Zen meditation in plain English /
Buksbazen, John Daishin, 1939-
Zen meditation in plain English / by John Daishin Buksbazen ; foreword by Peter Matthiessen. - 1st ed. - Boston : Wisdom, c2002. - 125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-123).
Using this book -- Background -- The Story of Shakyamuni Buddha -- The Lineage -- Buddhas in America -- The Problem and its solution -- The Nature of the problem -- The Nature of the solution -- The Practice -- Starting to sit -- Laying the foundations -- Some rules of thumb -- Sitting supports -- Positioning the body -- Positioning the legs -- -- Positioning the rest of the body -- Zazen checklist -- Breathing -- Breathing in Zazen -- The Mind in Zazen -- What is community? -- Group practice -- An Intensive training period in a Zen monastery -- Sesshin -- Realizing the harmony -- Afterword -- Frequently asked questions -- Appendix I: exercises to help you sit -- Appendix II: web resources -- Appendix III: further reading.
0861713168 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780861713165 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2001055944
Meditation--Zen Buddhism.
BQ9288 / .B846 2002
294.3/435
Zen meditation in plain English / by John Daishin Buksbazen ; foreword by Peter Matthiessen. - 1st ed. - Boston : Wisdom, c2002. - 125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-123).
Using this book -- Background -- The Story of Shakyamuni Buddha -- The Lineage -- Buddhas in America -- The Problem and its solution -- The Nature of the problem -- The Nature of the solution -- The Practice -- Starting to sit -- Laying the foundations -- Some rules of thumb -- Sitting supports -- Positioning the body -- Positioning the legs -- -- Positioning the rest of the body -- Zazen checklist -- Breathing -- Breathing in Zazen -- The Mind in Zazen -- What is community? -- Group practice -- An Intensive training period in a Zen monastery -- Sesshin -- Realizing the harmony -- Afterword -- Frequently asked questions -- Appendix I: exercises to help you sit -- Appendix II: web resources -- Appendix III: further reading.
0861713168 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780861713165 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2001055944
Meditation--Zen Buddhism.
BQ9288 / .B846 2002
294.3/435