{"product_id":"jesus-in-the-hands-of-buddha-9780814668672","title":"Jesus in the Hands of Buddha","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lucien Miller, a married Catholic deacon and professor of Chinese studies, documents his experience of the person and teachings of Shigeto Vincent Oshida, a Japanese Zen teacher and Catholic priest. Miller translates in poignant detail the life and work of this no longer hidden spiritual master. \u003ci\u003eJesus in the Hands of Buddha \u003c\/i\u003epresents boundary-crossing insights and practices at the core of cross-cultural spiritual living. He profoundly offers an experience of accessible guidance and consolation for world readers of all faiths living on the ropes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Montaldo, author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oshida’s life and legacy is an experience of the spiritual senses knowing the mystical voice. Biblical in sources and Buddhist in form, reading this book took me as a reader to the great pause of silence.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSister Meg Funk, OSB, Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, Indiana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this beautifully kaleidoscopic book, Lucien Miller reports on the life and legacy of Shigeto Oshida, OP, the Japanese Dominican friar whose vocation was to enact a Japanese and Buddhist way of being Catholic. Given that this book's luminous style reflects the very style of its subject-matter, any of its readers will be doubly rewarded indeed.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Magliola, PhD, Carmelite lay tertiary; affiliate, Istituto Vangelo and Zen, Milano, Italy; retired professor at Assumption University of Thailand and National Taiwan University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shigeto Oshida's quest was to reveal the Christ indigenous to Japanese culture. Lucien Miller's generous account shows us how he did this by rooting himself in the eternal rhythms of mountainous, rural rice-farming Japan, practicing zazen, offering Mass in a simple thatched roof hut, and opening himself to whatever the moment might bring.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hackett, professor emeritus of Religion, University of Florida\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shigeto Vincent Oshida was a saint, a mystic, a Christian visionary, and a model of an authentic appropriation of Buddhist and Christian truths that collectively lead to a new vision of discipleship. Lucien Miller takes us deeply into the life and heart of Fr. Oshida whose existence was utterly simple and yet filled with paradoxes. He was a hermit in community, a solitary among others. He desired nothing other than to disappear into the silence and bear witness to the 'Unborn Sphere,' all the while in complete service to the poor and those seeking his spiritual guidance. Miller’s book inspires and challenges us to see a new model of the Christian life no longer dominated by a 'Western' model, but one immersed in the spirit of Asia.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Feldmeier, professor of Catholic Studies, University of Toledo, Ohio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Combining poetry, personal memories, and recollections of a retreat, Lucien Miller presents a vivid and moving evocation of the late Japanese Dominican friar, Shigeto Vincent Oshida. Embodying values of both the Zen and the Catholic traditions in his spiritual journey, Oshida offered an inspiring and prayerful witness of simplicity, poverty, solitude, and concern for a world of suffering. This moving and loving portrait is highly recommended for all spiritual seekers.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo D. Lefebure, past president of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies, and chair of theology, Georgetown University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an intriguing book. It is part memoir, part biography, part theological reflection, and part narrative.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatholic Books Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eJesus in the Hands of Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e is for any reader whose contemplative heart races in the mystical mundanity of simplicity and service.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eContemplify\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eJesus in the Hands of Buddha \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of Vincent Oshida, whose great sincerity, sense of humor and profound concern for the poor shine through in these pages and add an original angle on the wider phenomenon of the East-West\/Buddhist-Christian encounter.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCistercian Studies Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PRELUDE\u003cbr\u003e      Jesus in the Hands of Buddha Sculpture   ix\u003cbr\u003e FOREWORD\u003cbr\u003e      by Timothy Radcliffe, OP   xi\u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCTION   xxi\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER ONE\u003cbr\u003e      A Buddhist Who Encountered Christ   1\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWO\u003cbr\u003e      Hermit and Pilgrim   25\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER THREE\u003cbr\u003e      Poet and Mystic   51\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FOUR\u003cbr\u003e      Sesshin Part One   69\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FIVE\u003cbr\u003e      Sesshin Part Two   121\u003cbr\u003e EPILOGUE\u003cbr\u003e      September Meeting, Last Days, Gleanings   163 \u003cbr\u003e POSTLUDE\u003cbr\u003e      The Greatest Accomplishment   177\u003cbr\u003e ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  179\u003cbr\u003e VITA   181\u003cbr\u003e BIBLIOGRAPHY   189","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084091519319,"sku":"9780814668672","price":23.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814668672.jpg?v=1762205031","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jesus-in-the-hands-of-buddha-9780814668672","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}