A Guide to Zen: Lessons from a Modern Master
Jan 2013 · New World Library
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Very few masters of Zen have been writers; very few writers about Zen have been masters. Katsuki Sekida was both. His finest work, Zen Training, remains one of the most comprehensive books on Zen ever written in English. In A Guide to Zen, Marc Allen, a former student of Sekida, presents selections of the original work to produce a beautifully readable, brilliant guide to Zen meditation. Includes a summary of Zen and a complete course in Zen meditation, with specific practices and commentaries on higher states of consciousness and on a classic series of Zen pictures.
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Mike Bertelsen
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May 4, 2014
Absolutely a must! I typically read Alan Watt's books, but as I adventured into other books about zen,I was delighted to find this wonderful book. It is interesting and fascinating to read a book writen from the pov of someone who summed up a Zen masters words. One thing is to read a book by a master,another is by a listener. Read the free sample and if it catches your attention, then you wont be disappointed! It is also a good introduction to Zen for those of you who just became interested :)
About the author
Katsuki Sekida (1903—1987) began his Zen practice in 1915 and trained at the Empuku-ji Monastery in Kyoto and the Ryutaku-ji Monastery in Mishima, Japan, where he had deep experience of samadhi early in life. He became a high school teacher of English until his retirement, then he returned to a full-time study of Zen. He taught at the Honolulu Zendo and Maui Zendo from 1963 to 1970 and at the London Zen Society from 1970 to 1972. Then he produced his two great works, both published in America and Japan by Weatherhill, Inc., Zen Training in 1975 and Two Zen Classics in 1977.
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