![]() ![]() Duvinsky earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Binghamton University where he currently supervises graduate student’s clinical work. Duvinsky renders some basic principles of the Dharma as taught by the Buddha 2500 years ago into fresh and relevant themes and language to serve as a guide and inspiration to the Zen curious, or others trying to lead a more “woke” life while dealing with the challenges of modern existence.īorn and raised in the Bronx, Dr. Duvinsky utilizes autobiographical references from his life growing up in the Bronx during the turbulence of the 60s and 70s, his 30 years of experience conducting psychotherapy, as well as his own Zen training under the tutelage of illuminated masters in the Kwan Um tradition. ![]() But life on the streets also teaches other things, and like the lotus flower that flourishes best in the mud and slime, out of these experiences can grow a deeper understanding of life, and even perhaps a path to true acceptance and liberation.īronx Dharma is a somewhat irreverent and darkly humorous endeavor to translate the seemingly esoteric and remote philosophies and practices of Zen Buddhism to the reality of contemporary life on the streets. The First Noble Truth is “Life is Suffering.” But if the Buddha grew up in the hood he may have said “Life Sucks and Then You Die” (Chapter One) Growing up in the Bronx in all the turbulence and craziness of the ‘60s, Jerry Duvinsky learnt this lesson first hand: The promising lives cut short, the tragic idealism and self-destruction. The following is excerpted from promotional material created for the book: ![]() Brilliant:( But as they say in the ‘hood… “It is what it is.” While it may be the worst time to announce a new book, perhaps it is actually a perfect time to provide an exploration of an ancient wisdom that can offer a recipe for liberation from strife and suffering, whether at an an individual or even global level. So, while the world is falling apart with a worldwide viral pandemic, renewed civil strife, riots and burning inner cities, I have chosen this time to announce a new book. Together, they offer an insight into the Zen of Kobun Chino Otogawa, containing both his perspective on the forms and his emphasis that Zen is revealed not so much in the sutras as it is in the everyday.New Book Announcement Bronx Dharma: A Street level View of Zen BuddhismĪvailable in paperback and Kindle on Amazon and everywhere fine books are sold:) The wide ranging talks in this book began as Sesshin Teishos - instructions given to students while in the midst of a week-long period of intensive sitting. However Zen spoke to a person, be it as a religion, a practice, an aesthetic or a guiding principle, Kobun wholeheartedly believed in Buddha Nature and followed each path with creativity and grace. Kobun founded four temples, taught Buddhism at Stanford and Naropa University, demonstrated and taught Calligraphy and Archery, spoke at events, met with sitting groups in their living rooms and hiked the wilderness with the people he encountered. For Kobun, Zen was not an institution, but the elemental nature of every aspect of our lives and existed in myriad forms. With a refined ability to embody form and a deep belief in Buddha Nature - that the Buddha has no body but ours, Kobun taught Zen with intuitive jazz-like creativity.Īlthough he came to assist Shunryu Suzuki at the San Francisco Zen Center, Kobun was enamored of the way Zen, unfettered, blossomed in new soil and he followed it wherever it grew. ![]() Sent from Eiheiji to bring the classical forms of Zen to the First Monastery in America, Kobun arrived as a young man in the midst of a social revolution and resonated in perfect time with the evolution of American Zen. Kobun Chino Otogawa was an instrumental figure in the transmission of Zen to America and its evolution within our culture. We are pleased to announce the publication ofĮmbracing Mind: The Zen Talks of Kobun Chino Otogawa. ![]()
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