Timeless Spring: A Soto Zen Anthology. by Thomas Cleary, (Editor, Translator), - 1979.

New York, NY Weatherhill: Wheelwright Press, 1979. Paperback First Edition Thus [1979]; unstated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to the upper extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; the binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 176pp. Foreward by Zentatsu Baker. First Edition Thus [1980]; unstated. Published under the auspices of the San Francisco Zen Center. Paperback: Perfect Wraps. Thomas Cleary's, Timeless Spring, is a superb collection of translations from the essential texts of Soto Zen. The Soto Zen teachings offered in these pages combine the eloquence of gifted speech and the force unlearned authority. The records of the Soto masters forego any pretense to watered down guidance and deliver their message of Zen message in profound, unmediated terms from the very cliff edge of the limitations of language. Thomas Cleary's translations here, like all his translations, are exceptional. Without sacrificing either the letter or the spirit, Mr. Cleary makes the records of these seminal Zen masters accessible to English readers with all the clarity and force of the original. Demonstrating his usual high standard of scholarship, Thomas Cleary's provides an in-depth introduction and extensive notes for each section.