?v=1739049286"},{"product_id":"teachings-of-the-insentient-minibook","title":"Teachings of the Insentient: Zen and the Environment (minibook)","description":"\u003cp\u003eby John Daido Loori\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow does Zen practice inform our appreciation of our place in the environment? This book shows us that within stillness is a seed of sanity and a gate to hear the teachings and to heal ourselves. A unique exposition of the awakened ecological consciousness implicit in Zen Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 92 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Store Weighed Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32438046195850,"sku":"B-266","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/products\/b_266_front__17902.jpg?v=1739049284"},{"product_id":"making-love-with-light-book","title":"Making Love with Light: Contemplating Nature with Words and Photographs","description":"\u003cp\u003eby John Daido Loori\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book of exquisite photographs arises from the premise that unless we love nature, we will not work to save it from exploitation and eventual destruction. The rich mixture of photographs, Zen poems, and essays presented on these pages is intended to open our hearts to the wild and the wilderness, and to direct us to the ways in which we can heal the earth. The Zen master John Daido Loori, who is widely known for his efforts to make creative expression an integral part of spiritual practice, here inaugurates a new art form: Zen photography. It's a modern continuation of an ancient tradition that looks to art as an expression of the enlightened mind. The camera thus becomes a contemporary version of the Zen brush, as Loori captures moments of exceptional, unrepeatable beauty. Each image is a seed for contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover with Slipcase; 184 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is also available as part of a specially priced set that includes the other two books in Daido Roshi's photographic trilogy on Master Dogen: Hearing with the Eye and The Way of Mountains and Rivers. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Store Weighed Items","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover with Slipcase","offer_id":32517521342602,"sku":"B-303 SC","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/products\/b_303_front__36419.jpg?v=1739049282"},{"product_id":"mountains-and-rivers-cd","title":"Mountains \u0026 Rivers CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the newly remastered, award-winning soundtrack of the Mountains and Rivers video. Original classical and electronic compositions mixed with nature sounds, chanted Zen liturgy and readings from Master Dogen. 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A vibrant presentation of the transformative power of the koan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 384 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis books is also available as part of a specially priced set that includes Daido Roshi's Mountain Record of Zen Talks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKindle and Nook versions now available!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Store Weighed Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32438105669770,"sku":"B-163","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/products\/b_163_front__04834.jpg?v=1739049247"},{"product_id":"the-zen-of-creativity","title":"The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe now classic book by John Daido Loori (1931 - 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-about 9780345466334 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" id=\"seemore-0\" height-fold=\"377\" target-height=\"789.992\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many of us, Zen conjures up images of rock gardens and gently flowing waterfalls. We think of mindfulness and meditation, immersion in a state of being where meaning is found through simplicity. Zen lore has been absorbed by Western practitioners and pop culture alike, yet there is a specific area of this ancient tradition that hasn’t been fully explored in the West. With\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eZen of Creativity \u003c\/em\u003e(first published in 2005)\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAmerican Zen master John Daido Loori presented a book that taps the principles of the Zen arts and aesthetic as a means to unlock creativity and find freedom in the various dimensions of our existence. Loori dissolves the barriers between art and spirituality, opening up the possibility of meeting life with spontaneity, grace, and peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZen Buddhism is steeped in the arts. In spiritual ways, calligraphy, poetry, painting, the tea ceremony, and flower arranging can point us toward our essential, boundless nature. Brilliantly interpreting the teachings of the artless arts, Loori illuminates various elements that awaken our creativity, among them\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003estill point\u003c\/em\u003e, the center of each moment that focuses on the tranquility within;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esimplicity\u003c\/em\u003e, in which the creative process is uncluttered and unlimited, like a cloudless sky;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003espontaneity\u003c\/em\u003e, a way to navigate through life without preconceptions, with a freshness in which everything becomes new;\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emystery,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ea sense of trust in the unknown;\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecreative feedback,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe systematic use of an audience to receive noncritical input about our art;\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eart koans,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexercises based on paradoxical questions that can be resolved only through artistic expression. Loori shows how these elements interpenetrate and function not only in art, but in all our endeavors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully illustrated and punctuated with poems and reflections from Loori’s own spiritual journey,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eZen of Creativity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresents a multilayered, bottomless source of insight into our creativity. Appealing equally to spiritual seekers, artists, and veteran Buddhist practitioners, this book is perfect for those wishing to discover new means of self-awareness and expression—and to restore equanimity and freedom amid the vicissitudes of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/zmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zen_of_Creativity_intro.mp3\"\u003eListen to the introduction.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/monasterystore.org\/pages\/the-zen-of-creativity-an-excerpt\"\u003eRead the first chapter.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-body clearfix\" id=\"left-rail-top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-return-id=\"mobile-praise\" id=\"desktop-praise\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"seemore-2\" class=\"slot product-praise seemoreenable opened\" target-height=\"401.516\" height-fold=\"280\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"slot-header\"\u003ePraise\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"clearfix\"\u003e“A well-written, wise, insightful book on creativity and Zen, a subject made all the more intriguing and persuasive by Daido Loori’s long experience as a student and teacher in both. The text is enhanced by fine Zen dialogues and stories, poems, koan, photographs, and illustrations as well as apt, stimulating quotations from many writers and Zen teachers. An altogether excellent book.”\u003cbr\u003e—PETER MATTHIESSEN, author of The Snow Leopard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Zen is the immediate suchness and spontaneity of life, a creativity that is art itself. 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