The Finger and the Moon
Zen Teachings and Koans
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Published:17th Nov '16
Should be back in stock very soon
Jodorowsky notes that most people are incapable of self-realization because of their fear of the void within, an emptiness they seek to fill with noise and chatter. He shows that Zen teachings can be compared to a finger pointing at the moon, directing you to awaken to your true nature--the Buddha within. The danger lies in mistaking the pointing finger for the moon, mistaking the words for the essential enlightenment, which can only be grasped once words have been surpassed. Unlike most tales, these stories are intended to evoke silent illumination--as true awakening and self-realization cannot occur until the mind has been stilled.
“No one alive today, anywhere, has been able to demonstrate the sheer possibilities of artistic invention--and in so many disciplines--as powerfully as Alejandro Jodorowsky.” * NPR Books *
“Alejandro Jodorowsky is a demiurge and an interpreter of our stories, always exploring further the understanding of both the beauty and complexity revealed by humankind.” * Diana Widmaier Picasso, art historian *
“Jodorowsky is a brilliant, wise, gentle, and cunning wizard with tremendous depth of imagination and crystalline insight into the human condition.” * Daniel Pinchbeck, author of Breaking Open the Head *
“Alejandro Jodorowsky seamlessly and effortlessly weaves together the worlds of art, the confined social structure, and things we can only touch with an open heart and mind.” * Erykah Badu, artist and alchemist *
“One of the most inspiring artists of our time. . . . A prophet of creativity.” * Kanye West, recording artist *
“The Dance of Reality begs to be read as a culminating work. . . .” * Los Angeles Times *
“The Dance of Reality [film] is a trippy but big-hearted reimagining of the young Alejandro’s unhappy childhood in a Chilean town. . . .” * New York Times Magazine *
“Manual of Psychomagic is great . . . like a cookbook of very useful recipes that can help us to understand our life and the universe we live in.” * Marina AbramoviÄ?, performance artist *
“His films El Topo and The Holy Mountain were trippy, perverse, and blasphemous.” * Wall Street Journal *
“The best movie director ever!” * Marilyn Manson, musician, actor, and multimedia artist *
ISBN: 9781620555354
Dimensions: 210mm x 137mm x 13mm
Weight: 240g
176 pages