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Hanshan to Ryokan: Zen Poetry

http://thebrooklyninstitute.com/bisr_... This course addresses the relationship between Buddhist thought and poetry, focusing on the seminal figures of Hanshan (the name given to a legendary Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty, 7th-10th C) and Ryokan, a Japanese Buddhist monk (18th-19th C) who is widely regarded as a quintessential modern exemplar of Zen. Their work demonstrates that poetry has long been a vital means of expressing the central intellectual and philosophical insights of Chan/Zen Buddhism. This is in part because poetic devices such as metaphor are exceptionally effective in communicating the paradoxical and non-dualist perspectives that characterize Buddhist thinking. The central themes of the course include the tension between solitary contemplative practice and love for friends and family, renunciation of worldly life versus compassionate action, the non-duality of the mundane and the ultimate, the place of loneliness and melancholy in the experience of Buddhist adepts, and the broad interpretability of "enlightenment." Class will consist of a brief introduction to the Buddhist concepts and the biographies of the poets, followed by a seminar style discussion. http://thebrooklyninstitute.com/bisr_...