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\"Beyond\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Alba Publishing, 2015, 236pp ISBN: 978-1-910185-15-5 5 \u00be\u201dx 8 \u00bc\u201d paperback \u00a310\/US$15\/\u20ac14]<\/p>\n

I met Ken Jones, and his wife Noragh, on a number of occasions over the last fifteen years or so, at Haiku Ireland<\/em> and other haiku-related events in Dublin. He was an acquaintance whose talent and wisdom I admired greatly, and, like many others, I miss not having both on stream anymore. However, we are fortunate that he did write and publish so prolifically and this final book, along with his posthumous collection of haibun, Gone Away <\/em>(also from Alba), are his parting gifts to us.<\/h2>\n

\"gone-away\"<\/p>\n

In some ways, Jones acts as devil\u2019s advocate in the eleven talks and essays on Buddhism which comprise the majority of this volume, a number of which can be found on his website www.kenjoneszen.com<\/a>. Starting with the book’s title, he challenges our preconceptions about Buddhism in a way that shows a typically fierce and independent intelligence. This sandal-on-the-cheek approach makes us sit up and listen. The first section, How to Do Everyday Buddhism<\/em>, \u2018provides a foundation and introduction for other essays and papers\u2019 and summarises many of Jones\u2019s thoughts on matters such as spiritual materialism, suchness, the practice of emotional awareness and kindness, also the sometimes controversial area of Buddhist ethics and morals. He expands on these topics (and more) in the eight talks which follow and which form the bulk of the book.<\/h2>\n

The effectiveness in Jones\u2019s arguments partly lies in the fact that they are informed by a deep and wide knowledge of spiritual literature in general, and Buddhist texts and teachers in particular. Ample, relevant quotes punctuate and contextualise his observations in every chapter, from 13th Century Zen Master Dogen (about whose teachings the tenth section of the book is devoted) to contemporary Buddhist nun Pema Ch\u00f6dr\u00f6n who has popularised dharma-related teachings in recent years. One of his key opinions, that mindfulness – while worthwhile as a practice is itself – is \u2018Buddhism lite’, is well-argued and convincing. His assertion that mindfulness is \u2018a technique, devoid of the profound ethical concerns of authentic Buddhism\u2019 is hard to refute.<\/h2>\n

There are times, however, when Jones\u2019s bias as a socially engaged Buddhist is evident, for example when he claims that Buddhism has \u2018traditionally been confined to individual existential concerns\u2019 rather than exercising itself in opposing authority (later in the book he describes himself as a \u2018Buddhist Bolshevik\u2019). While I admire his desire to marry life as a meditator with life as an activist in the pursuit of equality, I would argue that the latter is not necessarily the main role or function of a Buddhist. Furthermore, the former premise is suspect in that the Buddhist tradition of the sangha,<\/em> or community of practitioners, is strong and ancient, as is the importance of its role in supporting individual dharma practice. Indeed, the Sangha<\/em> is one of the \u2018three jewels of refuge\u2019 in Buddhism, along with the Buddha and the Dharma. However, the valuable insights Jones provides throughout the book more than compensate for this inclination.<\/h2>\n

Of course the principles of impermanence and acceptance are also prominent in Buddhist philosophy. Jones embraces these with dignity and humour, no more so than in his writings about ageing (‘the supreme challenge of our life…it is our self-identity which is challenged\u2019) and dying. And so he offers us Ageing<\/em>, The Great Adventure<\/em> \u2013 A<\/em> Buddhist Guide<\/em> which forms the eleventh section of this book. What Jones describes as \u2018the existential option’, the alternative to either railing against old age or wallowing in its vicissitudes, is to practise awareness, to examine all pains, thoughts and emotions as they arise, and to learn from them. This is best achieved, he argues, through meditation. He also encourages us to both embody and celebrate older age. In relation to death itself, Jones argues that how we have lived is more important than how we die, ‘over which we may very well have little or no control’.<\/h2>\n

And finally, the haibun. Jones became an early champion of this form, which combines prose and haiku, and he also put his own distinctive stamp on it, calling his haibun ‘haiku stories’. The selection here, in Literary Zen: Haiku and Haibun<\/em>, the twelfth and final section of the book, includes nine in which Zen retreats are the subjects, and ten inspired by his experience of prostate cancer, the illness that eventually took his life in August 2015. These are mostly taken from five previous collections of haibun, with a few others previously unpublished. The retreat haibun are divided into those written on solitary retreats and those on group retreats, some of which were led by Jones. My own preference is for those from the solitary retreats. There is something pure about his engagement with the natural world, and with the everyday indoor tasks of washing, dining and, in this case, reading and meditating, all conducted alone. But the group retreats also yield clear and contemplative prose, haiku and senryu. And so, Jones gives us this:<\/h2>\n

Later, in fading light, I wander up onto the hill. Shoulders hunched, searching as usual for something too shy to show itself. Hands tighten on the rust of an iron gate.<\/h2>\n

<\/h2>\n

Warmed by the setting sun<\/span><\/h2>\n

my skinny shadow<\/h2>\n

stretching across a field<\/h2>\n

from The Grey Stone<\/em> (2002)<\/p>\n

and<\/h2>\n

On this black robe<\/h2>\n

the dust of incense<\/h2>\n

silent thunder<\/h2>\n

from Here Now <\/em>(2013)<\/p>\n

From the group retreats, we get<\/h2>\n

Hazy moon<\/h2>\n

the rusty weathervane<\/h2>\n

clanks and groans<\/h2>\n

A brief, broken sleep, spilling vivid dreams, and leaving a metallic taste beneath the tongue. The hour before dawn, lit by one large candle. One by one the black robed figures file in.<\/h2>\n

from Putting Legs on a Snake<\/em> (2004)<\/p>\n

and<\/h2>\n

Thunder and lightning at dawn<\/h2>\n

the light within the dark<\/h2>\n

of the Great Way<\/h2>\n

from Hard Up<\/em> (2014)<\/p>\n

In the final ten poignant haibun, severally entitled Ageing towards Death,<\/em> Jones writes with wry humour and a lack of sentimentality about his \u2018long drawn out\u2019 illness and approach to death. Though the initial diagnosis of cancer was made in 2001, it only becomes imminently terminal in early 2015. At the early diagnosis stage, Jones writes:<\/h2>\n

Home for more tests. The radiology unit has an air of carnival. What shall we play for you?<\/h2>\n

Bone scan<\/h2>\n

the length<\/h2>\n

of a Brandenburg Concerto<\/h2>\n

from The Spirit Level<\/em>, 2001<\/p>\n

Some years later and the disease is taking hold. Yet Jones takes time to immerse himself in the natural world, and to practise the general and emotional awareness that he has advocated in the earlier sections of the book.<\/h2>\n

Weeping<\/h2>\n

for the blackbird<\/h2>\n

singing his love<\/h2>\n

from Going Nowhere<\/em>, 2006<\/p>\n

His love for his wife is evident in some of the haibun:<\/h2>\n

\u2018A better place to die\u2019, she says, turning her face away. And so, day by day and arm in arm, we promenade our love, as wave follows wave.<\/h2>\n

A red fishing boat<\/h2>\n

cutting its white wake<\/h2>\n

through our winter morning<\/h2>\n

and later:<\/h2>\n

Each in our so-called easy chair, we enjoy the magnificent sunsets.<\/h2>\n

Some day<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ll await a sunset such as this<\/h2>\n

and share its graceful exit<\/h2>\n

from A Change of Address<\/em> (2014)<\/p>\n

In the haibun Ready to Cast Off<\/em> (2014), Jones tackles the indisputable yet unpredictable end which lies ahead for all of us, and how lucky we are to have Jones to blaze such a trail for us:<\/h2>\n

My Death<\/h2>\n

my unfamiliar<\/h2>\n

feral beast<\/h2>\n

In this and other haikai<\/em> in the final section of the book, he continues the time-honoured Asian tradition in which both haiku poets and Zen monks have penned their own jisei<\/em>, or death poem. This provides an appropriate end to a volume which addresses the two components of Zen Buddhism and haibun.<\/h2>\n

This book is for Buddhists and non-Buddhists, haijin<\/em> and non-haijin<\/em> alike, any reader should be enriched by Jones\u2019s erudition and literary talent.<\/h2>\n

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Maeve O\u2019Sullivan (@writefromwithin)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>This review was first published in the quarterly (hard copy) journal of the British Haiku Society,<\/em><\/p>\n

Blithe Spirit<\/em><\/strong>, Volume 26, No. 2 (May 2016).<\/em><\/p>\n

In early August 2015, I got the news of Ken Jones\u2019 death while sitting in the tea room of Casa da Campo<\/i>, the Portuguese venue for the Bodhicharya Summercamp. He and I, though different in many ways, shared a publisher, a passion for haiku & its related forms and a commitment to the Dharma, quite a lot to have in common! I was naturally saddened by the news.<\/p>\n

Later that year, the then editor of Blithe Spirit<\/i>, the journal of the British Haiku Society, David\u00a0 Serjeant, knowing of my interest in Buddhism, asked me to write an extended review of Ken\u2019s last book, Beyond Mindfulness<\/i>, which he had held in his hand and approved not long before his death. I agreed. It was a strange experience to critique a book whose author wouldn\u2019t get to read the review! It appeared in the journal in May 2016.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, sitting at the same table in the same tea room at Casa da Campo at the start of this year\u2019s Summercamp, Albert Harris told me that Many Roads<\/i> might be moving towards being review-based. I mentioned the recent one I\u2019d written and he expressed an interest in republishing it on the site. I emailed David Serjeant straight away to ask his permission and he granted it by return. Later I realised that these conversations, and the agreement to republish the review, had all taken place on the day before Ken\u2019s first anniversary on Tuesday 2nd<\/sup>August 2016. Coincidence?\u00a0 Perhaps but I prefer to think that the wily old pilgrim fox had a hand in it!<\/p>\n

Maeve O\u2019Sullivan, 12th<\/sup> August 2016<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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