Sitting in Oblivion: The Heart of Daoist Meditation by Livia Kohn

Sitting in Oblivion: The Heart of Daoist Meditation



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Sitting in Oblivion: The Heart of Daoist Meditation Livia Kohn
Language: English
Page: 249
Format: pdf
ISBN: 1931483167, 9781931483162
Publisher: Three Pines Press

Livia Kohn is a prominent scholar of Daoism and a pioneer in the comparative study of meditation; her rigorous academic approach is combined with long-term experience with various meditative practices. This book provides translations of the basic texts of the highly influential tradition of Daoist oblivion meditation, as well as a very readable discussion of its more than two thousand years of historical development. It gives a unique overview of the body and mind techniques, mental states, and philosophical systems associated with this tradition from the beginning and up until today. --Halvor Eifring, University of Oslo

Sitting in Oblivion provides a wealth of important and fascinating materials, accompanied with insightful analyses, about essential Daoist methods of contemplative practice. At the core of the book is a masterful translation of the Zuowang lun, a seminal treatise of the Tang era. There are also clear and reliable explanations of a number of important issues and pertinent developments, including the earliest formulation of sitting in oblivion in classical texts such as the Zhuangzi, the teachings of the Twofold Mystery, the main elements of mature systematizations of Daoist meditation, and the influence of Buddhist models of contemplative practice. Livia Kohn s extraordinary erudition and high level of scholarship are evident in both the discussion and translation sections, yet the book is eminently readable and will be readily appreciated by scholars, students, and practitioners alike. --Mario Poceski, University of Florida Livia Kohn, Ph. D., graduated from Bonn University, Germany, in 1980. After six years at Kyoto University in Japan, she joined Boston University as Professor of Religion and East Asian Studies. She has also worked variously as visiting professor and adjunct faculty at Eötvös Lorand University in Budapest, the Stanford Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto, Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, and San Francisco State University. Her specialty is the study of the Daoist religion and Chinese long life practices. She has written and edited over twenty-five books, as well as numerous articles and reviews. She has served on numerous committees and editorial boards, and organized a series of major international conferences on Daoism. She retired from active teaching in 2006 and now lives in Florida, from where she runs various workshops, trips, and conferences and serves as the executive editor of the Journal of Daoist Studies. MORE EBOOKS:
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