Zen Luminaries: David Hinton Talks with Jon Joseph – No-Gate Gateway & The Blue Cliff Record скачать в хорошем качестве

Zen Luminaries: David Hinton Talks with Jon Joseph – No-Gate Gateway & The Blue Cliff Record

Boundless wind and moon are the eye within the eye, limitless heaven and earth the lamp beyond the lamp. A million homes amid dark willows and lit blossoms: knock on any gate anywhere, and someone will answer. —Preface to The Blue Cliff Record David Hinton writes in his introduction to his newly published translation of The Blue Cliff Record: "There are no answers, only depths … But the depths—oh my, the depths are wondrous indeed! For those depths are beyond the words and explanations and understanding that answers normally entail—and there, anything and anywhere is the answer: willow seed fluff swarming sunlit through afternoon skies, hummingbird probing blue-violet iris blossoms veined gold, someone answering a knock at the courtyard gate …" David Hinton has published numerous books of poetry and essays, and many translations of ancient Chinese poetry and philosophy that create contemporary works of compelling literary power, while also conveying the actual texture and density of the originals. These books are all informed by an abiding interest in deep ecological thinking, in exploring the weave of consciousness and landscape. This work has earned wide acclaim and many national awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and both of the major awards given for poetry translation in the United States: the Landon Translation Award (Academy of American Poets) and the PEN American Translation Award. Most recently, Hinton received a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Pacific Zen Luminaries Series: Recorded July 1st, 2024