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The Art of Just Sitting
Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza
- 256 pages
- English
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About this book
Shikantaza--or "just sitting"--is one of the simplest, most subtle forms of meditation, and one of the most easily misunderstood. This peerless volume brings together a wealth of writings, from the Buddha himself to Bodhidharma and Dogen and many of modern Zen Buddhism's most influential masters, all pointing directly to the heart of this powerful practice. Edited by one of America's pre-eminent Zen teachers, this book is a rich resource for wisdom seekers and scholars alike.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Editorâs Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Hongzhi, Dogen, and the Background of Shikantaza
- Editorâs Note
- Guidepost of Silent Illumination
- Cultivating the Empty Field
- Zazengi: Rules for Zazen
- Fukanzazengi: Universal Recommendations for Zazen
- Zazenshin: Lancet of Seated Meditation
- Zazen Yojinki: What To Be Aware of in Zazen
- Shikantaza
- The Tenzo Kyokun and Shikantaza
- The Wholehearted Way
- No Dualism
- Commentary on Fukanzazengi
- How to Sit
- To Live Is Just to Live
- To Study the Self
- On âSilent Illuminationâ
- Nanyue Polishes a Tile
- Yaoshanâs Non-Thinking
- Suzuki Roshiâs Practice of Shikantaza
- A Coin Lost in the River Is Found in the River
- Just Sitting
- Will You Sit with Me?
- Yangshanâs State of Mind
- Appendix: Foundational Texts
- Whoâs Who
- Permissions Credits
- Index
- Wisdom Publications
- Copyright