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The Hidden Lamp

Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women

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The Hidden Lamp

By: Zenshin Florence Caplow - editor, Reigetsu Susan Moon - editor
Narrated by: Caroline McLaughlin, Judith West
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About this listen

The Hidden Lamp is a collection of 100 koans and stories of Buddhist women from the time of the Buddha to the present day. This revolutionary book brings together many teaching stories that were hidden for centuries, unknown until this volume. These stories are extraordinary expressions of freedom and fearlessness, relevant for men and women of any time or place. In this audio, we meet nuns, laywomen practicing with their families, famous teachers honored by emperors, and old women selling tea on the side of the road.

Each story is accompanied by a reflection by a contemporary woman teacher - personal responses that help bring the old stories alive for listeners today - and concluded by a final meditation for the listener, a question from the editors meant to spark further rumination and inquiry. These are the voices of the women ancestors of every contemporary Buddhist.

©2013 Susan Moon and Florence Caplow (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
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Great stories that teach us about spiritual life from àll over the world.Well narrated. ,Brilliant

very spiritual

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this was a revelation to me with many zen stories I had never heard well read and very enlightening

well formatted giving the story and an explanation of the story

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