{"product_id":"house-of-silent-light-the-dawning-of-zen-in-gilded-age-america-9780901032676","title":"House of Silent Light: The Dawning of Zen in Gilded Age America","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse of Silent Light\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Mrs. Ida Russell.\u003cbr\u003eShe was the first Westerner to practice Zen meditation under the direct\u003cbr\u003eguidance of a Japanese Zen master, and the first Westerner to live for an\u003cbr\u003eextended period at a traditional Zen monastery.\u003c\/b\u003eIt was in her mansion, located\u003cbr\u003eon a quiet stretch of Californian beach and dubbed locally 'The House of Silent\u003cbr\u003eLight', that Soen Shaku, the first Zen teacher to actively engage in missionary\u003cbr\u003eactivity in the West, first spoke on Zen in America. \u003ci\u003eHouse of Silent Light\u003c\/i\u003e will\u003cbr\u003eshow that Ida Russell's enthusiasm for Zen ignited in Soen Shaku the desire to\u003cbr\u003esee his mission understood and appreciated internationally. Without her\u003cbr\u003einterest and support, Zen could not have taken root in America in the way that\u003cbr\u003eit did. In fact it can be argued that without Ida Russell, Zen may never have\u003cbr\u003ecaptured Americans' imagination at all. So this ground-breaking book will show\u003cbr\u003ehow Ida Russell's unconventional religious pursuits led to her friendship with\u003cbr\u003eone of Japan's most prominent Zen figures at the turn of the twentieth century, \u003cbr\u003eand directly inspired his work to establish Zen's first foothold in the United\u003cbr\u003eStates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Buddhist Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780901032676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.40d","brand":"Brian Riggs,Hidemi Riggs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302201061557,"sku":"9780901032676","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c2de253e-cdbd-4849-91c0-201881c1397e.jpg?v=1772552292","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/house-of-silent-light-the-dawning-of-zen-in-gilded-age-america-9780901032676","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}