In this companion volume to The Three Pillars of Zen, Kapleau establishes guidelines for Western practitioners of Zen Buddhism, offering appealing, simple answers to the questions Westerners most often ask.Among the topics discussed in this informative, user-friendly book: "Transcendental Meditation: Who Transcends What?," "Can I Practice Zen and Be a Good Jew (or Catholic)?," "Reading About Enlightenment Is Like Scratching an Itchy Foot Through Your Shoe," and "Meditation Is an Escape--What Are You Doing to Help Society?" Kapleau's eloquence, humor, and authority make this an...
In this companion volume to The Three Pillars of Zen, Kapleau establishes guidelines for Western practitioners of Zen Buddhism, offering appeal...
To live life fully and die serenely--surely we all share these goals, so inextricably entwined. Yet a spiritual dimension is too often lacking in the attitudes, circumstances, and rites of death in modern society. Kapleau explores the subject of death and dying on a deeply personal level, interweaving the writings of Western religions with insights from his own Zen practice, and offers practical advice for the dying and their families.
To live life fully and die serenely--surely we all share these goals, so inextricably entwined. Yet a spiritual dimension is too often lacking in the ...
Koans are at the very heart of Zen practice; this collection of informal koan talks will bring the Zen student into the presence of Roshi Philip Kapleau, the famous author of "The Three Pillars of Zen ." The talks in this collection came directly from the "zendo" (training hall) and from the intense form of practice known as "sesshin," a Japanese word meaning "to train the mind." These are direct presentations of the practice and understanding of one of the century's greatest American masters. These Zen talks focus on koans that illuminate fundamental issues of the spiritual life. While...
Koans are at the very heart of Zen practice; this collection of informal koan talks will bring the Zen student into the presence of Roshi Philip Kaple...
Der Kapleau ist fr Generationen von Zenbenden im Westen zu dem Grundlagenwerk des Zen in Theorie und Praxis geworden. In elf Lektionen wird ber Einzelheiten der Lehre und der bung gesprochen, wobei die Meditation, der Atem, das Rezitieren von Sutren und die Sitzhaltung im Mittelpunkt stehen. Zum ersten Mal wurden hier die mndlich gegebenen Unterweisungen eines ZenMeisters aufgezeichnet, deren schriftliche Fixierung bis dahin stets abgelehnt wurde. Philip Kapleau, heute schon eine Legende des ZenBuddhismus, ermglicht durch seine Kommentare zu Mediationsaufgaben paradoxen Inhalts und die...
Der Kapleau ist fr Generationen von Zenbenden im Westen zu dem Grundlagenwerk des Zen in Theorie und Praxis geworden. In elf Lektionen wird ber Einzel...
