A Guide to Zen: Lessons from a Modern Master
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 157731249X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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These descriptions, and Sekida's style overall, are simple and elegant, but the early portions of the book are too detailed for an introductory guide: discussions of the "expiratory reserve volume" (and the like) of one's breathing patterns beg the assistance of a teacher. Here, Sekida shines: his descriptions focus first on each picture's general figurative lesson, then on how the picture serves as a specific demarcation of one's actual practice of Zen meditation. From Publishers Weekly For Sekida, the attainment of samadhi, a "stat
The result is a complete course in Zen from a modern master — as one would receive in a traditional Zen center — simply and beautifully written.. This book takes the formidable 100,000-word classic Zen Training by the great master Katsuki Sekida and extracts its finest gems. Marc Allen has carefully chosen the passages most relevant to today, producing a readable work of six chapters covering the basics of posture, breathing, and training, and presenting various pieces of Zen literature and meditation pictures
L. Erickson said Depth, Precision, and Poetry - True to Zen in Form and Content. This is a condensed version of Sekida's much larger Zen Training, and was designed by editor Marc Allen to be more approachable and accessible. Sekida was a "Depth, Precision, and Poetry - True to Zen in Form and Content" according to L. Erickson. This is a condensed version of Sekida's much larger Zen Training, and was designed by editor Marc Allen to be more approachable and accessible. Sekida was a 20th century layperson Zen teacher, who taught English in Japan for many years while a student of Zen, followed by teaching Zen himself at the Maui Zendo in the late 1960s (whe. 0th century layperson Zen teacher, who taught English in Japan for many years while a student of Zen, followed by teaching Zen himself at the Maui Zendo in the late 1960s (whe. Great GTM Buy this book just for the breathing instructions! Editor condensed the larger book "Zen Training" to give us this short guide with some of the best instructional content. Will be buying the larger work soon. Excellent author on such a deep subject, a true zen master!. Guide to heal the mind This book gives you the ways to cleansen your mind. I found them to be pretty helpful. But dont use this as the "way". One needs to discover for himself as to what cleansens your mind. Use this book as a starting guide