This landmark volume makes available for the first time in decades the teachings that were formulative to a whole generation of American Zen teachers and students. For the first time in decades, the teachings formative to American Zen teachers and students are now available in one comprehensive volume. Conceived as an overarching primer on the practice of Zen, this landmark volume address's every aspect of practice: beginning practice, shikantaza, chanting, sesshin, working with Mu, and the nature of koans. Retaining the lively, immediate quality of the previous edition, On Zen Practice is an essential tool for the new generation of Zen practitioners. A landmark volume, this workbook makes available for the first time in decades the teachings that were formative to a whole generation of American Zen teachers and students. These teachings have been reorganized and worked into a classic introduction to Zen.