Fingers and Moons: A Poetic Exploration of Light and Shadow

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Language: English Topic: Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist) Format: Trade Paperback ISBN: 9780946672073 Item Width: 5.5 in Book Title: Fingers and Moons Number of Pages: 200 Pages Publisher: Buddhist Publishing Group Publication Year: 1995 Illustrator: Yes Item Length: 7.9 in Item Weight: 0.42 lbs Author: Trevor Legget Genre: Religion gtin13: 9780946672073

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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Fingers And Moons ISBN13: 9780946672073 ISBN10: 0946672075 Author: Legget, Trevor (Author) Description: The Well-Known Zen Buddhist Phrase 'The Finger Pointing At The Moon' Refers To The Means And The End, And The Possibility Of Mistaking One For The Other Trevor Leggett Says, 'The Forms Are The Methods And They Are Very Important As Pointing Fingers, But If We Forget What They Are For And They Become, So To Speak, The Goal In Their Own Right, Then Our Progress Is Liable To Stop And If It Stops, It Retrogresses ' On The Other Hand There Are Those Who Say 'With Considerable Pride, I Don't Want Fingers Or Methods I Want To See The Moon Directly, Directly To See The Moon Directly No Methods Or Pointing But In Fact They Don't See It It's Easy To Say ' With Many Varied Analogies, Stories And Incidents, Trevor Leggett Points To The Truth Behind Words, Behind Explanations And Methods Indeed, The Book Itself Is Like 'A Finger Pointing At The Moon' Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Buddhist Pub Group Publication Date: 2011-04-04 Weight: 0.42 lbs Dimensions: 0.34'' H x 8.5'' L x 5.5'' W Number of Pages: 144 Language: English