Zen master Julian Daizan Skinner guides the reader through a sequence of meditation techniques that can safely lead even a complete novice through to advanced levels. Based on his own long experience of the Rinzai Zen tradition, as taught by the great seventeenth-century masters, Hakuin and Bankei, Daizan highlights the key points for success and addresses the pitfalls. Structured around a traditional teaching framework called -The two wings of a bird, - Daizan clearly lays-out how these methods build and combine to create a transformative and sustaining practice. The book contains an...

To counteract the fast pace and stress of modern Western life, Zen master Julian Daizan Skinner presents simple, accessible meditation practices from the Rinzai Zen tradition in a practical way to enable readers to work towards health, wellbeing and success in their everyday lives.