How Long to Read The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment

How Long Does it Take to Read The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 5 minutes to read The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment by Ming Dong Gu

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book initiates a paradigm shift away from Zen/Chan as quintessentially Buddhist and examines what makes Chan thought and practice unique and original through an interdisciplinary investigation of the nature and rationale of Chan and its enlightenment. Exploring how enlightenment is achieved through Chan practice and how this differs from other forms of Buddhism, the book offers an entirely new view of Chan that embraces historical scholarship, philosophical inquiry, textual analysis, psychological studies, Chan practice, and neuroscientific research and locates the core of Chan in its founder Huineng’s theory of no thinking which creatively integrates the Taoist ideas of zuowang (forgetting in seated meditation) and xinzhai (fast of heart-mind) with his personal experiences of enlightenment. It concludes that Chan is the crystallization of an innovative synthesis of Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism as well as other resources of somatic and spiritual cultivation, and that enlightenment is a momentary return to the mental state of a baby before birth. This book will appeal to students and scholars of religion, philosophy, and neuroscience. It will also offer new insights to thinkers, writers, artists, therapists and neuroscientists as well as those practicing Zen, Mindfulness, and psychotherapy.

How long is The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment?

The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment by Ming Dong Gu is 297 pages long, and a total of 76,329 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 57 minutes to read The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment aloud.

What Reading Level is The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment?

The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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