Awakened Cosmos by David Hinton

Shambhala, 2019-10-15. paperback. Good. 5x0x8.

Shambhala, October 2019. Trade Paperback. VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Boulder, Colorado: Shambhala, 2019. 138 pp, 8 1/2" H. "What is consciousness but the Cosmos awakened to itself? This question is fundamental to the Taoist and Ch'an (Zen) Buddhist worldview that shapes classical Chinese poetry. A uniquely conceived biography, (this book) illuminates that worldview through the life and work of Tu Fu (712-770 C.E.), China's greatest classical poet. Tu Fu's writing traces his life from periods of relative normalcy to years spent as an impoverished refugee amid the devastation of civil war. Exploring key poems to guide the reader through his dramatic life, 'Awakened Cosmos' reveals Taoist/Ch'an insight deeply lived across the full range of human experience. Each chapter presents a poem in three stages: first, the original Chinese; then, an English translation in Hinton's masterful style; and finally, a lyrical essay that discusses the untranslatable philosophical dimensions of the poem. The result is nothing sort of remarkable: a… Read More

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Boulder, CO.: Shambhala. Vg In Wraps. Pages Clean & Tight. Pages: 138.. 2019. Trade Paperback..

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Shambhala, 2019-10-14. paperback. New. 5x0x8.