Cultivating the empty field book read 11 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers first to articulate the meditation method known to cont. 40 out of 5 stars cultivating the empty field reviewed in the united states on may 25 2017 cultivating the empty field honghzhi zhengue seems more down to earth than some of the other chinese zen chan teachers of that era speaking to lay people as well as monks. Book review cultivating the empty field march 29 2014 williamricci this is a follow up to my previous post about the book cultivating the empty field the silent illumination of zen master hongzhi this book is edited and translated by taigen dan leighton and yi wu. Cultivating the empty field the silent illumination of zen master hongzhi was recommended to me by sensei daishin at zcla normally i have a lot of trouble making sense of asian metaphors this time i decided to invest the effort purely out of respect for senseis advice i have been well rewarded. Learn from 171 book reviews of cultivating the empty field by honghzhi zhengue taigen dan leighton yi wu with recommendations from world experts and thousands of smart readers