Chen Yogi C M (3 results)

spiral bound trade paperback. Condition: good; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED8vo; 55 pages; advanced readers copy; good spiral bound trade paperback; tips bumped; slight scuff; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Very thin small soft cover. Light signs of age. We ship fast. The Buddhist hermit Han-Shan's poems from the 9th century. These poems have been translated by C.M.Chen, the eccentric hermit Yogi Chen who went in search of Buddhist teachings and spent several years living in a cave in isolation. He lived subsequently in Kalimpong India from 1947 until 1972 before moving to Berkeley, USA. In this little roughly hand-printed book Yogi Chen offers up advice to 'modern' hippies in the hope that they can possess the same merits as the 'ancient' hippie guru Han-Shan. Yogi Chen also offers up details of Han-Shan's life to illuminate the translated poems. The front cover notes 'A Gift by The Buddhist Hippies Leader Ven. Gary Snyder, California USA'. Scarce.…

1st Edition. 48 pages. Kalimpong, Mani Printing Works, 1970. First edition. Very good slightly spotted card covers, Internally very good. Loosely inserted photo of C M Chen. Limited to 1000 copies. Usually a gift from Buddhist Hippie Leader Ven. Gary Snyder, California. Rare.