The book heralded the end of armchair Buddhism. With this practical guide to Zen meditation, R. Kapleau ushered in the first wave of American zazen/ zen practitioners. It was extraordinarily inspiring. It still is. The book is the best book in English that has been written on Zen Buddhism. For over 30 years, the book has been the wellspring of Zen teachings for practitioners in the West, remaining as vital and fresh today as it was when it was originally published. It truly ranks among the timeless classics of Zen Buddhism.
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● PART ONE: Teaching and Practice I. Yasutani-Roshi's Introductory Lectures on Zen Training Editor's Introduction A Bibliographical Note on Yasutani-Rosh The Lectures 1. Theory and Practice of Zazen 2. Precautions to Observe in Zazen 3. Illusory Visions and Sensations 4. The Five Variety of Zen 5. The Three Aims of Zen 6. Individual Instruction 7. Shikan-Taza 8. The Parable of Enyadatta 9. Cause and Effect Are One 10.Oneness and Manyness 11.The Three Essentials of Zen Practice 12.Aspiration II. Yasutani-Roshi's Commentary (Teisho) on The Koan Mu Editor's Introduction Commentary III. Yasutani-Roshi's Private Encounters With Ten Westerners Editor's Introduction The Encounters 1. Student A (Woman, Age 60) 2. Student B (Man, Age 45) 3. Student C (Man, Age 43) 4. Student D (Woman, Age 40) 5. Student E (Man, Age 44) 6. Student F (Woman, Age 45) 7. Student G (Man, Age 25) 8. Student H (Woman, Age 37) 9. Student I (Man, Age 30) 10.Student J (Woman, Age 33) IV. Bassui's Dharma Talk on One-Mind and Letters to His Disciples Editor's Introduction The Talk The Letters 1. To a Man form Kumasaka 2. To the Abbess of Shinryu-Ji 3. To Lord Nakamura, Governor of Aki Province 4. To a Dying Man 5. To the Layman Ippo (Homma Shoken) 6. To a Monk in Shobo Hermitage (at his urgent request) 7. To the Nun Furusawa 8. First Letter to the Zen Priest Iguchi 9. Second Letter to the Zen Priest Iguchi 10.Third Letter to the Zen Priest Iguchi 11.Fourth Letter to the Zen Priest Iguchi 12.To a Nun ● PART TWO: Enlightenment V. Eight Contemporary Elightenment Experiences of Japenese and Westerners Editor's Introduction The Experiences VI.Yieko Iwasaki's Enlightenment Letters to Harada-Roshi and His Comments Editor's Introduction A Biographical Note on Harada-Roshi The Letters and Comments ● PART THREE: Supplements Editor's Introduction VII. Dogen on "Being-Time" VIII.The Ten Oxherding Pictures With Commentary and Verse IX. Postures A. Zen Postures Illustrated B. Questions and Answers ● Afterword by Bodhin Kjolhede ● Abbot of the Rochester Zen Center ● Notes on Zen Vocabulary and Buddhist Doctrines ● Pronunciation Guide to Japanese Words ● Index
