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Dharma books
Books by Taigen
(For books by other authors, please see "other recommended reading", below)
Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness
by Taigen Dan Leighton
(Shambhala, 2015)
This book discusses the teaching stories of Dongshan, the 9th century Chinese founder of the Soto tradition, later brought to Japan by Dogen. The joy of
suchness--the ultimate true nature inherent in all appearance--shines throughout the teachings attributed to Dongshan. The teaching stories from the koans in which he is featured reveal the subtlety and depth of his teaching on the nature of reality. His subtle teachings about engagement with suchness, and how it is conveyed, remain vital today. These colorful stories concern the practice of engaging the tender freshness of Reality amid our busy lives. Taigen's playful comments and those of modern figures such as Rimbaud, Donovan, Krishnamurti, Grace Slick, and Bob Dylan illuminate aspects of self and non-self, the immediacy of the path, and the practice nourishment offered by Dongshan.
Comments on Just This Is It:
"What a delight to have this thorough, wise, and deep work on the teaching of Zen Master Dongshan from the pen of Taigen Dan Leighton. As always, he relates his discussion of traditional Zen materials to contemporary social, ecological, and political issues, bringing up, among many others, Jack London, Lewis Carroll, echinoderms, and, of course, his beloved Bob Dylan. This is a must-have book for all serious students of Zen. It is an education in itself." —Norman Fischer, author of Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong
"In his wonderful new book, Just This Is It, Buddhist scholar and teacher Taigen Dan Leighton launches a fresh inquiry into the Zen teachings of Dongshan, drawing new relevance from these ancient tales. His inclusive and wide-ranging commentary applies these ancient Tang dynasty teachings of sentience and suchness to the problems of materialism and climate change that we face on our planet, today. Time-traveling from Dongshan to Dogen to Bob Dylan, by way of Rimbaud and others, Leighton's approach brings this old Zen ancestor to life with immediacy and intimacy, strengthening our vital connections through lineage and across time." —Ruth Ozeki, author of A Tale for the Time Being
"Just This Is It provides a masterful exposition of the life and teachings of Chinese Chan master Dongshan. True to the traditional sources yet with a distinctively contemporary flavor, Leighton is masterful in weaving together specific approaches evoked through stories about and sayings by Dongshan to create a powerful and inspiring religious vision. Leighton brings to light the panoramic approach to koans characteristic of this lineage, including the works of Dogen. This book serves as a significant contribution to Dogen studies, brilliantly explicating his views throughout." —Steven Heine, author of Did Dogen Go to China?: What He Wrote and When He Wrote It
"What a swell book!" —Setsuan Gaelyn Godwin, abbess of Houston Zen Center
Zen Questions: Zazen, Dōgen, and the Spirit of Creative Inquiry
by Taigen Dan Leighton
(Wisdom Publications, 2011)
Zen continuously questions—this does not necessarily involve finding answers, but rather remaining present and upright in the middle of sustained questioning.
Comments on Zen Questions:
"Zen Questions does not have the answers—which is just as it should be because it captures the very process of constructive questioning at its best. Yet in a deeper sense, this book does have answers, as thoughtful readers may discover and match their questions to this brilliant text." —Steven Heine, author of Did Dōgen Go to China?
"Zen Questions is a series of lucid, held-open investigations into something very simple, but also subtle and complex: the fundamental question of how we inhabit this particular moment of human awareness, in this very body and mind, in this very world. The Zen awareness presented here reaches in many directions—Leighton shows how the understandings of Zen teachers over thirteen hundred years glimmer also in a line by Bob Dylan, a phrase from a poem by Wallace Stevens. Sometimes scholarly and historical, sometimes engaged with the most contemporary of our shared societal dilemmas, Zen Questions equally introduces and expands our American understanding of Buddhist teachings, and of the many possibilities in navigating our own lives." —Jane Hirshfield, author of Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry
"A brave book, bringing the fierce spirit of Zen into the questions that all of us face today." —Roshi Joan Halifax, author of Being with Dying
"Taigen Leighton has long been writing about Dōgen with clarity and depth—yet here he also includes his wide-ranging perspectives on Dharma, society, and Bob Dylan to boot. These delightful essays take us another step down the road toward naturalizing Dharma into our own cultural matrix." —Zoketsu Norman Fischer, author of Sailing Home
"This clear, accurate, and eminently useful book will save serious practitioners, or even curious novices, years of wasted error, wrong turns, and plain old delusion." —Peter Coyote, actor and author of Sleeping Where I Fall
"Taigen Leighton is one of the West's most important Zen scholar-priests and one of our foremost exponents of bringing out into the world the insights we find on the meditation cushion. This book contains some enormously important reflections on the nature of the Zen practice of just sitting, through a close reflection on the great master Dōgen, the Sufi poet Rumi, as well as Bob Dylan, Mary Oliver, and the American Zen original Gary Snyder. Perhaps even more importantly, Leighton offers a number of reflections and pointers for finding our way amid the messiness of life. This is an incredibly valuable book, useful for anyone who wishes to integrate their heart-work with work in the world." —James Ishmael Ford, author of Zen Master WHO?
"Unique and scintillating. I highly recommend this book to anyone who cherishes the illumination of wisdom both ancient and modern." —Lewis Richmond, author of Work as a Spiritual Practice
"This book comes as a welcome reminder that my own questioning is my completeness. I become whole simply by asking: What does it mean to be a human being? Giant thanks for this book that brings me the simplicity of zazen and a sense of deep engagement with the struggle for social and environmental justice—all woven together in Taigen Leighton's big-hearted expression." —Susan Moon, author of Not Turning Away
"Zen teacher and leading Dōgen translator Taigen Dan Leighton offers his readers an impressive array of insights into Sōtō Zen meditation practice. Those who are fortunate enough to pick up this book will relish Leighton's explorations of Zen ideas applied to many current issues." —Christopher Ives, author of Imperial-Way Zen
"Taigen Dan Leighton has done his homework—he digs deep and comes up with treasure." —David Chadwick, author of Crooked Cucumber
Visions of Awakening Space and Time: Dogen and the Lotus Sutra
by Taigen Dan Leighton
(Oxford University Press, 2007)
As a religion concerned with universal liberation, Zen grew out of a Buddhist worldview very different from the currently prevalent scientific materialism. Indeed, Zen cannot be fully understood outside of a worldview that sees reality itself as a vital, dynamic agent of awareness and healing. This book explicates that worldview through the writings of the Zen master Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), considered the founder of the Japanese Soto Zen tradition, which currently enjoys increasing popularity in the West.
The Lotus Sutra, arguably the most important Buddhist scripture in East Asia, contains a famous story about bodhisattvas (enlightening beings) who emerge from under the earth to preserve and expound the Lotus teaching in the distant future. The story reveals that the Buddha only appears to pass away, but actually has been practicing, and will continue to do so, over an inconceivably long life span.
The book traces commentaries on the Lotus Sutra from a range of key East Asian Buddhist thinkers, including Daosheng, Zhiyi, Zhanran, Saigyo, Myoe, Nichiren, Hakuin, and Ryokan. But the main focus is Eihei Dogen, the 13th century Japanese Soto Zen founder who imported Zen from China, and whose profuse, provocative, and poetic writings are important to the modern expansion of Buddhism to the West.
Dogen's use of this sutra expresses the critical role of Mahayana vision and imagination as the context of Zen teaching, and his interpretations of this story furthermore reveal his dynamic worldview of the earth, space, and time themselves as vital agents of spiritual awakening in the bodhisattva project. Broader awareness of Dogen's worldview and its implications can illuminate the possibilities for contemporary approaches to primary Mahayana concepts and practices.
"This richly woven study brings us new insights into the dynamic role of Earth in Mahayana Buddhist understandings of enlightenment. Leighton reveals a transmission of the Buddha Dharma in which the utter reality of the phenomenal world is not to be questioned, nor is impermanence to be transcended. Time and space are rather to be experienced as the spiritually nourishing womb of our awakening. Right now, when ecological crises imperil the future of conscious life, and when, at the same time, Gaia theory invites us to understand ourselves as intrinsic parts of a living Earth, this work of scholarship is good news indeed." —Joanna Macy, author of Coming Back to Life
"A premier translator of two of Dogen's major works, Eihei Shingi and Eihei Koroku, has now turned his sights to an analysis of Dogen in East Asian theoretical contexts with illuminating results. This very thoughtful, informative, and highly original study makes a significant contribution to both Dogen and Lotus Sutra studies by showing how Dogen's Zen is rooted in Mahayana worldview, and also how the Lotus Sutra was a key resource for Japanese Zen. Leighton does an outstanding job of juxtaposing the seminal Lotus Sutra with the main writings of Dogen, along with other prominent thinkers in Zen and Chinese and Japanese Buddhism. He also sheds important light on contemporary applications and interpretations of Buddhist theory." —Steven Heine, author of Dogen and the Koan Tradition
"Among the eminent Buddhist figures of premodern Japan, perhaps none has drawn more attention in the West than the Zen master Dogen (1200-1253). In a fresh approach, this volume moves beyond Dogen's explicitly Zen heritage to explore his indebtedness to the imagery and rhetorical strategies of the Lotus Sutra in articulating his vision of practice. Leighton is sensitive to the playfulness and creativity of Dogen's hermeneutics. His study will be welcomed by readers interested in the Mahayana as literature and in situating Dogen within the broader intellectual currents of his day." —Jacqueline I. Stone, author of Original Enlightenment and the Transformation of Medieval Japanese Buddhism
"This book is an exploration of Dogen's writings on space and time, especially as they relate to the central message of the Lotus Sutra . It demonstrates unity of practice and book learning in Japanese Zen and the unity of the Zen tradition and Buddhist teaching traditions such as Tendai and Kegon. Anyone interested in philosophical or literary aspects of Dogen's teachings and their relationship to Buddhist scriptures will find much to savor. Buddhist practitioners who wish to know how traditional scriptures can speak to contemporary concerns will find much to digest. " —William Bodiford, author of Soto Zen in Medieval Japan
Translated by Taigen Dan Leighton and Shohaku Okumura; Edited and introduced by Taigen Dan Leighton; Foreword by Tenshin Reb Andersen; with introductory essays by Steven Heine and John Daido Loori
(Wisdom Publications, 2004)
Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of the Japanese Soto School of Zen, is renowned as one of the world's most remarkable religious thinkers. He is known for two major works. The first work, the massive Shobogenzo ('Treasury of the True Dharma Eye'), represents his earlier teachings and exists in numerous English translations. The second work, the Eihei Koroku, is a monumental collection including teachings from before he left Kyoto in 1243, but also almost all of what remains from Dogen's mature teaching in his last decade at Eiheiji. Here are 531 short formal discourses to the monks training at his temple; longer informal talks; his choice of ninety koans with Dogen's own verse comments; and his Chinese poetry from his student years in China to his last years. The Shobogenzo has received enormous attention in Western Zen and Western Zen literature, and with the publication of this watershed volume, the Eihei Koroku will surely rise to commensurate stature.
Comments on DOGEN'S EXTENSIVE RECORD:
"This is a significant time in terms of understanding Dogen in the West, [with] Taigen Dan Leighton and Shohaku Okumura's translation of the Eihei Koroku coming out. People are going to see an entirely different style in this collection of Dogen's later teachings." —Steven Heine, Professor of Religious Studies, Florida International University
"I can't keep my hands off my copy of Eihei Koroku! A phenomenal job....it reads so well and is just what I've been needing. Dogen has become the bedrock for my own practice and now these Dharma Talks speak directly to the matter. I feel as though I were standing in that assembly, trying to field the ball and heave it back. This all smacks of the man himself, talking to real people. I fear I may be one of those who reads and relishes every word." —Tonen Sara O'Connor, Dharma teacher of the Milwaukee Zen Center
"Thank you so much for the the translation of Dogen's weighty tome. The many hours of dedicated work will be much appreciated by all of us now and in the future who value Dogen's inspired writing and talks." —Mel Weitsman, abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center
"I am filled with deep appreciation for your generosity and effort in making these teachings accessible to the West. The book is wonderfully edited and translated and it is completely reassuring to have such a clear eyed teacher bringing Dogen's teachings to us." —Dae Gak, Zen Master of Furnace Mountain Zen Center, Kentucky
"This massive work will be a valuable asset for all students of Zen and Buddhism in general. The Extensive Record allows us to see Dogen lecturing and performing as a teacher. The translators, Taigen Dan Leighton and Shohaku Okumura, two Soto Zen teachers active in North America, have done an admirable job of rendering Dogen's thirteenth-century Chinese into modern English. The text is remarkably easy to read while also remaining faithful to Dogen's idiom. The translation and introductions meet high academic standards. Leighton provides extensive suggestions on how one might read Dogen's Extensive Record as a tool for improving one's daily practice. This translation allows Western readers to discover a new side of Dogen, the side he presented to his own students on a daily basis. It will reward careful study." —William Bodiford, Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures, UCLA
Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their Modern Expression—An Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism
Revised Edition; Formerly published as Bodhisattva Archetypes: Classic Buddhist Guides to Awakening and Their Modern Expression
by Taigen Dan Leighton; Foreword by Joan Halifax
(Wisdom Publications, 2012)
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This book provides a practical introduction to the psychology of Bodhisattva practice, imagery, and imagination through the seven major archetypal bodhisattvas celebrated in East Asian Buddhism. Surveys of the iconography, basic Schools and teachings, colorful folklore, cultic history, and their primary liberative practices are presented for figures such as Manjushri, the sword-wielding prince of wisdom; Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion known as Chenrezig in Tibet, Kannon in Japan, and Guanyin "Goddess of Mercy" in China; Jizo, the monk/earth mother guardian of the afterlife and of hell beings; Maitreya, the next future Buddha, celebrated in China in his incarnation as Hotei, the fat "laughing buddha"; and Vimalakirti, trickster and vastly enlightened lay-disciple of the historical Buddha. In addition, modern culture figures who exemplify aspects of the archetypal qualities and spiritual values and strategies of the different bodhisattvas are suggested, including persons ranging from Einstein, Dr. King, Gandhi, and Mother Teresa, to Bob Dylan, Gloria Steinem, Muhammad Ali, Elie Weisel, Toni Morrison, Rachel Carson, Thomas Merton, Tom Jefferson, Helen Keller, and Clint Eastwood.
Praise of Bodhisattva Archetypes:
Winner of the 2013 Nautilus Book Award Gold Prize
"Vigorous and inspiring, Bodhisattva Archetypes guides the reader into the clear flavors of the awaking life within both Buddhist tradition and our broad contemporary world. This is an informative, useful, and exhilarating work of deeply grounded scholarship and insight." —Jane Hirshfield, author of Woman in Praise of the Sacred
"Such a useful book. Mr. Leighton clarifies and explains aspects of Buddhism which are often mysterious to the uninformed. The concept of the Bodhisattva—one who postpones personal salvation to serve others—is the perfect antidote to today's spiritual materialism where "enlightened selfishness" has been enshrined as dogma for the greedy. This book is useful as a fine axe." —Peter Coyote, actor and author of Sleeping Where I Fall
"I appreciate Taigen Daniel Leighton's elucidation of the bodhisattva as archetypes .... In naming, describing, and illustrating the individual bodhisattvas, his book is an informative and valuable resource." —Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., author of Goddesses in Everywoman and Gods in Everyman
"In Bodhisattva Archetypes Taigen Leighton provides us with a clear-as-a-bell introduction to Buddhist thought, as well as a short course in Far Eastern iconography and lore that I intend to use as a desk reference. What astonishes me, however, is that along the way he also manages, with surprising plausibility, to portray figures as diverse as Gertrude Stein, Bob Dylan, and Albert Einstein, among many likely and unlikely others, as equivalent Western expressions of the bodhisattva archetype. His discussion provides the sort of informed daring we need to make Buddhism our own." —Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Co-Abbot San Francisco Zen Center, author of Jerusalem Moonlight
"Like boys flying kites, spiritual writers tend to let their teachings jounce high in the clouds somewhere. Not so Taigen Daniel Leighton. He resolutely reels them down. In Bodhisattva Archetypes he presents Buddhist ideas and ideals embodied in flesh-and-blood people, examples whom we can love, admire, emulate: a stroke of genius. The result: A sparkler among contemporary Buddhist writings." —Brother David Steindl-Rast, O.S.B., author of Gratefulness the Heart of Prayer
Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi. Translated by Taigen Daniel Leighton with Yi Wu. (Revised, expanded edition, Charles E. Tuttle Co., 2000)
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Hongzhi twelfth century Chinese Zen master who was predecessor of the famed Japanese spiritual writer Dogen's celebrated in Zen literature as one of its most artistically graceful stylists. In these inspirational writings Hongzhi uses nature metaphors and poetical prose to articulate the experience and awareness of silent illumination, the nondual objectless meditation commonly known to modern Zen students as "just sitting." The introduction places his writings in the Zen tradition, including a discussion of the five ranks and the dialectics of Zen philosophy.
Comment on Cultivating the Empty Field:
"An inspiring book and an important document in the Zen tradition. While Chinese poetry and philosophy is loaded with metaphors drawn from nature, few poets employ metaphors in such an engaging manner as does Hongzhi." Tricycle magazine.
The Wholehearted Way: A Translation of Eihei Dogen's "Bendowa" with Commentary by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi
translated by Taigen Daniel Leighton and Shohaku Okumura. (Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1997) ISBN: 0-8048-3105-X
Zen Master Dogen (1200-1253) is widely considered one of the most profound, poetic, and insightful writers of the Buddhist tradition. This book includes an annotated translation of Dogen's primary essay about the essential meaning and spirit of Zen meditation, along with an extensive, down-to-earth, and entertaining commentary by a prominent modern Japanese Zen Master, Uchiyama Roshi.
Comments on The Wholehearted Way :
"This book will take Dogen Zenji's teachings on practice/enlightenment into the 21st century. ... presented with such clarity and precision by Shohaku Okumura and Taigen Dan Leighton that we enter Dogen Zenji's presence as though in dokusan."
Zenkei Blanche Hartman, Abbess of San Francisco Zen Center
"A fine introduction to the spirit of Zen, both past and present. Dogen's famous text on Zen practice comes alive. ... The translation well captures both the sense of Dogen's original text and the clarity and humanity that have made Uchiyama Roshi one of the most attractive Zen teachers today."
Carl Bielefeldt, Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford University
Dogen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community: A Translation of "Eihei Shingi"
translated by Taigen Daniel Leighton and Shohaku Okumura; Edited with Introduction by Taigen Daniel Leighton. (State University of New York Press, 1996)
This book is a complete translation of "Eihei Shingi," the major writing by the great thirteenth century Japanese Zen master Eihei Dogen about monastic practice and the role of community life in Buddhism. In addition to detailing procedural guidelines and instructions for monastic forms, in this work Dogen, noted for his profound and poetic insight, focuses on the appropriate attitudes and psychology for practitioners in community, and provides a collection of koans, or teaching stories, about spiritual community life. Along with the translation, the book includes a substantial introduction, informative annotation, and glossaries of persons mentioned in the stories and of traditional technical terms.
Comment on Dogen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community :
"A very careful and readable translation of a very important work by Dogen which has just begun to receive attention. ... A 'must read' for those interested in studies of Dogen, Zen, and Japanese Buddhism."
Steven Heine, Professor of Religious Studies, Florida International University
Song's for the True Dharma Eye: Verse Comments on Dogen's Shobogenzo
by Taigen Dan Leighton (Browser Books, 2007)
The short verses in this book are responses to the 95 essays in Zen Master Dogen's Shobogenzo [True Dharma Eye Treasury]. The intention in all the verses was to respond to the essence of what Dogen was saying. Sometimes this meant trying to distill the main point, sometimes responding to what seemed most provocative or impactful in each essay, always with the aspiration to somehow join in conversation with the ancestral master.
"Poetry alchemizes whatever it looks at, by passing it through the full, 360 degree array of our human capacities. Without such capacious permeability, there can be no poem, only a shell resembling poetry's living shape. ... Present equally in these poems is a wonderful buoyancy—humor, mind-suppleness, cultural sampling, at least one atrocious pun, a continual refreshing of vision. Zen, however austere it may at times appear from the outside, is not a practice of purity, rigidity, or strictness. Like poetry, Zen asks us only one thing: to become permeable and awake to the full range of our lives." — From the foreword by Jane Hirshfield
Shunju/ Spring and Autumn
"When You're Not You're Not"
Chillin' in the deep freeze, frying on the hot seat,
When upright dry ice smokes, does it ever also shiver?
Dancing in the center beyond sensation and perception,
A black cat purrs curled up among the zafus.
Nyorai Zenshin/ The Whole Body of the Tathagata
"All of Us So Close to Buddha"
The whole body of the One Thus Come
Falls in the raindrops and drips from the eaves.
Hearing this sutra in the cool morning calm,
Relics run like rivulets amid the mud and leaves.
Other recommended reading for Dharma students
The following limited selections are useful readings for Soto Zen practitioners, but there is now a wealth of good material in English on Buddhist practice. Inquiries are welcome for more reading suggestions for any specific Dharma topics. Please contact Taigen for more information.
Dogen Translations and Commentaries
Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen, edited and trans. by Kazuaki Tanahashi (North Point Press, 1985).
Co-Translated with elders of San Francisco Zen Center, including Taigen, this is one of the best introductory collection of Dogen's writings.
Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogen, edited and trans. by Kazuaki Tanahashi (Shambhala, 1999).
Another good Dogen collection, also co-translated with elders of San Francisco Zen Center, including Taigen on Muchu Setsumu "Expressing the Dream Within the Dream," and Temborin "Turning the Dharma Wheel."
Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation; Zen Master Dogen, edited and trans. by Kazuaki Tanahashi (Shambhala, 2004).
Third volume of Dogen selections from Kaz Tanahashi, also co-translated with elders of San Francisco Zen Center, including Taigen on Gyobutsu Igi "The Awesome Presence of Active Buddhas."
The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo, translated by Norman Waddell and Masao Abe (State University of New York Press, 2002).
These translations, with excellent annotation, were originally published in "Eastern Buddhist" in the early 70s, but remain among the very best renditions of key Dogen writings.
Shobogenzo: Zen Essays, trans. by Thomas Cleary (University of Hawaii Press, 1986).
Another excellent collection of translations, with useful commentary.
Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist, by Hee-Jin Kim (new edition, Wisdom Publications, 2004).
An excellent, comprehensive discussion of Dogen's thought and practice, with new Foreword by Taigen Leighton.
Did Dogen Go to China?: What He Wrote and When he Wrote It, by Steven Heine (Oxford University Press, 2006).
An important, informative book about the different phases and emphases of Dogen's teaching career, effectively debunking old stereotypes about radically different so-called early and late Dogens.
Dogen and the Koan Tradition, by Steven Heine (State University of New York Press, 1994).
An academic work, and dense reading, but a clear, excellent presentation of how Dogen developed the Koan practice tradition as he introduced it to Japan.
Chinese Chan/Zen Sources
Book of Serenity, trans. by Thomas Cleary (Shambhala, 1998).
A primary collection of 100 koans collected with verse comments by Hongzhi Zhengjue. A bit more reader-friendly than other collections such as the Blue Cliff Record.
Sun Face Buddha: The Teachings of Ma-tsu and the Hung-chou School of Ch'an, trans. with intro. by Cheng Chien Bhikshu (Jain Publishing Co., 1993).
This and the next three selections are good translations of traditional Recorded Sayings attributed to the great classic Chan masters.
The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu, trans. by James Green (Shambhala, 1998).
The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-chi (Rinzai), trans. Burton Watson (Columbia Univ. Pr., 1999)
Master Yunmen: From the Record of the Chan Teacher, trans. & edited by Urs App
(Kodansha, 1994).
Minding Mind: A course in Basic Meditation, trans. by Thomas Cleary (Shambhala 1995).
A useful collection of classic Zen meditation manuals from Japan and Korea as well as China.
Mahayana Sutras and Commentaries
The Lotus Sutra, trans. by Gene Reeves (Wisdom Publications, 2008).
This clear, highly readable new translation is immediately the one to use, excellently and accurately presenting what is arguably the most important East Asian sutra. This edition includes the significant "opening" and "closing" sutras, and makes this stimulating and provocative teaching accessible to the modern world.
Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma, trans. by Leon Hurvitz (Columbia University Press, 1976).
This and the next volume are also useful translations.
The Threefold Lotus Sutra, trans. by Butto Kato, Yoshiro Tamura, & Kojiro Miyasaka (Weatherhill, 1975).
Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra, trans. by Thomas Cleary (Shambhala, 1993).
A vast, panoramic, psychedelic vision of the workings of bodhisattvas.
Entry into the Inconceivable: An Introduction to Hua-yen Buddhism, trans. by Thomas Cleary (University of Hawaii Press, 1995).
Translations of primary commentaries from the Chinese Hua-yen school, which developed a profound Mahayana dialectical philosophy based on the Avatamsaka Sutra.
The Holy Teachings of Vimalakirti, trans. by Robert Thurman (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1976).
Highly entertaining sutra recounting the inconceivable displays of the great enlightened layman of Buddha's time.
The Eternal Legacy: An Introduction to the Canonical Literature of Buddhism, Sangharakshita (Tharpa Publications, 1985). A good survey resource for Buddhist sutras.
Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, Paul Williams(Routledge, 1989).
A fine survey introduction to the range of Mahayana Philosophy.
Japanese Buddhism
Soto Zen in Medieval Japan, William Bodiford (University of Hawaii Press, 1993).
An excellent academic history of the development of Soto Zen in Japan after Dogen.
Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, trans. by Burton Watson (Columbia University Press, 1992).
This and the next selection give the fine poetry & teachings of Ryokan, the beloved nineteenth century Soto Zen monk/fool.
Zen Master Ryokan: Poems, Letters, and Other Writings, trans. with Essays by Ryuichi Abe and Peter Haskel (University of Hawaii Press, 1996).
The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin, trans. by Norman Waddell (Shambhala, 1994).
Teachings of the great, dynamic eighteenth century Japanese Rinzai master Hakuin.
American Buddhism
Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts, Reb Anderson (Rodmell Press, 2001).
Excellent, helpful discussions of bodhisattva precepts and their multiple levels in practice, as well as the ethical implications of meditation.
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki (Weatherhill, 1970).
THE classic cherished teachings on modern Western Zen practice.
Not Always So: practicing the true spirit of Zen, Shunryu Suzuki (Harper Collins, 2002). More teachings from the founder of the San Francisco Zen Center, edited by Ed Brown, author of Tassajara Bread Book and Tassajara Cooking.
Branching Streams Flow into the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai, Shunryu Suzuki (University of California Press, 1999).
Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teachings of Shunryu Suzuki, David Chadwick (Broadway Books, 1999).
A Buddhist Response to the Climate Emergency, edited by John Stanley, David Loy, and Gyurme Dorje (Wisdom Publications, 2009).
This urgently important book is not just about American Buddhism, but concerns the whole planet. It includes Buddhist responses to climate damage from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, a dozen fine Tibetan masters, and also from Western teachers including Aitken Roshi, Joanna Macy, Bhikku Bodhi, Matthieu Ricard, Alan Senauke, and Ancient Dragon Zen Gate teacher Taigen Leighton [see "Now the Whole Planet Has its Head on Fire" on the ARTICLES link of this website], with teachings of contentment, nonviolence, and hopefulness to help us all go beyond the greed of consumerism that has led us to the current plight. Perhaps more important than these teachings are the book's up-to-date, scientific information about our world's situation, and the practical, immediate measures that are still possible to remedy the worst of the damage.
Practice of the Wild, Gary Snyder (North Point Press, 1990).
An important, liberating book by one of the great founders of American Zen, this work connects the wilderness of Nature and Mind.
Mountains and Rivers Without End, Gary Snyder (Counterpoint, 1996).
World as Lover, World as Self, Joanna Macy (Parallax Press, 1991).
Returning to Silence: Zen Practice in Daily Life, Dainin Katagiri (Shambhala, 1988).
Art of Just Sitting, edited by Daido Loori (Wisdom Publications, 2002). Essays and talks about shikantaza from a wide range of sources from China, Japan and America. Preface is by Taigen (see "Hongzhi, Dogen and the Background of Shikantaza" on the Articles and Essays link on this site).


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I don't know if this is the right place to place maagzine news,but this news is pretty importnant(since everyone here knows this 'zine),and Chris can always kindly move this thread to another proper spot.
After a year off of production,Michael Weldon has made the decision to no longer continue Psychotronic Video magazine,for here a more proper link that can tell the news a lot better than I can....
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In an unusual move on Tuesday, Lehigh County Chief Deputy District Attorney Charles Gallagher asked Lehigh County Judge Kelly L. Banach to dismiss the charges against professional wrestling legend Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, 73, relating to the 1983 death of his girlfriend, Nancy Argentino. Gallagher made the unorthodox request after his motion to force Snuka to undergo outpatient treatment was denied, and following Banach's decision that Snuka was incompetent to stand trial.
"If you believe that he's not going to become competent, then what's the point?" Gallagher asked Banach.
Obviously, Snuka's attorney, Robert Kirwan, agreed with Gallagher's request to have the case tossed. Kirwan claimed that Snuka's dementia is to the point that the inaugural ECW Heavyweight Champion no longer recognizes his own wife and that the prosecution will not be able to find an expert who will testify that Snuka's dementia can be reversed.
Snuka, who made headlines recently for joining a class action lawsuit by former WWE performers against the company for concussion-related brain injuries, will return to court in December. According to Banach, she would reconsider dismissing the case at that time. Banach refused to dismiss the case on Tuesday, as she was uncomfortable with making the decision based on a four-day competency hearing.
During the competency hearings, defense expert, forensic psychologist Frank Dattilio described Snuka as a man of rapidly declining physical and mental health while, for the prosecution, forensic psychiatrist John O'Brien, testified that he observed Snuka interacting with people in the courthouse and concluded that the master of the 'Superfly Splash' was merely putting on an act to avoid prison. Gallagher echoed that notion at Tuesday's hearing as well.
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OGDEN — Voters narrowly turned back the Ogden School District's controversial $106.5 million bond proposal, the victim of backlash from residents leery of plans to rebuild and enlarge three elementary schools.
According to unofficial totals Tuesday in the voting, the bond measure lost, 4,027 voting against it and 3,831 voting for it, a 51-49 split.
Another initiative, Weber School District's $97 million bond proposal, received strong support, passing 14,165 to 10,120 votes, a 58-42 margin. The Weber plan calls for two new elementary schools and upgrades to two high schools and a junior high school.
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The Ogden proposal called for the reconstruction and expansion of Polk, T.O. Smith and Horace Mann schools, a new gym at Ben Lomond High School and two new collaborative classrooms at two junior high schools. Plans for the three new schools, particularly Polk, generated a strong backlash from many, however, uneasy with the notion of building bigger schools that they worried would be unfriendly to children.
"We recognize the need to upgrade the aging infrastructure in town," said Dustin Chapman, a member of Ogden Education, a group that took shape to push for the proposal's defeat. But the school plan, he said, "wasn't the right bond for this case and instance."
District spokesman Jer Bates said in an email that school officials would reserve comment until Thursday, when Weber County election officials are to post updated results from Tuesday's unofficial tallies.
Some in Ogden Education said they weren't necessarily opposed to the idea of a bond, they just didn't think the district plan was well thought out or that school officials generated sufficient public input. Many Polk parents decried the proposal to tear down the historic old school, built in 1926, and build it anew, though school officials said in the waning days of the campaign that they'd be open to renovating the facility instead to ease their worries.
Going forward, Chapman said group members want to work with school officials and other stakeholders throughout the district in coming up with another bond proposal, potentially in time for 2018 elections. "We just want to be part of the process," he said.
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Do top city administrators reflect the growing diversity of California's communities?
On Feb. 10, student associations from the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development invited five alumni panelists to address this and related questions at "Cultivating Diverse Leadership: The Emerging Face of City Management."
The panel included city managers Artie Fields (Salinas), Julio Fuentes (Alhambra), Brian Nakamura (Hemet) and Scott Ochoa (Monrovia), as well as former city manager Allison Hart (Irvine). Kristie Hernández, who is pursuing a Master of Public Administration and certificate in public policy, moderated.
"Most cities operate under the council-manager form of government where the city manager is actually appointed through the city council," Hernández said. "The city manager's function is to serve as the chief administrator of that city. I see it as being the president and CEO of a private company, but in this case, for a city. So the city council sets the policy and direction for the city, and the city manager is in charge of implementing those directions."
Held in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center Forum, the event was sponsored by the Graduate and Professional Student Senate, the Graduate Policy and Administration Community, the Association of Black Students in Policy, Planning, and Development, the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus, the Latino Association for Policy, Planning, and Development and the City/County Management Fellows Board.
Master of Public Policy student Angela Denise Rosales initiated and organized the event with the help of student representatives from the sponsoring organizations — Joe Guerrero, Cherie Romar, Alex Osorio and Edward Ng.
"Many of our classmates want to go into executive-level municipal management, and we're a very multicultural group, and our communities are changing," Rosales said, "so we felt we should put this kind of program on."
Guerrero agreed that "the face of city management is changing, and we're the new generation who wants to go in, so we're really going to learn from people who are in the role right now."
The panelists began by describing their unique career paths. Fuentes moved up the ladder while working in a variety of cities, including Cypress, Pomona, Azusa and Monrovia. Nakamura's journey included stops in California cities, including Winters, Riverside, Banning, Reedley and Sutter Creek, as well as Oregon City, Ore. Fields also served in a variety of cities — Beverly Hills, Manhattan Beach, Pasadena, Pomona, San Leandro and West Covina.
Fields explained, "I had a great mentor who told me, 'If you want to move up, what you're going to have to do is move out. You really need to get wide experience.' "
In contrast, Ochoa got an internship in Monrovia while he was an undergraduate and stayed with the same city throughout his career.
"My advice to you is start wherever you can possibly start," he said. "As an intern or as an analyst … do the job. And do it in a way that people will remember you for it."
Hart took a more circuitous route to the city manager position, doing everything from working at a district attorney's office to founding a river rafting company.
"You can be a city manager with a rather offbeat path to the top," she said. "My main thing is go get skills, go get experience and it doesn't matter where."
The panelists explained which skills were essential to succeed. Ochoa emphasized communication and critical thinking skills, while Fields reminded the audience of the importance of the "whole likability factor." For Hart, the key quality of a city manager is the ability to see the field and encourage long-term community investments.
"When you look at a community, you should be looking at a CEO level, minimum 20 to 25 years out," she said.
The panelists agreed that in today's workplace, opportunities abound for talented, hardworking individuals of all backgrounds.
"I would tell you, without a doubt, things have improved for women and minorities in terms of hiring and opportunity," Fuentes said. "Many of you are going to have tremendous opportunities. It all boils down to experience and quality of your experience."
Ochoa pointed out that California's new demographics automatically are creating more diversity in city executive management, although Hart added that "you do have to be clear in an organization that you want to hire from all perspectives, all interests, all walks of life."
In one of the panel's many thought-provoking moments, Nakamura challenged the audience to expand its definitions of diversity.
"I don't think about color or race or religion," he said. "Those aren't the things that interest me. What interests me are core values. We have a very diverse core group in our organization, and by that I mean not just male, females, Japanese, Asians, Hispanics. If we look at diversity today, it can mean so many different things."


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Cubs Minor League Daily: Willson Contreras is on Fire, So Are His Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs are playing some fantastic baseball right now. It was not that long ago they were suffering through an extended losing streak in Reno and Tacoma, but now they are riding an eight game winning streak that has them one game over .500 (27-26) and tied for first with Oklahoma City.
It was a rough week for the Tennessee Smokies (24-31), though. They have fallen into fourth place, twelve games back. Their elimination number is four. Jackson is all but certain be crowned first half divisional champs, and that means to make the postseason Tennessee will have to win the second half.
The Pelicans were not able to take advantage of their series with Salem to close the gap, and as a result, barring something very unexpected, it will be Salem that claims the first half title in the Carolina League Southern Division. Myrtle Beach (29-26), sits in second place, seven and a half games back. Salem's magic number is eight. Fortunately for the Pelicans, the end of the first half marks the start of the second half, and winning the second half will also send them into the postseason.
Thanks in part to the best home record in the league (20-8), the 33-22 Cubs are in second place, just .004 behind first place West Michigan and half a game ahead of Lake County. In the Midwest League, the top two finishers in each division make the playoffs, so all the Cubs have to do is stay put and and they punch their post season ticket. Of course, passing West Michigan and claiming the first half title would be a nice bonus.
Triple A: Iowa Cubs
Iowa 4, Memphis 0
Remember when Iowa was in last place? Amazing what an eight game win streak will do to the standings.
- Jake Buchanan: 7 IP, 4 H, 7 K
- Carl Edwards Jr.: 1 IP, 1 BB, 1 K
- Spencer Patton: 1 IP, 3 K
- Arismendy Alcantara: 2 for 4, 4(!) SB. Alcantara now has 19 steals.
- Willson Contreras: 1 for 3, 2B, BB, SB. Ten games in a row with an extra base hit. Unreal.
- Albert Almora: 2 for 4, 2 SB
Double A: Tennessee Smokies
Tennessee 2, Jackson 1
Another productive start for Markey.
- Brad Markey: 6 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 1 K
- Josh Conway: 1 IP, 2 BB
- Corey Black: 1 IP, 2 BB, 2 K
- Victor Caratini: 2 for 3
- Cael Brockmeyer: 1 for 3, HR. That seventh inning homer was the game winner.
High A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Myrtle Beach 6, Potomac 2
Torres had a bit of a rough day, but rest of the lineup picked up the slack.
- Zach Hedges: 6.2 IP, 2 R, 10 H, 2 K
- James Farris: 1.2 IP, 2 K
- Rashad Crawford: 3 for 4, 2B
- Yasiel Balaguert: 2 for 4, HR. Balaguert is up to eight home runs.
- Jason Vosler: 2 for 4, 2B, HR
- Charcer Burks: 2 for 4, 2 2B
Low A: South Bend Cubs
South Bend 10, West Michigan 3
South Bend 2, West Michigan 1
South Bend and West Michigan are the two best teams in the division.
- Carson Sands: 3 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 3 K
- Pedro Araujo: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 K
- Carlos Sepulveda: 3 for 3, BB
- P.J. Higgins: 2 for 4
- Donnie Dewees: 3 for 4, 3B
- Ian Rice: 1 for 3, HR
- Jesse Hodges: 2 for 3
- Matt Rose: 1 for 3, HR
- Casey Bloomquist: 5 IP, 1 R, 5 H. Game Two.
- Craig Brooks: 2 IP, 1 H, 2 K. Game Two.
- Ian Rice: 1 for 3, HR. Game Two. Yes, those are identical lines in both games, homer included.
Other Notes
- The Dominican Summer League, featuring the DSL Cubs 1 and the DSL Cubs 2, is now underway. As in previous years, we won't providing daily coverage of the DSL here, but we will check in on the prospects in that league from time to time.
- I don't recall ever seeing a player go on a 'consecutive games with an extra base hit' streak like Willson Contreras has. Thanks to his double, Contreras has pushed that streak to ten games. Not only has he hit safely in every game since May 19 (thirteen of them), he's doubled or tripled or homered in ten straight. I'm not sure what the record is, but it is safe to say that what Contreras is doing now is pretty rare. Not to mention awesome.
- But that doesn't mean he should be coming to Chicago. Barring an injury to Montero or Ross, letting Contreras continue to work on his catching in Iowa is probably the right move.
- The Player of the Month for May in the Cubs organization is Eloy Jimenez. Jimenez hit .364 with an OPS of 1.034, backed in part by his seven home runs. The top prospect in his international free agent draft class, Jimenez is now showing the combination of power and ability to make solid contact that the Cubs wanted when they signed him.
- Trevor Clifton was named the Pitcher of the Month. Long one of the higher ceiling power arms in the organization, Clifton showed off that arm in May by striking out 35 over 28 innings for the Pelicans. In that span he posted an ERA of just 1.29. If he can keep that up, Clifton may take his place near the top of the pitcher rankings in the Cubs organization.


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HIS220B United States History II
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Course DescriptionSurvey of American history from Reconstruction to the present. Explores economic, political, social, and cultural factors that shaped the development of the nation, including industrialization, America's emergence as a world power and the challenges of the late 20th century. Pays special attention to issues of race, class, gender and ethnicity.
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- Clarify the problems faced by workers during American industrialization.
- Illustrate the causes and consequences of U. S. overseas expansion.
- Explain the impact of social protest movements on 20th-century American life and society.
- Analyze the consequences of market economics for the American people.
- Describe the place of women in modern American society.
- Explain the changing interpretations and uses of the U.S. Constitution in the 20th century.
- Illustrate the sophisticated methods by which the American ruling class has governed.
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The Washington state Senate convenes tonight at 6 pm Pacific time to debate and vote on the marriage equality bill (SB 6239). The bill is widely expected to pass.
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The House is expected to pass the bill as early at this Friday, and Gov. Gregoire is eager to sign it. These are momentous, historic actions, but they are not the end of the story. Anti-equality activists have promised to put a referendum on the November, 2012 ballot, asking voters to approve or reject the new law.
Out-of-state supporters can significantly contribute to our success in November by making a financial contribution to the Washington United for Marriage campaign.
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Hosa CPP-203 Stereo Interconnect Dual 1/4" TS to 1/4" TS - 10' - QTY 1
This dual 1/4" cable is designed to connect your instrument to any unit with right and left channels. Great for keyboards, mixing consoles, PA systems, or other sound reinforcement or recording applications.
On-Stage KSP50 Universal Footswitch - QTY 1
This versatile universal pedal features a built-in 6' cord and polarity switch. Compatible with any keyboard or electronic instrument with a 1/4" pedal jack.
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Deliveries do not include assembly, but our knowledgeable staff of Sales Advisors can talk you through the easy and quick process of assembling your digital piano. With some simple instructions and the occasional screwdriver, you're all set to go.


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Diving with jellyfish • 360° Aerial Panoramas
This 360° video that was captured close to Gardens of the Queen, Cuba, is the first part of underwater videos is about diving with amazing inhabitants of the depths. Later AirPano will publish other videos in 360° format, where the diver will be swimming with sharks and turtles. Now you can also swim with a giant jellyfish and feel like a fish in the water!
Christopher Columbus is a worldly recognised discoverer of America, but he also explored many other lands, previously unknown to Europeans. Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Lesser Antilles and the Bahamas — it is only a short list of his achievements.
The archipelago of Jardines de la Reina, lying 97 kilometers to the south off the coast of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea, is on that list too. It was discovered in 1494 during the second expedition of Christopher Columbus and was named so to honour the Queen of Spain: Jardines de la Reina (Gardens of the Queen). The archipelago consists of around 30 big islands that are practically uninhabited (the total area of 175 square kilometres is inhabited by only 12 people) and an uncountable number of cays.
These pristine islands, unaffected by people, covered by impassable mangroves and inhabited by crocodiles, turtles, iguanas and other representatives of wildlife, undoubtedly can be compared to a heavenly beautiful garden. But the true beauty of Jardines de la Reina is covered in the water: there is a coral reef stretching for almost 150 kilometers.
In 1996 the state of Cuba inscribed the archipelago and its surrounding waters as a part of the national park. Tourists come here for scuba diving in order to enjoy the underwater landscapes and wildlife. It's quite a safe diving destination: these waters are protected from strong sea currents and the temperature is rather comfortable — between +26C° and +29C°, the visibility is over 30 meters.
This protected area covering 2,170 square kilometers has no hotels (you can only stay on the board of a floating hotel "Tortuga" or several other dive-safari boats). Large-scale fishing activity is prohibited here, so it helps to preserve the diversity of rich and colourful underwater wildlife. The reef is a home to marine sponges, jellyfish, corals, molluscs and fish, including several species of sharks.
Video and photos by Alexey Tishchenko
22 September 2017
See also:
— 360° video, Diving with sharks
— 360° photos, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
— 360° photos, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba. Split-panorama
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"Very beautiful video. Congratulations and thank you."
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"A Stingray mimics a cellphone tower and forces all nearby mobile phones or devices to connect to it. Every phone that connects to the Stingray reports its number, GPS location, and the numbers of all outgoing calls and texts."
http://www.gotenna.com - Encrypted and localized antennas that work without cell towers.Create your own network, text specific people and groups, even when you don't have cell tower service.
https://www.blackphone.ch/ - Blackphone combines a custom operating system with leading applications optimized for security.
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Paradisus Dei's first-ever online auction is open for bids!
In Joyful Anticipation is a fitting name for Paradisus Dei's first-ever online auction. It reflects not only our building hope and anticipation for the coming of our Savior, but also our feelings about Paradisus Dei's incredible mission moving into the new year.
That mission: to help couples and families experience the superabundance of God! And 2018 is stacking up to be our biggest year ever in terms of content development and projects to help us further that mission and grow as a ministry. In Joyful Anticipation seeks to position Paradisus Dei for resounding success by raising funds as the ministry moves into 2018.
Featuring amazing vacations, incredible experiences, merchandise and memorabilia, this auction has a lot to offer. All of it will be available in time for Christmas. Here is a small sample of the auction items:
Exclusive evening w/ Steve & Shelly Bollman
Beer Run via Private Airplane Flight
Napa Valley Hotel Stay
Carlos Correa Autographed Baseball Bat
Private Hermitage Retreat
Precious Blood Crystal and Czech Glass Bracelet
Galveston Sunset Cruise
Notre Dame Football Weekend
Lake House Getaway
Massage Therapy
Warriors Rockets
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Doc of the Dead: SXSW Review
Alexandre O. Philippe offers a little of everything for zombie lovers.
AUSTIN — Proving that there was life in the undead even before George Romero came along, Alexandre O. Phillippe's Doc of the Dead is a zippy and often funny look at a cultural obsession whose current popularity would have been hard to predict. Covering lots of ground but not staying anywhere for long, the film does offer tidbits even genre buffs may not know but falls short of feeling definitive. Scheduled to air March 15 on EPIX, it will play best on the small screen.
PHOTOS: The Scene at SXSW 2014
Phillippe, who made The People Vs. George Lucas, plays again to the fanboy faithful: Bruce Campbell, Simon Pegg, Tom Savini and others make knowing appearances onscreen, sometimes acting in cutesy segments simulating a zombie outbreak. But the doc isn't solely focused on movies: Zombie researchers (they exist, apparently) detail the origins of tales of the undead, and make the interesting point that while Frankenstein and Dracula had literary roots, the zombie traces back to anonymous oral folklore. An interesting but too-brief chapter discusses Haitian lore and real-world cases in which people drugged into forced slavery might have moved like magically animated cadavers.
When Hollywood first took a crack at the legends, in 1932's White Zombie, it bizarrely transplanted a gothic castle to Haiti, where the action took place. Fifties sci-fi flicks flirted with the undead, but everyone agrees to credit Romero for the modern zombie. The director is endearingly candid here, admitting that he didn't even know what to call the monsters in his seminal Night of the Living Dead (he referred to them as "ghouls") and didn't invent the canonical rules governing their behavior (cue age-old debate over fast vs. slow zombies) until he made that film's sequel.
After whipping through the contemporary outbreak of flesh-eaters — 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, The Walking Dead — Phillippe spends more time than is needed on Zombie Walks and other ways fans roleplay scary-fun fantasies off-screen. This section gets tiresome as we get around to entrepreneurs selling gear based on the idea that a real-world outbreak is imminent. But a brief encounter with actual scientists who discuss ways similarly destructive pandemics might occur contains the seeds of a fascinating longer program.
Production Company: Exhibit A Pictures
Director: Alexandre O. Phillippe
Screenwriters: Alexandre O. Phillippe, Chad Herschberger
Producers: Robert Muratore, Kerry Deignan Roy
Director of photography: Robert Muratore
Editor: Chad Herschberger
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As of 2015 Oster replacement carafes are available at Oster.com, Walmart.com and BestBuy.com. The best website for this purchase depends on the model of the blender for which a replacement carafe is needed.Continue Reading
Oster.com offers a 6-cup glass carafe. However, according to the reviews, the corresponding lid must be purchased separately. Walmart.com offers both plastic and glass replacement options with accompanying lids. While Walmart's carafe is more expensive, the in-store pickup option is available, which saves the price of shipping. BestBuy.com offers a 5-cup carafe with a price-match guarantee. It is also possible to purchase refurbished parts from each of these sites in lieu of buying new in order to save money.Learn more about Small Kitchen Appliances


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UFO Sighting Report - Canada
Summer 2002 : Flamborough, Ontario
Flamborough, Ontario A V Shaped Formation
Date: Summer 2002
Time: 9:00-10:00 p.m.
Location of Sighting: Brock Road near hwy #5 - Flamborough.
Number of witnesses: 3
Number of objects: 1
Shape of objects: V-shaped.
Full Description of event/sighting: I was driving my mini van with my daughter (16), her friend(16), and 2 ! year old babies. Crossed intersection of Brock and #5. Looked up all 3 of us saw a low flying (low as hydro tower) motionless, v-shaped formation with many, many lights around perimeter of underside of craft. My daughter wanted to stop but I said no way. since I was driving I took my eyes off craft for one moment. When I looked back again no sign of anything. I have not seen anything since nor did I see anything similar before.
Thank you to the witness for their report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research.
E-mail: email@example.com
Website: http://www.hbccufo.org http://www.brianvike.com, http://www.hbccufo.com, http://www.hbccufo.net
HBCC UFO Research International: http://www.hbccufointernational.org/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
[UFOINFO thanks Brian Vike for passing this report on.]


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Straight Up Shift Dress, Mint
Item #: 26613
We love love love how the circular crochet design adds that great vintage feel to this dress! Fully lined, this shift dress has a trendy, loose fit that makes it so comfortable! :)Fits true to size. Miranda is wearing the small.Length from shoulder to hem:S- 32.5"M- 33"L- 33.5"XL- 34"
AttributesRecommended Bra: Regular
Adjustable: No
Back Type: Open
Lining: Full
Main Color: Mint
Accent Colors: Cream
Length: 33.5"
Model Specs
- Height: 5'5"
- Bust Size: 32C
- Waist Size: 25.5
- Hip Size: 34.5
- Shoe Size: 6.5
- Model typically wears: 0-2
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Sat 25th Nov at 7:30pm
Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band
@ The Blake Theatre, Monmouth
This event has been and gone!
Catch the next one:
Check out the info below for future tour dates, and track them to receive alerts when they tour near you
Never miss another 'Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band' show
Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band
Image © Nick Fowler Photography
Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band
Big Mac's were formed in 1990 as the house band for the legendary Hollywood Club in Newport. Within months of their formation The Commitments film was released and the band, being of a similar size and specializing too in 60s soul music, were inundated with work, constantly playing in every club, pub and eat house in South Wales!
In a short time they were supporting The Commitments at a number of venues and were soon welcoming offers of work that took them to holiday camps, five star hotels and nightclubs.
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Chirk Dragons Swimming Club
Welcome to Chirk Dragons Swimming Club's dedicated page at ProSwimwear
Any purchases made from ProSwimear using this link will help raise funds for your swimming club.
Choose from hundreds of swimming costumes in variety of styles, colours and swimwear materials.
Whether you're looking for a swimming costume for your training sessions or a FINA approved racing swimsuit for your next club championships, we've got the swimming costume for you!
Visit our "Accessories" category to find a diverse selection of training equipment including everything you need for your child's swimming club training sessions or swimming lessons.
Our customer services team are ready to help you with your shopping experience, you can find a variety of contact methods on the Contact Us page.
Start shopping by using the buttons below...
Sadly at this moment we do not have any products to fit this product range.
This does not mean though we won't have in the near future!
Call us on 01278 550640 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
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gigzoo – Find Concerts By Your Favorite Bands
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Find concerts by your favorite artists, and discover new ones at the same time.
Target Audience: Music lovers.
Website URL: http://www.gigzoo.net/
Feedback sought:
- Visit http://www.gigzoo.net. Spend no more than 5-10 seconds on the home page. What do you think the site is about?
- Now go back to the site and comment on various elements of the site.
- What do you find bothersome? What do you like?
- How do you think the site compares to other similar sites/competitors (last.fm, Songkick, etc.)?
- Please share any additional feedback/comments you might have.
About gigzoo:
gigzoo is a project by ReignDesign that is set to launch in early 2011. Here are some of the features of gigzoo:
- Discover hundreds of thousands of bands and millions of events in over 4,000 cities
- Find out where and when your favorite bands are playing, anywhere in the world
- Check out upcoming events in your area, or any area
We started it with one goal in mind: to make it easier for music lovers to find concerts by their favorite artists, and discover new ones at the same time.
gigzoo is also launching a free iPhone app soon that lets you keep track of your favorite bands, find shows in your city(or list of cities you're willing to go to), find new bands and email, tweet, or let your friends know about upcoming shows on Facebook.
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5 Feedback/Reviews Awarded $5 Each. No Awards Remaining.
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I think the site is about finding the bands that are playing in your area, locally. It would appear that you can search for the band you are interested in, in any location, and find out when and where they are going to be.
Immediately I tried to change the location. It was not clear to me immediately how to change my location. I physically had to click on the green area that said to change the location. I am used to having the words underlined or highlighted where to click. I am also an avid believer that the Contact Us button should be easily found and would have appreciate a much larger font for this button.
Other than these above-mentioned items, I found the site very easy to navigate and very user friendly. I think it's definitely comparable to sites of similarity.
Overall, it's a fantastic site which captures my attention with the ease and simplicity of it's design.?
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1) The site is about finding music bands currently in concert for people who are interested in concerts in their local or desired area .
2) I like the cute like black music characters and the site's concept is very easy to grasp and user-friendly. The webpage is easy to read and clean looking not too cluttered or wordy and I like the logo used "an old record" on the browser. It seems their focus is on delivering up to date info via phone app.
3) I did not like seeing 2 find/search boxes as it seems redundant. The logo, although different, is hard to read. I suggest changing around the graphics, colors and aesthetics so it is more appealing and believable.
I was a bit confused as to why bands was on the left and events on the right. I would create 2 linkable sections for each group: bands, events, festivals, etc. where visitors can click on and get information desired.
I was left wanting to know more about the site itself such as: the creators, where it is located, more events/concerts, customer service/help section, faq's, how is Gigzoo different? What is your niche? Is there a membership? e-newsletter? Do you offer discounted rates? Not much information provided.
I did like the concept of getting up-to-date info on my phone and ease of use of site.
I like the upcoming events box, although, I think it should be in the main page.
4) In comparison to other sites providing similar services, Gigzoo unfortunately does not seem to provide much to a client, I didn't see any real added benefit other than the phone app to someone seeking for bands/events, there needs to be something different about Gigzoo that will draw people to use it.
5) Again, I suggest the layout of the site to begin with, connect to social media immediately, add lots of information and venue but not to make it too wordy or cluttered as these types of sites are attractive when they are organized and have snippets of info and graphics to peek someone's curiosity.
Create an easy to remember tagline or slogan. Add more links, pictures, content that will want the user to continue to browse around the site..a fusion of music info, unique identity with a modern touch.
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At first glance, the site seems very simple. I expect to get awesome information from the search box. To my surprise I could not search by location to see what is going on around me. I found a band I would love to see live, however only 2 tour dates were listed off to the side (both on the east coast) and were not relevant to my location (on the west coast). As the site is now, I did not get anything useful out of my experience. I think there is a lot of potential to this site, but the benefit to the consumer needs to be refined.
New submissions are closed. Requested number of feedback submissions have been received.


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Joystiq: Twisted Pixel's XBLA bundle is available for purchase as of this morning, and the price is not bad, not bad at all.
Excellent, excellent deal.
If anyone hasn't played these games, I highly recommend this deal, these are some of the best games on XBLA, and Splosion Man and MS Splosion Man are amazing platformers.
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