Great doubt
Book Description
In the depths of authentic Zen practice lies a paradox: the very uncertainty we try to escape becomes the key to genuine awakening. Great Doubt introduces Western readers to the profound teachings of Boshan, a master who understood that spiritual complacency poses a greater threat to enlightenment than honest questioning.
This concise volume presents the first complete English translations of Boshan's essential works on cultivating doubt as a spiritual practice. Rather than viewing doubt as an obstacle, Boshan reveals it as medicine for the common ailments that derail sincere practitioners. Whether you find yourself trapped in intellectual analysis, caught up in ascetic extremes, suppressing emotions, or settling into comfortable meditation routines, these teachings offer a direct antidote.
Boshan guides readers to embrace the fundamental mysteries that define human existence. Where did you originate before birth? What happens after death? These questions, when held with genuine intensity, create what he calls "doubt block" - a concentrated uncertainty that eventually shatters our false assumptions about life and death itself.
The master's approach cuts through spiritual pretense with surgical precision. His exhortations speak to both those who struggle to generate authentic inquiry and those who have tasted doubt but need guidance in working with it skillfully. This translation makes accessible a classical text that addresses the pitfalls every serious spiritual seeker encounters, offering practical wisdom for navigating the genuine path to awakening.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Short (< 200 pages) (~3 hours)
📄 Length: 108 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Practice Zen Buddhist meditation
- ✓ Understand Buddhist philosophy and practice
- ✓ Explore Sacred Writings
- ✓ Discover Zen principles and teachings
- ✓ Explore timeless philosophical wisdom
- ✓ Explore Zen)
- ✓ Explore Zen
- ✓ Explore Buddhism
