A Guide to Zen: Lessons from a Modern Master - Softcover

Katsuki Sekida

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608681718 ISBN 13: 9781608681716

Publisher: New World Library, 2013

Synopsis

Katsuki Sekida was both a great writer and a great Zen master, and his books on Zen are the most comprehensive ever written in English. Former student Marc Allen here culls the finest pieces from the original works to create a beautifully readable, brilliantly illuminating guide to Zen meditation. It begins with a summary of Zen, goes on to a complete course in Zen meditation, and ends with comments on a Zen classic, In Search of the Missing Ox. Specific practices are featured throughout, such as One-Minute Zazen and other gems that are the result of a lifetime of study. Readers will find what Allen describes as endless sources of insight and wisdom...[that he] will continue to study for the rest of [his] life .

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Review:

"Simple and elegant."
-- "Publishers Weekly"
"You are suddenly awakened to a new world. . . . You find your true nature within yourself, and at the same time in the external world." -- from the book

"Simple and elegant."
-- "Publishers Weekly"

About the Author:

Katsuki Sekida (1903-1987) began his practice in 1915 and had a deep experience of samadhi early in life. After training at monasteries in Japan, he taught at the Honolulu Zendo and Maui Zendo from 1963 to 1970 and at the London Zen Society from 1970 to 1972.
Marc Allen was a student of Sekida's at the Maui Zendo and has been deeply influenced by his teachings ever since. A successful entrepreneur, author, and teacher, he lives in Northern California.

About this edition

• Publisher: New World Library
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1608681718
• ISBN 13: 9781608681716
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144