Zen meditation plain and simple [electronic book] / Albert Low.
By: Low, Albert [author.].
Material type: BookPublisher: Tokyo, Japan : Tuttle Publishing, 1989Copyright date: 1989Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource (154 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780804832113 (paperback) ; 9781462901623 (e-book).Subject(s): Zen meditations | Zen Buddhism | Meditation -- Zen BuddhismDDC classification: 294.34432 Online resources: E-bookItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library | Not for loan |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
First published by Tuttle in 1989 as An Invitation to Practice Zen , Zen Meditation Plain and Simple has gone on to sell nearly 20,000 copies. Now, with a new preface and updated instructional photographs, it's perfect to help a new generation of readers looking to learn the basics of zazen--zen meditation. With a concise overview of the basics and clear photographs illustrating the proper positions and postures, this comprehensive guidebook demystifies the age-old practice of zazen and brings its numerous benefits into the lives of today's Westerners.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgments (p. 9)
- Introduction (p. 11)
- Part I Orientation
- 1 What Is Buddhism? (p. 19)
- Buddha Means Awakened One (p. 19)
- Buddhism and Shakyamuni (p. 20)
- The Meaning of This Story (p. 25)
- The Four Noble Truths (p. 26)
- 2 The Meaning of Zen (p. 31)
- Zen, Chan, and Dhyana (p. 31)
- Beyond the Opposites (p. 32)
- 3 The Importance of Practice (p. 39)
- All Beings Are Buddha, So Why Need We Meditate? (p. 39)
- The Difficulty of Meditation (p. 45)
- 4 Ingredients of Practice (p. 47)
- Zazen (p. 47)
- Faith, Doubt, and Perseverance (p. 54)
- Part II Practice
- 5 Beginning to Practice (p. 63)
- Posture (p. 63)
- Practice (p. 80)
- The Mechanics of Zazen (p. 92)
- 6 Zen in Everyday Life (p. 97)
- Zazen As an End and As a Means (p. 97)
- Mindfulness at All Times (p. 98)
- Mistaken Beliefs (p. 101)
- The Inner Monologue (p. 109)
- The Way of the Warrior (p. 110)
- 7 Practice at a Center (p. 115)
- The Importance of Guidance (p. 115)
- Life at a Center (p. 120)
- The Discipline of Sesshin (p. 123)
- Koan Practice (p. 126)
- Makyo (p. 128)
- Chanting (p. 131)
- 8 Answers to Common Questions (p. 147)