The Three Pillars of Zen, 25th Anniversary Updated and Revised Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (645 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385260938 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 399 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Through explorations of the three pillars of Zen--teaching, practice, and enlightenment--Roshi Philip Kapleau presents a comprehensive overview of the history and discipline of Zen Buddhism. An established classic, this 35th anniversary edition features new illustrations and photographs, as well as a new afterword by Sensei Bodhin Kjolhede, who has succeeded Philip Kapleau as spiritual director of the Rochester Zen Center, one of the oldest and most influential Zen centers in the United States.
. "The Three Pillars of Zen is still, in my opinion, the best book in English that has been written on Zen Buddhism."--Huston Smith, author of The Worlds' Religions and Forgotten Truth"The Three Pillars of Zen heralded the end of armchair Buddhism. With this practical guide to Zen meditation, Roshi Kapleau ushered in the first wave of American zazen practitioners. It was extraordinarily inspiring. It still is."--Helen Tworkov, founding editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and author of Zen in America"For over thirty years Roshi Kapleau's Three Pillars of Zen 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."--Rosh
"This book is an absolutely amazing introduction to Zen Buddhism as it is truly practiced" according to Steven. This book is an absolutely amazing introduction to Zen Buddhism as it is truly practiced. It is extremely elaborate, well written, and informative. The book gives an excellent glimpse into monetary life, how to do zazen (the bread and butter meditation method of Zen) and even presents accounts of meetings between novices and their zen teacher. The book also contains conc. Way of Buddha Written by a Westerner, this book by Roshi Kapleau is the best description of living Zen what I have read. The meaning of Buddha's enlightenment became so much clearer through well-written explanations and by personal statements of their experiences by eight Zen students. If you are interested in Buddhism and Zen, buy this book.Then you only need to find your own way to . "Five Stars" according to Pranav Perepa. I love this book - a master piece on Zen practice.