Cultivating the Empty Field

Cultivating the Empty Field is a modern translation of the core of Chinese Ch''an master Hongzhi''s Extensive Record.

First to articulate the meditation method known to contemporary Zen practitioners as shikantaza ("just sitting") Chinese Zen master Hongzhi is one of the most influential poets in all of Zen literature. This translation of Hongzhi''s poetry, the only such volume available in Engli...