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Zen training : methods and philosophy /

Zen Training is a comprehensive handbook for zazen, seated meditation practice, and an authoritative presentation of the Zen path. The book marked a turning point in Zen literature in its critical reevaluation of the enlightenment experience, which the author believes has often been emphasized at th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sekida, Kazuki, 1893-1987
Other Authors: Grimstone, A. V.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Shambhala, 2005.
Subjects:
Meditation > Zen Buddhism.
Zen Buddhism > Doctrines.
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Table of Contents:
  • Orientations.
  • Zazen posture.
  • The physiology of attention.
  • Breathing in zazen.
  • Counting and following the breath.
  • Working on Mu.
  • The tanden.
  • Samadhi.
  • Koans.
  • Three nen-actions and one-eon nen.
  • Existence and mood.
  • Laughter and Zen.
  • Pure existence.
  • Pure cognition and kensho.
  • Kensho experiences.