Binding: Paperback
Description: There is a fine art to presenting complex ideas with simplicity and insight in a manner that both guides and inspires. In Taking the Path of Zen Robert Aitken presents the practice lifestyle rationale and ideology of Zen Buddhism with remarkable clarity. The foundation of Zen is the practice of zazen or mediation and Aitken Roshi insists that everything flows from the center. He discusses correct breathing posture routine teacher - student relations and koan study as well as common problems and milestones encountered in the process. Throughout the book the author returns to zazen offering further advice and more advanced techniques. The orientation extends to various religious attitudes and includes detailed discussions of the Three Treasures and the Ten Precepts of Zen Buddhism. Taking the Path of Zen will serve as orientation and guide for anyone who is drawn to the ways of Zen from the simply curious to the serious Zen student.
Title: Taking The Path Of Zen
Author(s): Aitken Robert
Publisher: North Point Press
Barcode: 9780865470804
Pages: 176 Pages, Ill
Publication Date: 1/1/1982
Category: Zen Buddhism