num_pages: 240
description: If the Western world knows anything about Zen Buddhism, it's down to the efforts of one remarkable man, D.T. Suzuki. The 27-year-old Japanese scholar first visited the West in 1897 &amp; over the course of the next 70 years became the world's leading authority on Zen. His radical &amp; penetrating insights earned him many disciples, from Carl Gustav Jung to Allen Ginsberg, from Thomas Merton to John Cage. In Mysticism: Christian &amp; Buddhist Suzuki compares the teachings of the great Christian mystic Meister Eckhart with the spiritual wisdom of Shin &amp; Zen Buddhism. By juxtaposing cultures that seem to be radically opposed, Suzuki raises one of the fundamental questions of human experience: at the limits of our understanding, is there an experience that is universal to all humanity? Mysticism: Christian &amp; Buddhist is a book that challenges &amp; inspires; it will benefit readers of all persuasions who seek to understand something of the nature of spiritual life.
language: English
title: Mysticism: Christian and Buddhist-The Eastern and Western Way
titlecomplete: Mysticism: Christian and Buddhist-The Eastern and Western Way
characters: Meister Eckhart
genres: Buddhism, Christian, Spirituality, Philosophy, Religion, Japanese Literature, Theology, Mysticism, Nonfiction, Christianity
ratings_count: 205
publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers (NYC)