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An
e-book (short for electronic book,or EBook), also known
as a digital book, is an e-text that forms the digital
media equivalent of a conventional printed book, sometimes
restricted with a digital rights management system. An
E-book is "an electronic version of a printed book
which can be read on a personal computer or hand-held
device designed specifically for this purpose"
John Low has published some of Albert Low's books
as ebooks. These ebooks can be found on several websites
listed below. Or you can click on the cover of the
ebooks displayed in the library above. This will take
you to a short description of the ebook below. In this
discription click on the cover to buy and download
this ebook. If you have any questions about these ebooks
John would be please to help you at awlbooks@shaw.ca
Smashwords Author page: This page links to all Mr.
Low's ebooks listed on Smashwords. From here you can
get all the other links to specific ebooks as required:
The ebooks will also be listed on Barnes & Nobel,
Amazon, Kobo, and Sony ebook stores. Right now they are
up only on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Specific ebook websites are as follows:
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Creating Consciousness
Creating Consciousness is a spiritual & intellectual treasure from Zen Master Albert Low. Low's main thesis, drawn deeply from the wisdom of Zen and decades of his own meditation, is that each individual is a divided reality. The fact that we are one and yet divided, at the center and the periphery, leads to Low's discussion of ambiguity, creativity, & violence as integral to human existence.
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The most familiar of all the sutras, the Heart Sutra, is chanted regularly in Zen monasteries. Albert Low uses his vast experience, coming from years of practice and teaching, to guide the reader through the difficult terrain of the Sutra using non-technical language, many stories and references to Zen koans. He encourages the reader to use the mind in a new creative to see the Sutra's message.
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Christian Love Buddhist Wisdom:
Religion as the quest for transcendence
Albert Low’s
book rejects the simplistic views of Richard Dawkins
and shows how the religious impulse is expressed
by two entirely different kinds of religions: religion
as a set of beliefs centered on a unique, dynamic
center such as Christ, Mohammed or Buddha, and
religion as a quest. Dr Albert Low is the teacher
at the Montreal Zen Center and an internationally
acclaimed author.
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Zen
and the Sutras
The
basic message of all the Mahayana Buddhist sutras
is awakening - what the Zen teacher Bassui called "seeing
the wordless sutra." Zen and the Sutras is
an accessible study of the major Mahayana sutras
as manuals for the practice of Zen. Low’s
insights and conclusions about spirituality and
humanity will both illuminate and inspire, in the
way of Zen, in the search for spiritual awakening.
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Zen:
Talks, Stories and Commentaries
Ebook Price: $4.88
USD
Albert Low, teacher and director
of the Montreal Zen Center and dharma heir of Roshi
Philip Kapleau, here provides an engaging collection
of talks, stories and commentaries on Zen. Though
the entries range from dharma talks on koans to
discussions on Buddhism and Christianity, they
all address concrete concerns of our lives and
reveal the author's profound insights.
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The Iron Cow of Zen
A koan is a saying by a Zen master, the most
famous being "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" Seemingly
incomprehensible, a koan is actually an invitation
to think in a new way, a tool to startle the consciousness
into enlightenment. Drawing on the views of diverse
thinkers from Buddha, to T.S. Eliot to explain
the essential concepts of Zen Buddhism, this book
is thought provoking reading.
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Living
With Yourself: A voyage of discovery
In this book Albert Low invites
you to put into practice the benefits of Zen. He
uses the words of Descartes, "I think, therefore
I am," as a springboard to a deeper pool of
wisdom to be found in Zen Buddhism. Written with
clarity, he uses Christian, Sufi and Hindu sources
as well as Zen Buddhist. By so doing, he explains
Zen in Western terms, making it accessible both
in theory and in practice.
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Hakuin’s Chant
in Praise of Zazen
Hakuin Zenji is one of Japan’s most
celebrated Zen masters. Tradition tells us that
he single-handedly revived Rinzai Zen in Japan.
He was an artist, calligrapher and writer, as well
as being a Zen master. He said that writing is
verbal prajna and his writings are vigorous, courageous,
and always to the point. The Chant in Praise of
Zazen, Zazen Wasan, is justifiably one of his best-known
works.
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Working with Koans
Because words
can no more hold the truth than a net can hold
water, we use koans. Koans are sayings, or doings,
of Zen masters, the patriarchs and Buddha. Take
for example the koan: The Sound of One Hand clapping.
It reads: “You know the sound of two hands
clapping. What is the sound of one hand clapping?” The
obvious, intellectual answer is, No sound at all!
But then what is this No sound?
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