Taking the Path of Zen
eBook - ePub

Taking the Path of Zen

  1. 166 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Taking the Path of Zen

About this book

There is a fine art to presenting complex ideas with simplicity and insight, in a manner that both guides and inspires. In Taking the Path of Zen Robert Aitken presents the practice, lifestyle, rationale, and ideology of Zen Buddhism with remarkable clarity.
The foundation of Zen is the practice of zazen, or mediation, and Aitken Roshi insists that everything flows from the center. He discusses correct breathing, posture, routine, teacher-student relations, and koan study, as well as common problems and milestones encountered in the process. Throughout the book the author returns to zazen, offering further advice and more advanced techniques. The orientation extends to various religious attitudes and includes detailed discussions of the Three Treasures and the Ten Precepts of Zen Buddhism.
Taking the Path of Zen will serve as orientation and guide for anyone who is drawn to the ways of Zen, from the simply curious to the serious Zen student.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Notice
  4. Dedication
  5. Preface
  6. Epigraph
  7. Chapter One: Fundamentals
  8. Chapter Two: Method
  9. Chapter Three: Appropriate Means
  10. Chapter Four: Delusions and Pitfalls
  11. Chapter Five: Attitudes in Religious Practice
  12. Chapter Six: The Three Treasures
  13. Chapter Seven: The Ten Grave Precepts
  14. Chapter Eight: Establishing the Practice
  15. Chapter Nine: The Koan Mu
  16. Prajñā Pāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra (The Heart Sutra)
  17. Hakuin Zenji’s “Song of Zazen”
  18. Appendix: Willy-Nilly Zen
  19. Table of Chinese-Japanese Equivalents
  20. Notes
  21. Glossary
  22. Bibliography of Zen Buddhist Titles in Paper Covers
  23. About the Author
  24. Newsletter Sign-up
  25. Contents
  26. Copyright